| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Full name | Carl Wilhelm Hugo•Rüster |
| Used name | Hugo•Rüster |
| Born | 15 January 1872 in Berlin, Berlin (GER) |
| Died | 3 April 1962 in Koblenz, Rheinland-Pfalz (GER) |
| Affiliations | RC Favorite-Hammonia, Hamburg (GER) |
| NOC | Germany |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 0 |
| Silver | 0 |
| Bronze | 1 |
| Total | 1 |
Hugo Rüster was a German rower who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics. He was a rower in the German boat from RC Favorite Hammonia, which won a bronze medal in the coxed fours final A. Those rowers were the first German rowers ever winning an Olympic medal. Rüster later moved to Koblenz.
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 Summer Olympics | Rowing | GER |
Hugo Rüster | |||
| Coxed Fours, Men (Olympic) | Favorite Hammonia | 3 | Bronze | |||
| Coxed Fours, Men (Olympic) | Favorite Hammonia | 3 h3 r1/2 |