Herbert Topp

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameHerbert Reitzel•Topp
Used nameHerbert•Topp
Born20 April 1900 in København (Copenhagen), Hovedstaden (DEN)
Died6 May 1994 in St. Louis, Missouri (USA)
AffiliationsChicago AA, Chicago (USA)
NOC United States

Biography

Herbert Topp played for the United States in water polo at the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics. Topp represented the Chicago Athletic Association. He was born in København (Copenhagen), Denmark, but came to the US as a youth. Topp attended Lane Technical High School in Chicago, and was still a Danish citizen in September 1918, when he registered for the US military draft.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1928 Summer Olympics Water Polo (Aquatics) USA Herbert Topp
Water Polo, Men (Olympic) United States =5