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Frank Kugler won four Olympics medals in freestyle wrestling, weightlifting and tug of war at St Louis in 1904, making him the only competitor to win a medal in three different sports at the same Games. He claimed a silver medal in the heavyweight category in wrestling, bronze in the two hand lift and all-around dumbbell events in weightlifting and another bronze in the tug of war competition as a member of Southwest Turnverein of Saint Louis No. 2 team. He is recognised as an American by the International Olympic Committee although he was a German national at the time of the Games.
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Putin lifts Russian visa requirements for major sports events
By Duncan Mackay
May 13 - Vladimir Putin today agreed to introduce a new law which allows foreign athletes to visit Russia to take part in major sports events without needing a visa.
May 13 - Vladimir Putin today agreed to introduce a new law which allows foreign athletes to visit Russia to take part in major sports events without needing a visa.McQuaid struggling to win nomination for UCI President re-election as protests mount in Ireland and Switzerland
By Duncan Mackay
May 13 - A campaign to prevent Pat McQuaid from standing for re-election as President of the International Cycling Union (UCI) is gathering momentum in both Ireland and Switzerland, the only two countries who nominate him.
May 13 - A campaign to prevent Pat McQuaid from standing for re-election as President of the International Cycling Union (UCI) is gathering momentum in both Ireland and Switzerland, the only two countries who nominate him.Sochi 2014 Olympics to be broadcast in Australia by Ten Network
By Duncan Mackay
May 13 - Television rights for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi have been sold to the Ten Network, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) confirmed today.
May 13 - Television rights for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi have been sold to the Ten Network, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) confirmed today.WBC threatens IOC and AIBA with legal action
By Tom Degun
May 13 - World Boxing Council (WBC) President José Sulaimán has launched another stinging public attack on both the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the International Boxing Association (AIBA), in which he has threatened potential legal action against both.
May 13 - World Boxing Council (WBC) President José Sulaimán has launched another stinging public attack on both the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the International Boxing Association (AIBA), in which he has threatened potential legal action against both.Canadian Olympic hopefuls take part in Sochi 2014 preparation weekend
By Emily Goddard
May 13 - More than 200 Canadian Olympic hopefuls, coaches and support staff have taken part in an intensive weekend of preparations for the Sochi 2014 Winter Games as part of the Canadian Olympic Committee's (COC) Olympic Excellence Series (OES).
May 13 - More than 200 Canadian Olympic hopefuls, coaches and support staff have taken part in an intensive weekend of preparations for the Sochi 2014 Winter Games as part of the Canadian Olympic Committee's (COC) Olympic Excellence Series (OES).Thousands descend on Glasgow for Annual Women’s 10k run
By James Crook
May 12 - More than 7,000 women of all ages and abilties took part today in Britain's largest all-female running event, the Great Women's 10k, in the 2018 Youth Olympic Games bid city of Glasgow, raising large sums of money for various charities in the process.
May 12 - More than 7,000 women of all ages and abilties took part today in Britain's largest all-female running event, the Great Women's 10k, in the 2018 Youth Olympic Games bid city of Glasgow, raising large sums of money for various charities in the process.Blade Babe sets 400m world record at Dutch Open
By James Crook
May 12 - Holland's Marlou Van Rhijn has set a 400 metres T43 world record at the Dutch Open in Emmeloord, clocking a time of 1min 4.95 seconds to take nearly five seconds off the best.
May 12 - Holland's Marlou Van Rhijn has set a 400 metres T43 world record at the Dutch Open in Emmeloord, clocking a time of 1min 4.95 seconds to take nearly five seconds off the best.Channel 4 Paralympic coverage beats BBC's Olympic programmes to win Bafta for best sport and live event
By Duncan Mackay
May 12 - Channel 4's coverage of the Paralympics in London last year tonight won the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (Bafta) award for best sport and live event.
May 12 - Channel 4's coverage of the Paralympics in London last year tonight won the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (Bafta) award for best sport and live event. Tokyo 2020 President hails successful ITU World Triathlon Series event in Yokohama
By Emily Goddard
May 12 - Tsunekazu Takeda, President of the Japanese Olympic Committee (JOC) and Tokyo 2020, has praised the International Triathlon Union (ITU) Series event which took place in Yokohama yesterday claiming he was "truly inspired" by the competition.
May 12 - Tsunekazu Takeda, President of the Japanese Olympic Committee (JOC) and Tokyo 2020, has praised the International Triathlon Union (ITU) Series event which took place in Yokohama yesterday claiming he was "truly inspired" by the competition.More stories
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- Royal Melbourne Club to host 2013 World Cup of Golf
- Qatar may play more central role in IAAF Diamond League sponsorship and broadcasting
- Dublin to host 2013 European Paralympic Committee General Assembly and Conference
- Paralympic champion Caironi smashes two world records at IPC Grand Prix
- London 2012 medallists take more gold for British table tennis squad at Slovenian Open
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Last month's Boston Marathon bombings showed just how vulnerable some events can be to terrorist attacks but Helmut Spahn, executive director of the International Centre for Sport Security, claims that sharing information and early planning can help reduce the risk of such incidents in the future
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