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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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Kearns withdraws from race to become first woman on FIFA Executive Committee
By Emily Goddard
May 30 - New Zealand Football audit chair Paula Kearns has withdrawn from the historic race to become the first woman on FIFA's ruling Executive Committee on the eve of the vote in Mauritius tomorrow.
May 30 - New Zealand Football audit chair Paula Kearns has withdrawn from the historic race to become the first woman on FIFA's ruling Executive Committee on the eve of the vote in Mauritius tomorrow.Nelson finally awarded Olympic shot put gold medal from Athens 2004
By Duncan Mackay at the Lenexpo Exhibition Complex in St Petersburg
May 30 - American shot putter Adam Nelson has been officially awarded the 2004 Athens Olympic gold medal following the disqualification of Ukraine's Yuriy Bilonoh, it was announced here today.
May 30 - American shot putter Adam Nelson has been officially awarded the 2004 Athens Olympic gold medal following the disqualification of Ukraine's Yuriy Bilonoh, it was announced here today.SuperSport wins Africa broadcast rights for Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games
By Emily Goddard
May 30 - Glasgow 2014 has named SuperSport as the Sub-Saharan Africa broadcast rights holder for next year's Commonwealth Games.
May 30 - Glasgow 2014 has named SuperSport as the Sub-Saharan Africa broadcast rights holder for next year's Commonwealth Games.IPC President Sir Philip spreads message of inclusive sport at international Sport Ministers conference
By Emily Goddard
May 30 - Sir Philip Craven, President of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), has addressed the fifth International Conference of Ministers and Senior Officials Responsible for Physical Education and Sport (MINEPS V) to highlight the importance of inclusive sport, regardless of gender or impairment, across the globe.
May 30 - Sir Philip Craven, President of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), has addressed the fifth International Conference of Ministers and Senior Officials Responsible for Physical Education and Sport (MINEPS V) to highlight the importance of inclusive sport, regardless of gender or impairment, across the globe.Paralympic champion given Tour de France chance
By Duncan Mackay
May 30 - Six-time Paralympic champion Jiri Jezek is to be given a unique opportunity to showcase his abilities when he appears as a forerider at the Tour de France.
May 30 - Six-time Paralympic champion Jiri Jezek is to be given a unique opportunity to showcase his abilities when he appears as a forerider at the Tour de France. Australian Paralympic wheelchair rugby champions set to make first appearance since London 2012
By James Crook
May 30 - Australia's victorious wheelchair rugby squad from the 2012 Paralympic Games will compete for the first time since they took gold in London at next week's Denmark Challenge, with the seven top-ranked nations in the world all set to take part.
May 30 - Australia's victorious wheelchair rugby squad from the 2012 Paralympic Games will compete for the first time since they took gold in London at next week's Denmark Challenge, with the seven top-ranked nations in the world all set to take part.British and Russian Governments sign MoU to work together on sport
By Tom Degun at the Lenexpo Exhibition Complex in St Petersburg
May 29 - The British and Russian Governments have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to work together in the area of sport, with a specific focus on sharing best legacy practices from London 2012 and Sochi 2014.
May 29 - The British and Russian Governments have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to work together in the area of sport, with a specific focus on sharing best legacy practices from London 2012 and Sochi 2014."Actions speak louder than words" claims Istanbul 2020 bid leader as work on new bridge begins
By Duncan Mackay
May 29 - Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and President Abdullah Gül today broke the ground for the foundations of the third bridge across the Bosphorus strait in Istanbul, which will be called "Olympiat" if the city is awarded the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics.
May 29 - Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and President Abdullah Gül today broke the ground for the foundations of the third bridge across the Bosphorus strait in Istanbul, which will be called "Olympiat" if the city is awarded the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics. Pan American champions named as new Argentina hockey coaches
By Emily Goddard
May 29 - Pan American champions Emanuel Roggero and Carlos Retegui are the new head coaches of the Argentinean women's and men's hockey teams respectively, Argentina Hockey Confederation (CAH) President Aníbal Fernández has announced.
May 29 - Pan American champions Emanuel Roggero and Carlos Retegui are the new head coaches of the Argentinean women's and men's hockey teams respectively, Argentina Hockey Confederation (CAH) President Aníbal Fernández has announced.More stories
- Buenos Aires 2018 bid team in confident spirits as host city announcement date draws near
- Battle for IOC Presidency set to be six-horse race
- Rugby sevens finally finds home in Deodoro Park for Rio 2016
- Keino re-elected Kenyan Olympic Committee President despite London 2012 disappointment
- Baseball-softball, squash and wrestling shortlisted for 2020 Olympics
- Exclusive: AIBA President slams axing of British Boxing chairman Mapp
- Aquatics and gymnastics set for major financial boost at Rio 2016 after IOC announces new groupings
- West Ham Olympic Stadium £190 million conversion gets green light
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