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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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Bach IOC Presidency campaign receives full backing of German Football Association
By Tom Degun
May 20 - Thomas Bach's campaign to become the next President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has received the full backing of the German Football Association (DFB).
May 20 - Thomas Bach's campaign to become the next President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has received the full backing of the German Football Association (DFB).Pistorius will not compete in 2013, camp confirms
By Tom Degun
May 20 - Oscar Pistorius will not compete at all this year as he awaits trial for the alleged murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, his coach and agent have both confirmed.
May 20 - Oscar Pistorius will not compete at all this year as he awaits trial for the alleged murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, his coach and agent have both confirmed.Olympic Stadium could have standing areas when West Ham move in, says co-chairman
By Tom Degun
May 20 - West Ham United co-chairman David Gold has revealed he wants to introduce standing areas at the Olympic Stadium in London when the club moves into the venue for the 2016-2017 football season, despite the fact that it is currently banned.
May 20 - West Ham United co-chairman David Gold has revealed he wants to introduce standing areas at the Olympic Stadium in London when the club moves into the venue for the 2016-2017 football season, despite the fact that it is currently banned.Former England Squash chair Wooldridge confirmed as European Squash Federation President
By Emily Goddard
May 20 - Zena Wooldridge, former chair of England Squash, has been elected as the new President of the European Squash Federation (ESF) to become the second female leader in the continental governing body's 40-year history.
May 20 - Zena Wooldridge, former chair of England Squash, has been elected as the new President of the European Squash Federation (ESF) to become the second female leader in the continental governing body's 40-year history.Pascoe heads seven-strong New Zealand team for IPC World Swimming Championships
By Tom Degun
May 20 - Six-time Paralympic champion Sophie Pascoe has been named to head a seven-strong New Zealand team heading to the 2013 International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Swimming World Championships in Montreal in August.
May 20 - Six-time Paralympic champion Sophie Pascoe has been named to head a seven-strong New Zealand team heading to the 2013 International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Swimming World Championships in Montreal in August.Olympic champion Isinbayeva unveiled as Nanjing 2014 ambassador
By Tom Degun
May 19 - Russia's double Olympic pole-vault champion Yelena Isinbayeva has been unveiled as an official ambassador for the Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Games.
May 19 - Russia's double Olympic pole-vault champion Yelena Isinbayeva has been unveiled as an official ambassador for the Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Games.Government weighs in on British amateur boxing row
By Alan Hubbard
May 19 - Britain's Sports Minister Hugh Robertson has come out fighting in the punch-up between the country's amateur boxing's governing bodies, warning of Government intervention with the sport in serious danger of losing more than £10 million ($15 million/€12 million) of its Olympic funding.
May 19 - Britain's Sports Minister Hugh Robertson has come out fighting in the punch-up between the country's amateur boxing's governing bodies, warning of Government intervention with the sport in serious danger of losing more than £10 million ($15 million/€12 million) of its Olympic funding.Reid wins wheelchair tennis event in Rome with victory over singles world number two
By Tom Degun
May 19 - British wheelchair tennis star Gordon Reid claimed a superb victory at the Internazionale d'Italia in Rome by beating singles world number two Stéphane Houdet 3-6, 6-3, 6-1 in the final.
May 19 - British wheelchair tennis star Gordon Reid claimed a superb victory at the Internazionale d'Italia in Rome by beating singles world number two Stéphane Houdet 3-6, 6-3, 6-1 in the final.Taiwan make history by claiming men’s doubles title at World Table Tennis Championships
By Tom Degun
May 19 - Taiwan's Chen Chien-An and Chuang Chih-Yuan claimed a stunning victory in the men's doubles final at the 2013 World Table Tennis Championships in Paris to take the country's first ever gold medal in the history of the event.
May 19 - Taiwan's Chen Chien-An and Chuang Chih-Yuan claimed a stunning victory in the men's doubles final at the 2013 World Table Tennis Championships in Paris to take the country's first ever gold medal in the history of the event.More stories
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- Olympic champion prevails in clash of Chinese titans at World Table Tennis Championships
- Nominations made for ITF World wheelchair tennis Team Cup
- North Korea make history with mixed doubles title win over arch rivals at World Table Tennis Championships
- Lalovic officially elected President of FILA as wrestling begins modernisation process
- Great Dane is new President of Badminton World Federation
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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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