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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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Eriksson quits as British Athletics head coach after just seven months
By Tom Degun
May 15 - Peter Eriksson has sensationally quit as British Athletics Olympic head coach just seven months after taking over from Charles van Commenee.
May 15 - Peter Eriksson has sensationally quit as British Athletics Olympic head coach just seven months after taking over from Charles van Commenee.WADA sets higher marijuana threshold
By David Owen
May 15 - The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has announced a 10-fold increase in the threshold level for marijuana.
May 15 - The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has announced a 10-fold increase in the threshold level for marijuana.Swimmer Silverman takes IPC Athlete of the Month title
By Emily Goddard
May 15 - Ian Silverman has been named as the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Athlete of the Month for April after the American swimmer swam to two world records while qualifying for this year's IPC Swimming World Championships.
May 15 - Ian Silverman has been named as the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Athlete of the Month for April after the American swimmer swam to two world records while qualifying for this year's IPC Swimming World Championships.Glasgow youngsters pushing for 2018 Summer Youth Olympics
By Tom Degun
May 15 – Glasgow's young people are leading the final push for the city's bid to secure the 2018 Youth Olympic Games with 50 days to go until the International Olympic Committee (IOC) vote to decide the host city on July 4 in Lausanne, Scottish officials claim.
May 15 – Glasgow's young people are leading the final push for the city's bid to secure the 2018 Youth Olympic Games with 50 days to go until the International Olympic Committee (IOC) vote to decide the host city on July 4 in Lausanne, Scottish officials claim. London 2012 stimulated us for new goals at Rio 2016, says Azerbaijani Paralympic judo champion
By Emily Goddard
May 15 - Ilham Zakiyev, Azerbaijan's two-time Paralympic judo champion, has claimed his nation's success at London 2012, where they finished third on the medal table for the sport, has given the team the motivation to win even more medals at Rio 2016.
May 15 - Ilham Zakiyev, Azerbaijan's two-time Paralympic judo champion, has claimed his nation's success at London 2012, where they finished third on the medal table for the sport, has given the team the motivation to win even more medals at Rio 2016.Gwangju 2015 language courses proving popular with citizens and volunteers
By James Crook
May 15 - Gwangju 2015 have received vast positive feedback from the language courses they launched last March, giving citizens the chance to learn English, Chinese, Japanese, Spanish and French, they claim.
May 15 - Gwangju 2015 have received vast positive feedback from the language courses they launched last March, giving citizens the chance to learn English, Chinese, Japanese, Spanish and French, they claim. British Cycling appoints Purnell head of "secret squirrel club"
By Tom Degun
May 14 - British Cycling has announced the appointment of Tony Purnell as their new head of technical development.
May 14 - British Cycling has announced the appointment of Tony Purnell as their new head of technical development.Channel 4 Paralympic coverage takes BAFTA award for Digital Creativity
By Tom Degun
May 14 - Channel 4's coverage of the London 2012 Paralympics has earned the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) award for Digital Creativity.
May 14 - Channel 4's coverage of the London 2012 Paralympics has earned the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) award for Digital Creativity.Quinn to return to Badminton England as head of performance
By James Crook
May 14 - Former Badminton England national doubles coach John Quinn will leave his current role as national performance coach for BADMINTONscotland to return south of the border as head of England performance this summer.
May 14 - Former Badminton England national doubles coach John Quinn will leave his current role as national performance coach for BADMINTONscotland to return south of the border as head of England performance this summer.More stories
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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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