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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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Singh re-elected as President of National Rifle Association of India
By Duncan Mackay
April 6 - Yuvraj Raninder Singh has been re-elected as President of the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) for a second four-year term.
April 6 - Yuvraj Raninder Singh has been re-elected as President of the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) for a second four-year term.Exclusive: Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson set to be new chair of Sport England
By Alan Hubbard
April 6 - Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson is set to be installed as chair of one of Britain's top two major multi-sports organisations next week but it is likely to be to be Sport England, and not UK Sport as widely expected.
April 6 - Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson is set to be installed as chair of one of Britain's top two major multi-sports organisations next week but it is likely to be to be Sport England, and not UK Sport as widely expected.Moscow need to step up promotion for World Championships, warns IAAF President
By Duncan Mackay
April 6 - Russian organisers of this year's World Championships in Moscow have been criticised by International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) President Lamine Diack for their lack of promotion of the event.
April 6 - Russian organisers of this year's World Championships in Moscow have been criticised by International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) President Lamine Diack for their lack of promotion of the event.FIBA move into new headquarters at the House of Basketball
By Duncan Mackay
April 6 - FIBA, the International Basketball Federation, has officially moved into its new headquarters at the House of Basketball.
April 6 - FIBA, the International Basketball Federation, has officially moved into its new headquarters at the House of Basketball.Michael Johnson signs deal with English Football Association national centre
By Duncan Mackay
April 6 - American sprint legend Michael Johnson has signed a deal to work with St George's Park, the English Football Association's new national centre, it has been announced.
April 6 - American sprint legend Michael Johnson has signed a deal to work with St George's Park, the English Football Association's new national centre, it has been announced.Twenty20 cricket set for London 2012 Olympic Stadium
By Duncan Mackay
April 6 - Twenty20 cricket could be played at the London 2012 Olympic Stadium after Mayor Boris Johnson backed a proposal from Essex to hold matches there.
April 6 - Twenty20 cricket could be played at the London 2012 Olympic Stadium after Mayor Boris Johnson backed a proposal from Essex to hold matches there. Weir set to miss IPC World Athletics Championships
By Duncan Mackay
April 6 - Britain's David Weir could miss this year's International Paralympic Committee (IPC) World Athletics Championships in Lyon, it has been reported.
April 6 - Britain's David Weir could miss this year's International Paralympic Committee (IPC) World Athletics Championships in Lyon, it has been reported.Silverman continues to star at 2013 Spring CanAms with second world record
By Tom Degun
April 5 - America's Paralympic swimming champion Ian Silverman continued his stunning form at the 2013 Spring CanAms at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis as he claimed his second world record of the week, this time in the men's 800 metres freestyle S10 class.
April 5 - America's Paralympic swimming champion Ian Silverman continued his stunning form at the 2013 Spring CanAms at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis as he claimed his second world record of the week, this time in the men's 800 metres freestyle S10 class.Indian boxing star Singh takes drugs test following heroin allegations
By Tom Degun
April 5 - Indian boxer Vijender Singh has taken a drugs test following allegations he took heroin brought from alleged smugglers.
April 5 - Indian boxer Vijender Singh has taken a drugs test following allegations he took heroin brought from alleged smugglers.More stories
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Denmark's Poul-Erik Høyer is the only non-Asian badminton player ever to win an Olympic gold medal, giving him a unique place in the sport's history. He is now set to become the first European President of the Badminton World Federation for 20 years with the aim of uniting the two continents, as he tells James Crook in this exclusive interview
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