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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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Revolution Series set for Olympic Velodrome grand finale
By James Crook
March 31 - Dates have been announced for this season's elite track cycling Revolution Series - which have been included on the UCI (International Cycling Union) track calendar for the first time - with the final stage preliminarily scheduled to be held in Lee Valley VeloPark at the Olympic Velodrome in London early next year.
March 31 - Dates have been announced for this season's elite track cycling Revolution Series - which have been included on the UCI (International Cycling Union) track calendar for the first time - with the final stage preliminarily scheduled to be held in Lee Valley VeloPark at the Olympic Velodrome in London early next year.Russia planning to open new multi-million dollar Paralympic training centre
By Duncan Mackay
March 31 - Russia is planning to open a new $81 million (£53 million/€63 million) state-of-the-art Paralympic training centre for the in Ufa, it has been announced.
March 31 - Russia is planning to open a new $81 million (£53 million/€63 million) state-of-the-art Paralympic training centre for the in Ufa, it has been announced.Gwangju ramps up Universiade Venue Operation Plan as two year countdown approaches
By James Crook
March 31 - Gwangju 2015 are moving forward with their comprehensive Venue Operation Plan (VOP) as the countdown to the Universiade approaches the two year mark.
March 31 - Gwangju 2015 are moving forward with their comprehensive Venue Operation Plan (VOP) as the countdown to the Universiade approaches the two year mark.Britain's women's wheelchair team to take on Dutch in first series since London 2012
By Duncan Mackay
March 31 - Britain's women's wheelchair basketball team will face tough competition against London 2012 bronze medallists, the Netherlands, in their first international series since the Paralympics.
March 31 - Britain's women's wheelchair basketball team will face tough competition against London 2012 bronze medallists, the Netherlands, in their first international series since the Paralympics.Host nation Ivory Coast signals intent as 2013 Afrobasket draw is made
By James Crook
March 30 - Host nation Ivory Coast have been drawn against Egypt, Senegal and Algeria in Group A for the 2013 International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Afrobasket, and key player Soloumane Diabate is tipping them to go all the way this year after finishing runners-up and in fourth place at their last two attempts to clinch the African basketball Championships.
March 30 - Host nation Ivory Coast have been drawn against Egypt, Senegal and Algeria in Group A for the 2013 International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Afrobasket, and key player Soloumane Diabate is tipping them to go all the way this year after finishing runners-up and in fourth place at their last two attempts to clinch the African basketball Championships.I'm sure ski mountaineering will be an Olympic sport in the future, says world champion
By Emily Goddard at the 2013 CISM World Winter Games in Annecy
March 30 - Laëtitia Roux, France's two-time ski mountaineering World Championship gold medallist, has said she would like to see the sport in the Winter Olympic Games in the future.
March 30 - Laëtitia Roux, France's two-time ski mountaineering World Championship gold medallist, has said she would like to see the sport in the Winter Olympic Games in the future.There will be a next time but the community is not yet ready for another Olympic bid, claims Annecy Mayor
By Emily Goddard at the 2013 CISM World Winter Games in Annecy
March 30 - Jean-Luc Rigaut the Mayor of Annecy, has claimed there will be a future Olympic bid from the French city, although admits the community is not yet ready to put itself forward for the Games again.
March 30 - Jean-Luc Rigaut the Mayor of Annecy, has claimed there will be a future Olympic bid from the French city, although admits the community is not yet ready to put itself forward for the Games again.Vizer praises Turkish Government as Samsun Judo Grand Prix begins
By Duncan Mackay
March 30 - Turkey's Minister for Youth and Sport Suat Kilic was today joined by International Judo Federation (IJF) President Marius Vizer as they opened the Tekkeköy Turkey Yasar East Sports Hall in Samsun.
March 30 - Turkey's Minister for Youth and Sport Suat Kilic was today joined by International Judo Federation (IJF) President Marius Vizer as they opened the Tekkeköy Turkey Yasar East Sports Hall in Samsun.Climbing should be an Olympic sport, says 2011 World Cup winner
By Emily Goddard at the 2013 CISM World Winter Games in Annecy
March 30 - Climbing should be an Olympic sport, according to Austria's Jakob Schubert, one of the sport's most prominent elite athletes.
March 30 - Climbing should be an Olympic sport, according to Austria's Jakob Schubert, one of the sport's most prominent elite athletes.More stories
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- France tops nation's table at CISM World Winter Games as Army Commander declares it "a success"
- Buenos Aires secures full city Parliament backing for 2018 Youth Olympics bid
- Grand Prix Judo event gives Turkey another chance to show hosting abilities
- US Paralympics unveil regional competition dates for 2013
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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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