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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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Cundy and Cockroft join to appear at ParalympicsGB Sports Fest
By James Crook
April 5 - ParalympicsGB have announced that multi-world and Paralympic champions Jody Cundy and Hannah Cockroft will appear alongside a host of top British Paralympians at their next Sports Fest, which is due to be held in Sheffield at the English Institute of Sport later this month.
April 5 - ParalympicsGB have announced that multi-world and Paralympic champions Jody Cundy and Hannah Cockroft will appear alongside a host of top British Paralympians at their next Sports Fest, which is due to be held in Sheffield at the English Institute of Sport later this month.Strong, Duce and Chandler secure gold at US Snowboard Cross National Championships
By Emily Goddard
April 4 - Heidi Jo Duce, Evan Strong and Joseph Chandler have ended the International Paralympic Committee Alpine Skiing (IPCAS) snowboard cross season with gold medals as the three Americans topped the podium in their respective events at the US Snowboard Cross National Championships.
April 4 - Heidi Jo Duce, Evan Strong and Joseph Chandler have ended the International Paralympic Committee Alpine Skiing (IPCAS) snowboard cross season with gold medals as the three Americans topped the podium in their respective events at the US Snowboard Cross National Championships.Silverman storms to world record at 2013 Spring CanAms
By Tom Degun
April 4 - American Paralympic swimming star Ian Silverman stole the show at the start of the 2013 Spring CanAm at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis as he stormed to a world record in the men's 1500 metres freestyle S10 class.
April 4 - American Paralympic swimming star Ian Silverman stole the show at the start of the 2013 Spring CanAm at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis as he stormed to a world record in the men's 1500 metres freestyle S10 class.Armstrong pulls out of masters swimming event after FINA try to block him
By Duncan Mackay
April 4 - Lance Armstrong has withdrawn from a masters swimming event this weekend after the sport's world governing body FINA moved to block his participation.
April 4 - Lance Armstrong has withdrawn from a masters swimming event this weekend after the sport's world governing body FINA moved to block his participation.Women given bigger role at top by Australian Olympic Committee
By Duncan Mackay
April 4 - Women are to play a greater role in decision making at the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) after the number of female representatives on the ruling Executive Board was doubled to improve the gender balance.
April 4 - Women are to play a greater role in decision making at the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) after the number of female representatives on the ruling Executive Board was doubled to improve the gender balance. Canadian snow sports organisations join forces to form marketing consortium
By James Crook
April 4 - Canada's seven National Snow Sports Organisations have joined to form a new marketing organisation in the hope of providing widespread commercial success and to "provide partners with a deeper value proposition and broader storytelling opportunity".
April 4 - Canada's seven National Snow Sports Organisations have joined to form a new marketing organisation in the hope of providing widespread commercial success and to "provide partners with a deeper value proposition and broader storytelling opportunity".Duke and Duchess of Cambridge back Glasgow bid for 2018 Youth Olympics
By James Crook
April 4 - The Duke of Cambridge has given his support to the Scottish city of Glasgow's bid to host the 2018 Youth Olympic Games after visiting the city with his wife, the Duchess of Cambridge, today.
April 4 - The Duke of Cambridge has given his support to the Scottish city of Glasgow's bid to host the 2018 Youth Olympic Games after visiting the city with his wife, the Duchess of Cambridge, today.AT&T renew sponsorship of USOC through to Rio 2016
By Tom Degun
April 4 - American multinational telecommunications corporation AT&T have renewed their sponsorship of the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) in a new deal that will include Sochi 2014 and Rio 2016.
April 4 - American multinational telecommunications corporation AT&T have renewed their sponsorship of the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) in a new deal that will include Sochi 2014 and Rio 2016.Hockey5 format makes official debut at Asian Youth Olympics qualifier
By James Crook
April 4 - Hockey5, the sport's version of 3x3 basketball and Twenty20 cricket, has made its debut at the boy's under-16 Asia Cup competition, a qualification tournament for next year's Summer Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing.
April 4 - Hockey5, the sport's version of 3x3 basketball and Twenty20 cricket, has made its debut at the boy's under-16 Asia Cup competition, a qualification tournament for next year's Summer Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing.More stories
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- San Antonio to stage 2013 US Paralympics Track and Field National Championships
- Red-hot Ashour makes squash world rankings history
- IRB Launches World Rugby Conference and Exhibition 2013
- Gold Coast 2018 logo launched to mark five years to start of Commonwealth Games
- Reigning champions Singapore to co-host 2014 Suzuki Cup with Vietnam
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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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