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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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Paralympic star Simmonds calls for more Britons to take up swimming
By Tom Degun
March 26 - Britain's four-time Paralympic champion Ellie Simmonds has urged more people to get out of their seats and into their local swimming pools after a new survey revealed that 23 per cent of people in the UK spend an average of 2.4 days of their working week sitting down, which equates to 115 days per year.
March 26 - Britain's four-time Paralympic champion Ellie Simmonds has urged more people to get out of their seats and into their local swimming pools after a new survey revealed that 23 per cent of people in the UK spend an average of 2.4 days of their working week sitting down, which equates to 115 days per year.McQuaid faces battle to get Cycling Ireland to back nomination for UCI President
By Duncan Mackay
March 26 - Pat McQuaid faces a battle to be nominated by his own federation for a third term as President of the International Cycling Union (UCI), it has been reported.
March 26 - Pat McQuaid faces a battle to be nominated by his own federation for a third term as President of the International Cycling Union (UCI), it has been reported.Home nation dominate on first day of competition at Annecy 2013 CISM Winter World Games
By Emily Goddard at the 2013 CISM World Winter Games in Annecy
March 26 - France sent out a strong signal to its challengers after securing three titles on the first day of competition at the 2013 International Military Sports Council (CISM) World Winter Games here.
March 26 - France sent out a strong signal to its challengers after securing three titles on the first day of competition at the 2013 International Military Sports Council (CISM) World Winter Games here.Furber swaps cycling for top British disability swimming job
By Tom Degun
March 26 - British Swimming have named highly-rated Paralympic cycling coach Chris Furber (pictured right) as the new national performance director of their disability programme.
March 26 - British Swimming have named highly-rated Paralympic cycling coach Chris Furber (pictured right) as the new national performance director of their disability programme.Tickets go on sale for 2013 ATP Tour Finals at London’s O2 Arena
By James Crook
March 26 - Tickets for the showpiece finals of the 2013 Barclays ATP Tour have been released on sale as the world's top tennis players are set to face off at The O2 Arena in London once more, battling it out for a share of the increased $6 million (£4 million/€4.7 million) prize pot.
March 26 - Tickets for the showpiece finals of the 2013 Barclays ATP Tour have been released on sale as the world's top tennis players are set to face off at The O2 Arena in London once more, battling it out for a share of the increased $6 million (£4 million/€4.7 million) prize pot.First Australian Paralympic medals go on display
By Tom Degun
March 26 - The achievements of Australia's first male Paralympic champion Ross Sutton and female Paralympian Daphne Hilton have been recognised at the National Sports Museum at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
March 26 - The achievements of Australia's first male Paralympic champion Ross Sutton and female Paralympian Daphne Hilton have been recognised at the National Sports Museum at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.Glasgow beats London and Manchester to be named as UK conference capital
By James Crook
March 26 - Glasgow's status as the UK's conference capital has been reaffirmed after it was named as the country's best conference city in a poll by Meetings & Incentive Travel (M&IT) for the seventh time, providing another timely boost for the Scottish city as the bidding race to host the 2018 Youth Olympic Games heats up.
March 26 - Glasgow's status as the UK's conference capital has been reaffirmed after it was named as the country's best conference city in a poll by Meetings & Incentive Travel (M&IT) for the seventh time, providing another timely boost for the Scottish city as the bidding race to host the 2018 Youth Olympic Games heats up.Impressive social media figures boost karate 2020 Olympic bid
By Tom Degun
March 26 - Karate's bid to join the sports programme for the 2020 Olympic Games has received a timely boost with latest figures showing that the Official World Karate Federation (WKF) YouTube Channel has received nearly two million visits.
March 26 - Karate's bid to join the sports programme for the 2020 Olympic Games has received a timely boost with latest figures showing that the Official World Karate Federation (WKF) YouTube Channel has received nearly two million visits.USA Synchro announce team for Kazan 2013 Universiade
By James Crook
March 26 - USA Synchro have announced their swimming team that will compete at the 2013 Universiade in the Russian city of Kazan in July this year, including eight members of the Stanford University squad that were recently crowned national champions.
March 26 - USA Synchro have announced their swimming team that will compete at the 2013 Universiade in the Russian city of Kazan in July this year, including eight members of the Stanford University squad that were recently crowned national champions.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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