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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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Jamaica release special stamps to mark Beijing 2008 triumph
By Duncan Mackay
May 5 - Jamaica has released a set of commemorative postage stamps to mark their groundbreaking success at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.
May 5 - Jamaica has released a set of commemorative postage stamps to mark their groundbreaking success at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.More ODA pins released
March 20 - Ok, so we thought the Games were over, the ODA wrapped up and all those internal pins had been seen - how wrong we were!EDF Pins - Wording Varieties and Issue Sizes
January 29 - Thanks to someone who pointed out that the EDF Union Flag pin (EDF0012) listed on the catalogue comes in two varieties.Winner of My Favourite Pin Story competition announced
By Lauren Mattera
November 29 - Ian Kershaw of Pinvin, Worcestershire, has been crowned winner of insidegamescollectings My Favourite Pin Story competition earning himself £800 ($1,300/€1,000) worth of official limited edition London 2012 pins.
November 29 - Ian Kershaw of Pinvin, Worcestershire, has been crowned winner of insidegamescollectings My Favourite Pin Story competition earning himself £800 ($1,300/€1,000) worth of official limited edition London 2012 pins.My Favourite Pin Story officially closes
By Lauren Mattera
November 1 - insidegamescollecting's summer My Favourite Pin Story competition has now officially closed, with the much anticipated winner set to be announced.
November 1 - insidegamescollecting's summer My Favourite Pin Story competition has now officially closed, with the much anticipated winner set to be announced.My Favourite Pin Story competition winner announced in just one week
By Lauren Mattera
October 24 - The countdown has begun, as in one week the winner of the My Favourite Pin Story competition will be unveiled – claiming £800 ($1,300/€990) worth of official limited edition London 2012 pins.
October 24 - The countdown has begun, as in one week the winner of the My Favourite Pin Story competition will be unveiled – claiming £800 ($1,300/€990) worth of official limited edition London 2012 pins.More Venue Pins at Glamorous Living
October 15 - It seems that more of the elusive venue collection pins have appeared at Glamorous Living.Picnic Jigsaw Set
September 20 - You wait ages for a jigsaw set to appear, and then two come along at once.Map of the UK Puzzle Set
September 19 - The Games may be over, but one of the best sets of pins we have seen (in our opinion) has been released - a puzzle/jigsaw set of the UK.More stories
- Games Makers role in success of London 2012 to be marked by special stamp
- Paralympic Opening Ceremony Pin
- Chalk Hills Pins
- Coca-Cola Pin of the Day Set
- Royal Mail will put London 2012 Paralympic gold medallists on stamp after U-turn
- Royal Mail defended by BPA over lack of gold medallist stamps
- Closing Ceremony Pin
- Coca-Cola Pin of the Day 4
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