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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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28/7: Sponsor & Internal 1 Year To Go Round Up
A busy day for 1 Year to Go pins yesterday. Thanks to excellent and persistent detective work by some readers, here's news of what was released yesterday.An internal 1 Year To Go pin was issued to all LOCOG and ODA staff
This is pin LOC0015 and has the words 'Thank You' printed on the back
27/7: Coca Cola 1 Year To Go Pin
Here is the latest countdown pin from Coca Cola - the 1 Year To Go pin.This pin is limited to 6,100 pieces and like previous Coca Cola pins is partly made from recycled materials.
26/7: First Media Pin Issued
Next, what is probably the first media pin officially released in connection with the London 2012 Games.This pin comes from our organisation - insidethegames.biz
26/7: New sponsor pin - John Lewis
John Lewis have produced 4 pins for their staff. They have the logo in all for London 2012 colours - pink, orange, blue and green. The pin reference is JLS0001 and is the same for all 4 colours.18/7: First Sponsor 1 Year To Go Pin
The first sponsor 1 Year To Go pin has been announced by BT. This is pin BT0005 and follows the style of their previous countdown pins.No issue size information is available for this at the moment, but there were 6,000 of the BT 2 Years To Go pin.
16/7: Two New Mascot Sports Pins
Wenlock tries out two new sports in the latest mascot pins. This time it's football and water polo.As with the other mascot sports pins, these are limited to 10,000. Both are prices at £6.50 and available now.
13/7: 400 Days to Go - Paralympic Version
It's Mandeville's turn to celebrate the 400 day to go milestone with a new pin available from next week. The 400 days to the Paralympic Games falls on 26 July, the day before the Olympic 1 Year To Go day.This pin is limited to 2,012 pieces and is priced at £6.50.
10/7: New Internal Pins
Some of you may have noticed some additions to the internal catalogue over the past few days, as there have been a few new LOCOG and ODA pins spotted. For those that haven't, here's a round-up.8/7: 1 Year To Go Pins Become Rarest To Date
There has been a change to the issue size of two of the 1 Year To Go Pins that now makes them the rarest retail pin issued to date.More stories
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