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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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Lalovic officially elected President of FILA as wrestling begins modernisation process
By Duncan Mackay
May 18 - Serbia's Nenad Lalovic has been officially elected as the new President of International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles (FILA), as part of the Extraordinary Congress held today at the Ritz-Carlton hotel in Moscow.
May 18 - Serbia's Nenad Lalovic has been officially elected as the new President of International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles (FILA), as part of the Extraordinary Congress held today at the Ritz-Carlton hotel in Moscow.Great Dane is new President of Badminton World Federation
By Duncan Mackay
May 18 - Denmark's Poul-Erik Høyer is the new President of the Badminton World Federation (BWF) after winning today's election at the Double Tree Hilton Hotel in Kuala Lumpur.
May 18 - Denmark's Poul-Erik Høyer is the new President of the Badminton World Federation (BWF) after winning today's election at the Double Tree Hilton Hotel in Kuala Lumpur.Dane puts herself forward to become new President of IBSA
By Duncan Mackay
May 18 - Former Danish goalball player Jannie Hammershøi is the first candidate to declare that she will stand to become the new President of the International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) after Michael Barredo, from the Philippines, announced that he would not seek a third term.
May 18 - Former Danish goalball player Jannie Hammershøi is the first candidate to declare that she will stand to become the new President of the International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) after Michael Barredo, from the Philippines, announced that he would not seek a third term.University students lead Gwangju 2015 promotional activities
By James Crook
May 18 - University students from all over South Korea are leading the line in promoting the 2015 Summer Universiade in Gwangju, organising events and activities to build momentum with just over two years to go until the Games begin.
May 18 - University students from all over South Korea are leading the line in promoting the 2015 Summer Universiade in Gwangju, organising events and activities to build momentum with just over two years to go until the Games begin."It is a slap in the face for Irish cyclists" claims McQuaid critic after he gets Swiss nomination
By Duncan Mackay
May 17 - A meeting next month to let Ireland's cyclists decide whether or not they back Pat McQuaid for a third term as President of the International Cycling Union (UCI) is to go ahead even though he has controversially sidestepped the process.
May 17 - A meeting next month to let Ireland's cyclists decide whether or not they back Pat McQuaid for a third term as President of the International Cycling Union (UCI) is to go ahead even though he has controversially sidestepped the process.Korea United at World Table Tennis Championships
By Tom Degun
May 17 - Despite the on-going tensions between the two countries, North Korea and South Korea came together in total harmony at the World Table Tennis Championships at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy in Paris
May 17 - Despite the on-going tensions between the two countries, North Korea and South Korea came together in total harmony at the World Table Tennis Championships at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy in ParisMario and Sonic team up for Sochi 2014
By Duncan Mackay
May 17 - Nintendo and Sega have a new partnerhsip to develop computer game Mario and Sonic for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, it was announced today.
May 17 - Nintendo and Sega have a new partnerhsip to develop computer game Mario and Sonic for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, it was announced today. Big funding boost for Britain's Paralympic football teams
By Duncan Mackay
May 17 - UK Sport have awarded £1.3 million ($1.8 million/€1.5 million) to the England blind squad and GB Disability Football Association to help them prepare for the 2016 Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro.
May 17 - UK Sport have awarded £1.3 million ($1.8 million/€1.5 million) to the England blind squad and GB Disability Football Association to help them prepare for the 2016 Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro. World Curling Federation launches green facilities drive
By Emily Goddard
May 17 - The World Curling Federation (WCF) has introduced a new energy efficiency initiative to help member associations cut their carbon footprints by boosting the environmental credentials of existing curling facilities.
May 17 - The World Curling Federation (WCF) has introduced a new energy efficiency initiative to help member associations cut their carbon footprints by boosting the environmental credentials of existing curling facilities.More stories
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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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