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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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G4S boss Buckles to quit following London 2012 Olympic security shambles
By Tom Degun
May 21 - G4S chief executive Nick Buckles is to quit his role at the end of this month less than a year after the high-profile Olympic security shambles that saw the firm fail to meet the conditions of its £284 million ($425 million/€327 million) contract with London 2012.
May 21 - G4S chief executive Nick Buckles is to quit his role at the end of this month less than a year after the high-profile Olympic security shambles that saw the firm fail to meet the conditions of its £284 million ($425 million/€327 million) contract with London 2012.Channel 4 to broadcast IPC Athletics Grand Prix Final and London Anniversary Games Paralympic day
By Tom Degun
May 21 - Channel 4 has secured a deal to broadcast the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Athletics Grand Prix Final in Birmingham on June 29 and the exclusive day of Paralympic sport at the London Anniversary Games at the Olympic Stadium on July 28.
May 21 - Channel 4 has secured a deal to broadcast the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Athletics Grand Prix Final in Birmingham on June 29 and the exclusive day of Paralympic sport at the London Anniversary Games at the Olympic Stadium on July 28.Olympic champion Isinbayeva unveiled as Nanjing 2014 ambassador
By Tom Degun
May 21 - Russia's double Olympic pole-vault champion Yelena Isinbayeva has been unveiled as an official ambassador for the Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Games.
May 21 - Russia's double Olympic pole-vault champion Yelena Isinbayeva has been unveiled as an official ambassador for the Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Games.Former Greece basketball coach appointed to lead China to Rio 2016
By James Crook
May 21 - Panagiotis Giannakis, the man who led his native Greece to European glory in 2005, has taken over at the helm of the Chinese national men's basketball team, who parted company with American coach Bob Donewald Jr after they lost all five of their ties at London 2012.
May 21 - Panagiotis Giannakis, the man who led his native Greece to European glory in 2005, has taken over at the helm of the Chinese national men's basketball team, who parted company with American coach Bob Donewald Jr after they lost all five of their ties at London 2012.I believe there will be a Games bid from Africa, says Ng Ser Miang
By Emily Goddard
May 20 - Ng Ser Miang, the Singaporean International Olympic Committee (IOC) vice-president who last week launched his election campaign to replace Jacques Rogge in the most powerful position in world sport, has said he believes a Games bid from Africa is on the horizon.
May 20 - Ng Ser Miang, the Singaporean International Olympic Committee (IOC) vice-president who last week launched his election campaign to replace Jacques Rogge in the most powerful position in world sport, has said he believes a Games bid from Africa is on the horizon.Bach IOC Presidency campaign receives full backing of German Football Association
By Tom Degun
May 20 - Thomas Bach's campaign to become the next President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has received the full backing of the German Football Association (DFB).
May 20 - Thomas Bach's campaign to become the next President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has received the full backing of the German Football Association (DFB).Pistorius will not compete in 2013, camp confirms
By Tom Degun
May 20 - Oscar Pistorius will not compete at all this year as he awaits trial for the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, his coach and agent have both confirmed.
May 20 - Oscar Pistorius will not compete at all this year as he awaits trial for the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, his coach and agent have both confirmed.Olympic Stadium could have standing areas when West Ham move in, says co-chairman
By Tom Degun
May 20 - West Ham co-chairman David Gold has revealed he wants to introduce standing areas at the Olympic Stadium in Stratford when the club moves into the venue for the 2016-2017 football season, despite the fact that it is currently banned.
May 20 - West Ham co-chairman David Gold has revealed he wants to introduce standing areas at the Olympic Stadium in Stratford when the club moves into the venue for the 2016-2017 football season, despite the fact that it is currently banned.Government weighs in on British amateur boxing row
By Alan Hubbard
May 20 - Britain's Sports Minister Hugh Robertson has come out fighting in the punch-up between British amateur boxing's governing bodies, warning of Government intervention with the sport in serious danger of losing more than £10 million ($15 million/€12 million) of its Olympic funding.
May 20 - Britain's Sports Minister Hugh Robertson has come out fighting in the punch-up between British amateur boxing's governing bodies, warning of Government intervention with the sport in serious danger of losing more than £10 million ($15 million/€12 million) of its Olympic funding.More stories
- Former England Squash chair Wooldridge confirmed as European Squash Federation President
- Pascoe heads seven-strong New Zealand team for IPC World Swimming Championships
- British Shooting double trap coach Coley announces retirement
- ICSS partners with European Lotteries to fight match-fixing and betting fraud
- Reid wins wheelchair tennis event in Rome with victory over singles world number two
- Taiwan make history by claiming men’s doubles title at World Table Tennis Championships
- Williams completes Roland Garros preparations with Italian Open victory
- Former Pyeongchang 2018 chief given new role by International Table Tennis Federation
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