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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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SportAccord Convention enjoys record coverage thanks to major decisions
Saturday, 02 June 2012
June 2 - Last month's SportAccord Convention in Québec City enjoyed "unprecedented" coverage as a result of two major announcements made at the event, organsiers have claimed. The selection by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) of Madrid, Tokyo and Istanbul as shortlisted cities for the 2020 Olympic and Paralympics was confirmed.
Doha and Baku were eliminated, with the news bringing major broadcasters, including Al Jazeera and Telemadrid, to Québec.
The Convention also saw the long-running revenue share dispute between the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) and the IOC resolved.
Under the previous terms, USOC received 20 per cent share of global sponsorship revenue and a 12.75 per cent share of US broadcast rights.
The IOC had been seeking to reduce this.
Finally, an agreement was reached at the Convention.
In all, some 1,800 delegates attended this year's SportAccord, with 860 organisations represented worldwide.
The Convention brought together governing bodies from the world of sport and organising committees of events such as the Olympic and Paralympics, Commonwealth Games and World Games among others.
Next year's SportAccord Convention will take place in St Petersburg, Russia, from May 26 to 31.
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