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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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Gareth Wynn: I was struck by the awesome athletic ability of the people I was seeing at Beijing 2008 Paralympics
EDF Energy's London 2012 programme group director Gareth Wynn tells insidethegames about his favourite Games memory, and explains why he finds the Paralympics so inspiring.Nathan Homer: The Games change the atmosphere of a place bringing energy and excitement
Nathan Homer, the Olympic Projects Director of P&G UK and Ireland, tells us about how he can't wait for the London 2012 Games and reminds us all to say thank you to our mothers.Gilles Albaredes: The Beijing 2008 Opening Ceremony was a truly mind blowing event
In our latest sponsor 123 feature we talk to Gilles Albaredes, the managing director of Crystal CG International, about his excitement in helping to bring the London 2012 Opening and Closing Ceremonies to life and look back on his fond memories of watching fellow Frenchman Guy Drut win gold at Montreal 1976.Suzi Williams: Oscar and Lee, Liz, Ade and Nathan – that’s really what it’s all about
This week's sponsor 123 feature sees us talking to Suzi Williams, group marketing and brand director at BT, as she tells her about her role in London 2012 and what it all means to her.Chris English: The Games Makers will be the face of London 2012 for spectators
Chris English, McDonald's head of Olympic volunteering, talks us through the Games Maker programme and his joy at watching Britain's coxless four clinching gold at the Athens 2004 Games in our latest sponsor 123 feature.George Hamilton: Watching the athletes from all across the world as they enter Olympic Stadium is truly a moving experience
In this sponsor 123 feature it is the turn of George Hamilton, vice-president of Olympic operations at The Dow Chemical Company, to speak of his Olympic experiences.Don Thompson: It's a lot of fun to hear the athletes saying "I've been waiting all day to get a Big Mac" after competing
This week, to celebrate McDonald's renewing its worldwide sponsorship of the Olympics until 2020, we turn the focus on Don Thompson, the company's President and chief operating officer, for our 123 feature.Gyehyun Kwon: We are dedicated to making London 2012 "Everyone's Olympic Games"
We put Gyehyun Kwon, vice-president and head of worldwide sports marketing at Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., in the hot seat to get his word on the Olympic Movement in our latest sponsor 123 feature.Simon Langford: I can't wait to see the British triathletes set the world alight in 2012
In this, our first sponsor 123 feature, we put Simon Langford, GE UK's manager of corporate communications for London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games, and city infrastructure programme under the spotlight to get his views on the Olympic and Paralympic Movement.
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Gareth Wynn: I was struck by the awesome athletic ability of the people I was seeing at Beijing 2008 Paralympics
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