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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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North Greenwich Arena
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| Sports | Gymnastics Trampoline Basketball Wheelchair Basketball |
| Capacity | 20,000 |
It is one of the largest arenas in Europe, and the second largest in England.
Located in Greenwich, it is in close proximity to the ExCel centre across the Thames, and has hosted a variety of sport events.
Tennis, Ice Hockey, Darts and Boxing are just a few of the sports to have graced the main arena at the O2.
The venue itself was constructed to celebrate the turn of the millennium, but its opening was underwhelming and as a result of the closing of the 'millennium experience' Meridian Delta turned it into an entertainment complex.
The transition has been highly successful, and among the various events held at the venue has been the ATP World Tour finals each year, demonstrating the Arena's capacity to hold major sporting events.
Work to transform the venue into an arena to stage Olympic competition begins in May 2012, with tents, cabins, services and equipment being installed around the arena, which lies on the south side of the River Thames.
With a range of restaurants and bars and a capacity of 20,000, it is an ideal location for Olympic action.
As well as hosting the gymnastics the arena will stage the semi finals and final of the basketball tournament
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Last month's Boston Marathon bombings showed just how vulnerable some events can be to terrorist attacks but Helmut Spahn, executive director of the International Centre for Sport Security, claims that sharing information and early planning can help reduce the risk of such incidents in the future
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