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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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London 2012
Culture Secretary backs plans to boost women’s sport participation in England
By Tom Degun
January 15 - Sport England's latest plan to get more women taking part in sport regularly has been backed by Maria Miller, the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport.
January 15 - Sport England's latest plan to get more women taking part in sport regularly has been backed by Maria Miller, the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport. London 2012 Olympic Cauldron shortlisted for design award
By Emily Goddard
January 14 - The London 2012 Olympic Cauldron has been shortlisted for the Design Museum's 2013 Designs of the Year award.
January 14 - The London 2012 Olympic Cauldron has been shortlisted for the Design Museum's 2013 Designs of the Year award.Announcement to boost school sport due shortly reveals Sports Minister
By Tom Degun
January 13 - Sports Minister Hugh Robertson has revealed that an announcement on school sport from Education Secretary Michael Gove is due "shortly" which is expected to offer a funding boost following the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
January 13 - Sports Minister Hugh Robertson has revealed that an announcement on school sport from Education Secretary Michael Gove is due "shortly" which is expected to offer a funding boost following the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.Olympic 100m bottle thrower found guilty but set to escape jail
By Emily Goddard
January 11 - Ashley Gill-Webb, the man who threw a plastic bottle on to the track at the start of the men's Olympic 100 metres final at London 2012, has been found guilty of public order offences.
January 11 - Ashley Gill-Webb, the man who threw a plastic bottle on to the track at the start of the men's Olympic 100 metres final at London 2012, has been found guilty of public order offences.London 2012 DVD becomes best-seller in UK
By James Crook
January 10 - The official BBC DVD of the London 2012 Olympic Games has become the best-selling sports DVD in the United Kingdom, according to figures from the Official Charts Company and the British Video Association.
January 10 - The official BBC DVD of the London 2012 Olympic Games has become the best-selling sports DVD in the United Kingdom, according to figures from the Official Charts Company and the British Video Association.London 2012 legacy story off to a good start claims Coe
By Tom Degun
January 10 - London 2012 chairman Sebastian Coe has claimed the legacy story of the Olympics and Paralympics in the UK has got off to a promising start in the immediate aftermath of the Games.
January 10 - London 2012 chairman Sebastian Coe has claimed the legacy story of the Olympics and Paralympics in the UK has got off to a promising start in the immediate aftermath of the Games.Sport England provide funding boost for women's sport after London 2012 success
By James Crook
January 9- Sport England have announced a £1.7 million ($2.7 million/€2.1 million) two-year investment in the Women's Sport and Fitness Foundation (WSFF) in the hope of getting more females involved in sport.London 2012 sponsor Atkins to run Olympic and Paralympic internship legacy programme
By Tom Degun
January 9 - Leading engineering company Atkins has become the first London 2012 sponsor to take on interns from Boroughs in East London as part of an Olympic and Paralympic legacy programme devised in partnership with the East London Communities Organisation (TELCO).
January 9 - Leading engineering company Atkins has become the first London 2012 sponsor to take on interns from Boroughs in East London as part of an Olympic and Paralympic legacy programme devised in partnership with the East London Communities Organisation (TELCO).London Olympic hotels sold for £58 million
By Emily Goddard
January 7 - Holiday Inn's two flagship hotels opposite the London 2012 Olympic Park in Stratford have fetched £58 million ($94 million/€71 million) after being sold to an undisclosed Asian buyer only eight months after opening.
January 7 - Holiday Inn's two flagship hotels opposite the London 2012 Olympic Park in Stratford have fetched £58 million ($94 million/€71 million) after being sold to an undisclosed Asian buyer only eight months after opening.More stories
- Trial underway for man who threw Olympic 100m bottle
- Olympic Stadium being lined up to become major music venue to mark first anniversary of London 2012
- London 2012 Games Makers head joins Sainsbury's Board
- Exclusive: Deighton hails the "power" of London 2012 after leaving to take up new Government role
- Row growing over lack of recognition for Paralympians in Queen's New Year Honours List
- Exclusive: We want sport for young people to be driven by young people says Steele
- China given clean bill of health at London 2012, claim officials
- Wiggins leads London 2012 heroes rewarded in Queen's New Year Honours List
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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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