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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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Sochi 2014
Sochi 2014 to perform 2,500 doping tests during Olympics
By Emily Goddard
May 23 - Sochi 2014 will conduct 2,500 doping tests during the Winter Olympics, it was announced today.
May 23 - Sochi 2014 will conduct 2,500 doping tests during the Winter Olympics, it was announced today.Mario and Sonic team up for Sochi 2014
By Duncan Mackay
May 17 - Nintendo and Sega have a new partnerhsip to develop computer game Mario and Sonic for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, it was announced today.
May 17 - Nintendo and Sega have a new partnerhsip to develop computer game Mario and Sonic for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, it was announced today. Sochi 2014 medals to be unveiled this month
By Emily Goddard
May 16 - Sochi 2014 has announced it will unveil the medals for next year's Winter Olympics and Paralympics at this month's SportAccord International Convention, taking place in St Petersburg.
May 16 - Sochi 2014 has announced it will unveil the medals for next year's Winter Olympics and Paralympics at this month's SportAccord International Convention, taking place in St Petersburg.Sochi 2014 Olympics to be broadcast in Australia by Ten Network
By Duncan Mackay
May 13 - Television rights for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi have been sold to the Ten Network, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) confirmed today.
May 13 - Television rights for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi have been sold to the Ten Network, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) confirmed today.Canadian Olympic hopefuls take part in Sochi 2014 preparation weekend
By Emily Goddard
May 13 - More than 200 Canadian Olympic hopefuls, coaches and support staff have taken part in an intensive weekend of preparations for the Sochi 2014 Winter Games as part of the Canadian Olympic Committee's (COC) Olympic Excellence Series (OES).
May 13 - More than 200 Canadian Olympic hopefuls, coaches and support staff have taken part in an intensive weekend of preparations for the Sochi 2014 Winter Games as part of the Canadian Olympic Committee's (COC) Olympic Excellence Series (OES).Ten Network signs $20 million deal to broadcast Sochi 2014 in Australia, claim reports
By Duncan Mackay
May 12 - Ten Network has brought the Australian television rights to broadcast the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, it was revealed today.
May 12 - Ten Network has brought the Australian television rights to broadcast the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, it was revealed today.Sochi 2014 sparks renewal of British and Russian security cooperation
By Emily Goddard
May 10 - David Cameron has said today that Britain will temporarily restore its cooperation with the Russian security services to help the nation ensure that the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics and Paralympics go ahead safely.
May 10 - David Cameron has said today that Britain will temporarily restore its cooperation with the Russian security services to help the nation ensure that the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics and Paralympics go ahead safely.Georgia officially lift threat of Sochi 2014 boycott
By Duncan Mackay
May 2 - Georgia's athletes will definitely compete at Sochi 2014 after the threat of an Olympic boycott was today officially lifted.
May 2 - Georgia's athletes will definitely compete at Sochi 2014 after the threat of an Olympic boycott was today officially lifted.Russian Space Agency confirms planning is underway for Sochi 2014 Olympic Torch space walk
By Emily Goddard
April 29 - Russian astronauts will take an unlit Olympic Torch into orbit as part of the Sochi 2014 Winter Games Torch Relay, Roscosmos has confirmed.
April 29 - Russian astronauts will take an unlit Olympic Torch into orbit as part of the Sochi 2014 Winter Games Torch Relay, Roscosmos has confirmed.More stories
- Former Russian Olympic Committee vice-president claims he has been poisoned
- Putin dismisses call for Russia to reintroduce winter time for Sochi 2014
- Olympic gold winning coach named Team GB Chef de Mission for Sochi 2014
- Sochi Formula One circuit to receive Government financial help
- Sochi 2014 launch Olympic alphabet educational feature
- Dow named as official carbon partner of Sochi 2014
- Sochi 2014 to produce record number of Olympic and Paralympic medals
- Sochi 2014 celebrates Olympic venues with commemorative silver coin
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