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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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Pyeongchang 2018

Reno-Tahoe look to 2022 after USOC refuse to put forward bid for 2018 Winter Olympics

By Duncan Mackay

October 17 - Reno-Tahoe has set its sights on hosting the 2022 Winter Olympics after the United States decided not to put forward a candidate for the 2018 Games following Chicago's humiliating failure to land 2016.

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Munich makes early start to 2018 Winter Olympic race with logo launch

By Duncan Mackay in Munich

October 16 - Munich were first out of the blocks to launch its logo for their bid to host the 2018 Winter Olympics, just a day after applications to stage the Games officially closed.

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Green Party back Munich 2018 bid

October 15 - Munich's Green Party has voted to back the German city's bid to host the 2018 Olympics, endorsing the environmental concept unveiled by organisers last week.

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Harbin drop plans for 2018 Winter Olympic bid

By Duncan Mackay

October 15 - There seems set to be only three bidders for the 2018 Winter Olympics after the Chinese city of Harbin dropped plans to bid because the Chinese Government refused to support it.

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Munich officially submits 2018 Winter Olympics bid

By Duncan Mackay in Copenhagen

October 7 - Munich today officially lodged its bid to host the 2018 Olympics which - if it is successful - would make it the first city in history to host both the Summer and Winter Games.

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Annecy 2018 Winter Olympic bid will learn from Paris mistakes promises Masseglia

By Duncan Mackay in Copenhagen

October 6 - Annecy's bid to host the 2018 Winter Olympics will not repeat the mistakes of Paris' ill-fated campaign for the 2012 Games which ended in disappointment and acrimony after they were beaten by London, the President of the French Olympic Committee (CNOSF) Denis Masseglia promised today.