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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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Winter Olympics
John Furlong's wife killed in car crash in Ireland
By Duncan Mackay
April 13 - The wife of John Furlong, the former chief executive and President of Vancouver 2010, has been killed in a car crash in Ireland.
April 13 - The wife of John Furlong, the former chief executive and President of Vancouver 2010, has been killed in a car crash in Ireland.Olympic gold winning coach named Team GB Chef de Mission for Sochi 2014
By Emily Goddard
April 12 - Mike Hay will be Team GB's Chef de Mission for the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, the British Olympic Association (BOA) confirmed today.
April 12 - Mike Hay will be Team GB's Chef de Mission for the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, the British Olympic Association (BOA) confirmed today.Sochi Formula One circuit to receive Government financial help
By Duncan Mackay
April 3 - Russia's Finance Ministry has promised to provide the funds needed to ensure the completion of the Formula One circuit being constructed at the Olympic Park in Sochi.
April 3 - Russia's Finance Ministry has promised to provide the funds needed to ensure the completion of the Formula One circuit being constructed at the Olympic Park in Sochi.Sochi 2014 launch Olympic alphabet educational feature
By James Crook
April 2 - Sochi 2014 launched their educational Olympic alphabet feature today to coincide with International Children's Book Day, and gave local schoolchildren the chance to meet famous athletes.
April 2 - Sochi 2014 launched their educational Olympic alphabet feature today to coincide with International Children's Book Day, and gave local schoolchildren the chance to meet famous athletes.There will be a next time but the community is not yet ready for another Olympic bid, claims Annecy Mayor
By Emily Goddard at the 2013 CISM World Winter Games in Annecy
March 30 - Jean-Luc Rigaut the Mayor of Annecy, has claimed there will be a future Olympic bid from the French city, although admits the community is not yet ready to put itself forward for the Games again.
March 30 - Jean-Luc Rigaut the Mayor of Annecy, has claimed there will be a future Olympic bid from the French city, although admits the community is not yet ready to put itself forward for the Games again.Poland and Slovakia Prime Ministers back joint bid for 2022 Winter Olympics
By Duncan Mackay
March 27 - Poland and Slovakia's Prime Ministers have officially backed a joint bid to host the 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics, which would be the first time either country has staged the Games.
March 27 - Poland and Slovakia's Prime Ministers have officially backed a joint bid to host the 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics, which would be the first time either country has staged the Games.Dow named as official carbon partner of Sochi 2014
By Duncan Mackay
March 14 - Dow have been named as the official carbon partner of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics and will help organisers mitigate the direct carbon footprint associated with the delivery of the Games through the implementation of energy-efficient technologies.
March 14 - Dow have been named as the official carbon partner of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics and will help organisers mitigate the direct carbon footprint associated with the delivery of the Games through the implementation of energy-efficient technologies. Slovakian Government backs joint bid with Poland for 2022 Winter Olympics
By Duncan Mackay
March 13 - Slovakia's Government has officially backed a joint bid for the 2022 Winter Olympics with neighbours Poland, Prime Minister Robert Fico announced today.
March 13 - Slovakia's Government has officially backed a joint bid for the 2022 Winter Olympics with neighbours Poland, Prime Minister Robert Fico announced today.Sochi 2014 to produce record number of Olympic and Paralympic medals
By Emily Goddard
March 13 - Sochi 2014 has confirmed it will produce a record 1,300 official Olympic and Paralympic gold, silver and bronze medals as it named Russia's largest jewellery manufacturer Adamas as its supplier for next year's Winter Games prizes.
March 13 - Sochi 2014 has confirmed it will produce a record 1,300 official Olympic and Paralympic gold, silver and bronze medals as it named Russia's largest jewellery manufacturer Adamas as its supplier for next year's Winter Games prizes.More stories
- Sochi 2014 celebrates Olympic venues with commemorative silver coin
- Fired Russian Olympic Committee vice-president suspected of misspending half-a-billion dollars
- Sberbank unveils new Sochi 2014 polar bear Olympic mascot coins
- German bid for 2022 Winter Olympics moves closer following Swiss exit
- Swiss voters rejects bid for 2022 Winter Olympics
- International broadcasters gear up for Sochi 2014
- Canada appoints Brassard as assistant Chef de Mission for Sochi 2014
- USOC announce details for Team USA Media Summit ahead of Sochi 2014
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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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