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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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The World Class Swimming Programme, one of the five aquatic disciplines, within British Swimming is seeking a successful leader to strategically manage the Sports Science and Sports Medicine (SSSM) programme.
Winter Olympics
Kim and Kwan put on memorable show as Special Olympics close in Pyeongchang
By Duncan Mackay
February 5 - A performance from figure skating stars Kim Yu-na and Michelle Kwan was the highlight of the Closing Ceremony of the 2013 Pyeongchang Special Olympics World Winter Games tonight.
February 5 - A performance from figure skating stars Kim Yu-na and Michelle Kwan was the highlight of the Closing Ceremony of the 2013 Pyeongchang Special Olympics World Winter Games tonight.Sochi chosen by Putin to host 2014 G8 summit
By Duncan Mackay
February 5 - Sochi has been chosen to stage next year's G8 Summit just a few months after it hosts the 2014 Winter Olympics and Paralympics, Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced.
February 5 - Sochi has been chosen to stage next year's G8 Summit just a few months after it hosts the 2014 Winter Olympics and Paralympics, Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced. Ecclestone praises Sochi Formula One circuit at Olympic Park
By Duncan Mackay
February 4 - Sochi's preparations for the inaugural Russian Formula One Grand Prix next year have been praised by Bernie Ecclestone after he visited the proposed circuit and later held talks with President Vladimir Putin.
February 4 - Sochi's preparations for the inaugural Russian Formula One Grand Prix next year have been praised by Bernie Ecclestone after he visited the proposed circuit and later held talks with President Vladimir Putin.USOC begin celebration for one year countdown to Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics
By Tom Degun
February 4 - The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) are celebrating one year to go to the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games on Thursday (February 7) with a full week of activities beginning today.
February 4 - The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) are celebrating one year to go to the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games on Thursday (February 7) with a full week of activities beginning today.Lack of snow puts pressure on Sochi 2014 test events as freestyle ski is cancelled
By Mike Rowbottom
February 3 - Sochi 2014 is under pressure to secure the venues for its Winter Olympic test events involving the ski halfpipe, aerials, moguls and ski cross following the cancellation of this weekend's International Ski Federation (FIS) Freestyle World Cup due to a lack of snow.
February 3 - Sochi 2014 is under pressure to secure the venues for its Winter Olympic test events involving the ski halfpipe, aerials, moguls and ski cross following the cancellation of this weekend's International Ski Federation (FIS) Freestyle World Cup due to a lack of snow.Exclusive: Hay targets best British performance at Winter Olympics since 1936
By Mike Rowbottom
February 3 - Mike Hay, the British Olympic Association's winter sports "guru", has voiced his ambition of winning three medals at the Sochi 2014 Games with the One-year-To-Go marker of February 7 on the horizon.
February 3 - Mike Hay, the British Olympic Association's winter sports "guru", has voiced his ambition of winning three medals at the Sochi 2014 Games with the One-year-To-Go marker of February 7 on the horizon.More than 160,000 sign up to volunteer for Sochi 2014 as deadline approaches
By Tom Degun
February 3 - Sochi 2014 have launched their final push for volunteers to work at the Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games with the closing date for registration due to be on March 1, 2013.
February 3 - Sochi 2014 have launched their final push for volunteers to work at the Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games with the closing date for registration due to be on March 1, 2013.Pyeongchang 2018 on "right track" declares Rogge after first visit
By Duncan Mackay at the Lotte Hotel in Seoul
February 1 - International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Jacques Rogge has praised Pyeongchang's early preparations for the 2018 Winter Olympics and Paralympics after visiting the South Korean resort for the first time.
February 1 - International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Jacques Rogge has praised Pyeongchang's early preparations for the 2018 Winter Olympics and Paralympics after visiting the South Korean resort for the first time. Alpensia Resort will not go bankrupt, promises Pyeongchang 2018 chief
By Duncan Mackay in Seoul
January 31 - Pyeongchang's build-up for the 2018 Winter Olympics and Paralympics will not be jeopardised by financial problems affecting the Alpensia Resort, the main centre for the Games, the head of the Organising Committee has promised here.
January 31 - Pyeongchang's build-up for the 2018 Winter Olympics and Paralympics will not be jeopardised by financial problems affecting the Alpensia Resort, the main centre for the Games, the head of the Organising Committee has promised here. More stories
- Pyeongchang 2018 sets $1.1 billion marketing target as Rogge helps launch programme
- Pyeongchang under spotlight as Special Olympics World Winter Games open
- Canadian Olympic Committee welcomes $31 million Government investment in winter sport ahead of Sochi 2014
- Sochi 2014 to stage skiing and short track speed skating test events
- Sochi Formula One race set for November 2014
- Furlong is not a "racist, a wife-beater and a rapist" insist upset family
- IOC would look "favourably" upon return of Russian winter time but did not ask for it
- Furlong faces new allegations after court documents filed
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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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