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29 August 2012
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9 September 2012
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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
Sainsbury's and Channel 4 win top marketing award for London 2012
By Duncan Mackay
June 10 - Sainsbury's and Channel 4 triumphed at tonight's 2013 Marketing Society Awards for Excellence at the Hilton Hotel on London's Park Lane, taking home the prestigious Grand Prix for their collaborative London 2012 Paralympics campaign.
June 10 - Sainsbury's and Channel 4 triumphed at tonight's 2013 Marketing Society Awards for Excellence at the Hilton Hotel on London's Park Lane, taking home the prestigious Grand Prix for their collaborative London 2012 Paralympics campaign.Sex charges against two Jordanian Paralympics dropped
By Duncan Mackay
June 3 - Sexual assault charges against two members of Jordan's Paralympic squad while they were preparing for London 2012 in Northern Ireland have been dropped.
June 3 - Sexual assault charges against two members of Jordan's Paralympic squad while they were preparing for London 2012 in Northern Ireland have been dropped.Channel 4 makes financial loss following Paralympic Games investment
By Tom Degun
May 14 - Channel 4 have recorded their first annual loss in four years after the broadcaster injected a large amount of their cash reserves into their high-profile coverage of the London 2012 Paralympic Games.
May 14 - Channel 4 have recorded their first annual loss in four years after the broadcaster injected a large amount of their cash reserves into their high-profile coverage of the London 2012 Paralympic Games.Channel 4 Paralympic coverage takes BAFTA award for Digital Creativity
By Tom Degun
May 14 - Channel 4's coverage of the London 2012 Paralympics has earned the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) award for Digital Creativity.
May 14 - Channel 4's coverage of the London 2012 Paralympics has earned the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) award for Digital Creativity.Channel 4 Paralympic coverage beats BBC's Olympic programmes to win Bafta for best sport and live event
By Duncan Mackay
May 12 - Channel 4's coverage of the Paralympics in London last year tonight won the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (Bafta) award for best sport and live event.
May 12 - Channel 4's coverage of the Paralympics in London last year tonight won the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (Bafta) award for best sport and live event. Giant London 2012 Paralympic symbol set for Stoke Mandeville Hospital
By Duncan Mackay
March 24 - Stoke Mandeville Hospital is set to have its position as the birthplace of the Paralympics cemented by having a set of giant Agitos from London 2012 placed outside its entrance.
March 24 - Stoke Mandeville Hospital is set to have its position as the birthplace of the Paralympics cemented by having a set of giant Agitos from London 2012 placed outside its entrance.Gamesmakers launch "Kit Us Out" charity to provide equipment to disadvantaged Paralympians
By James Crook at Heron Tower in London
March 14 - A group of London 2012 Gamesmakers have launched their charity entitled Kit Us Out today here, which aims to provide key equipment to Paralympic athletes from developing nations.
March 14 - A group of London 2012 Gamesmakers have launched their charity entitled Kit Us Out today here, which aims to provide key equipment to Paralympic athletes from developing nations.Beckham and Simmonds star in new Sainsbury’s Active Kids advert
By Tom Degun
February 24 - Football star David Beckham and four-time Paralympic champion Ellie Simmonds will star in a new television advert to promote the Sainsbury's Active Kids scheme, which is the supermarket giant's major London 2012 Paralympic Games legacy project.
February 24 - Football star David Beckham and four-time Paralympic champion Ellie Simmonds will star in a new television advert to promote the Sainsbury's Active Kids scheme, which is the supermarket giant's major London 2012 Paralympic Games legacy project.Australian Paralympic Committee more marketable following London 2012 says new survey
By Tom Degun
February 19 - The Australian Paralympic Committee (APC) appear to have become more marketable following London 2012 with new research suggesting that three out of four people in the country believe companies will become more appealing if they sponsor the organisation and the country's top disabled athletes.
February 19 - The Australian Paralympic Committee (APC) appear to have become more marketable following London 2012 with new research suggesting that three out of four people in the country believe companies will become more appealing if they sponsor the organisation and the country's top disabled athletes.More stories
- Channel 4’s London 2012 Paralympic coverage shortlisted for Sport Industry Awards
- Polish President honours successful London 2012 Paralympic team
- Governor-General of Australia given London 2012 Paralympic memento by APC
- London 2012 mascot Mandeville given permanent home at Paralympics birthplace
- Channel 4 give Paralympic show Last Leg prime Friday night slot
- IPC holds annual Sport Council meeting to discuss Para-sport growth
- Claim no increase in disability sport since London 2012 dismissed by BPA chief executive
- ParalympicsGB awarded gold sustainability certification
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BPA performance director Penny Briscoe will be ParalympicsGB Chef de Mission for Sochi 2014 in what will be her sixth Paralympic Games and she will be aiming to ensure that the team win a medal, as Tom Degun reports Read moreBig Read ArchivePoll
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