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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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Oliveira excited as Paralympians prepare for debut at BT Great CityGames Manchester
By Tom Degun
May 22 - Brazilian double-leg amputee sprint star Alan Oliveira has expressed his excitement at competing at the upcoming BT Great CityGames Manchester, which will feature Paralympic athletes for the first time this year.
May 22 - Brazilian double-leg amputee sprint star Alan Oliveira has expressed his excitement at competing at the upcoming BT Great CityGames Manchester, which will feature Paralympic athletes for the first time this year.Britain name largest ever Paratriathlon squad for European Championships
By James Crook
May 21 - British Triathlon has named its largest ever squad for the 2013 European Triathlon Union (ETU) Paratriathlon Championships, with world champions Steven Judge and Iain Dawson among those included in the 17-strong team.
May 21 - British Triathlon has named its largest ever squad for the 2013 European Triathlon Union (ETU) Paratriathlon Championships, with world champions Steven Judge and Iain Dawson among those included in the 17-strong team.Channel 4 to broadcast IPC Athletics Grand Prix Final and London Anniversary Games Paralympic day
By Tom Degun
May 21 - Channel 4 has secured a deal to broadcast the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Athletics Grand Prix Final in Birmingham on June 29 and the exclusive day of Paralympic sport at the London Anniversary Games at the Olympic Stadium on July 28.
May 21 - Channel 4 has secured a deal to broadcast the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Athletics Grand Prix Final in Birmingham on June 29 and the exclusive day of Paralympic sport at the London Anniversary Games at the Olympic Stadium on July 28.Pistorius will not compete in 2013, camp confirms
By Tom Degun
May 20 - Oscar Pistorius will not compete at all this year as he awaits trial for the alleged murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, his coach and agent have both confirmed.
May 20 - Oscar Pistorius will not compete at all this year as he awaits trial for the alleged murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, his coach and agent have both confirmed.Pascoe heads seven-strong New Zealand team for IPC World Swimming Championships
By Tom Degun
May 20 - Six-time Paralympic champion Sophie Pascoe has been named to head a seven-strong New Zealand team heading to the 2013 International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Swimming World Championships in Montreal in August.
May 20 - Six-time Paralympic champion Sophie Pascoe has been named to head a seven-strong New Zealand team heading to the 2013 International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Swimming World Championships in Montreal in August.Para-table tennis star Bayley eyes hat-trick of gold medals at Slovakian Open
By James Crook
May 20 - London 2012 Paralympic table tennis silver medallist Will Bayley is aiming for his third gold medal of 2013 at the Slovakian Open, which is due to start on Wednesday (May 22).
May 20 - London 2012 Paralympic table tennis silver medallist Will Bayley is aiming for his third gold medal of 2013 at the Slovakian Open, which is due to start on Wednesday (May 22).Reid wins wheelchair tennis event in Rome with victory over singles world number two
By Tom Degun
May 19 - British wheelchair tennis star Gordon Reid claimed a superb victory at the Internazionale d'Italia in Rome by beating singles world number two Stéphane Houdet 3-6, 6-3, 6-1 in the final.
May 19 - British wheelchair tennis star Gordon Reid claimed a superb victory at the Internazionale d'Italia in Rome by beating singles world number two Stéphane Houdet 3-6, 6-3, 6-1 in the final.Nominations made for ITF World wheelchair tennis Team Cup
By James Crook
May 19 - The International Tennis Federation (ITF) have announced the nominations for the 2013 BNP Paribas World Team Cup wheelchair tennis event at the Club Ali Bey Manavgat in Antalya, Turkey, which starts tomorrow.
May 19 - The International Tennis Federation (ITF) have announced the nominations for the 2013 BNP Paribas World Team Cup wheelchair tennis event at the Club Ali Bey Manavgat in Antalya, Turkey, which starts tomorrow.Big funding boost for Britain's Paralympic football teams
By Duncan Mackay
May 17 - UK Sport have awarded £1.3 million ($1.8 million/€1.5 million) to the England blind squad and GB Disability Football Association to help them prepare for the 2016 Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro.
May 17 - UK Sport have awarded £1.3 million ($1.8 million/€1.5 million) to the England blind squad and GB Disability Football Association to help them prepare for the 2016 Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro. More stories
- IPC to live stream European Powerlifting Championships on YouTube
- Double Paralympic champion swimmer Jones retires
- Volleyball England unveils new head coaches for men’s and women’s sitting volleyball teams
- Swimmer Silverman takes IPC Athlete of the Month title
- Johnson to lead Paralympics New Zealand shooting team at UK World Cup in Stoke Mandeville
- London 2012 stimulated us for new goals at Rio 2016, says Azerbaijani Paralympic judo champion
- Paralympics New Zealand announces road cycling squad for international events
- Blade Babe sets 400m world record at Dutch Open
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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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