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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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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. Former Britain blind football captain to be guest of honour at FA Cup final
By Duncan Mackay
April 28 - Former England and Great Britain blind football captain Dave Clarke will be the guest of honour at this year's FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium between Manchester City and Wigan Athletic, it has been announced.
April 28 - Former England and Great Britain blind football captain Dave Clarke will be the guest of honour at this year's FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium between Manchester City and Wigan Athletic, it has been announced. British Blind Sport appoints former British football manager as new patron
By Duncan Mackay
April 1 - Tony Larkin, controversially axed as manager of England and Great Britain blind football team after 17 years earlier this year, has been named as a new patron for British Blind Sports (BBS).
April 1 - Tony Larkin, controversially axed as manager of England and Great Britain blind football team after 17 years earlier this year, has been named as a new patron for British Blind Sports (BBS). FA give disability role to official despite six month ban for violent conduct
By Tom Degun
January 24 - An official convicted of a violent conduct charge and banned for six months last year is set to be given a new role by the Football Association in its national disability programme.
January 24 - An official convicted of a violent conduct charge and banned for six months last year is set to be given a new role by the Football Association in its national disability programme. England and Great Britain blind football team coach axed after 17 years in charge
By Duncan Mackay
January 19 - Tony Larkin has been replaced as head coach of the England and Great Britain blind football team after 17 years in charge by Graham Keeley.
January 19 - Tony Larkin has been replaced as head coach of the England and Great Britain blind football team after 17 years in charge by Graham Keeley. Lehmann could make comeback for Rio 2016 Paralympics
By David Gold
September 11 - Former Germany international goalkeeper Jens Lehmann could make a shock return to the football pitch with the country's Paralympic five-a-side team.
September 11 - Former Germany international goalkeeper Jens Lehmann could make a shock return to the football pitch with the country's Paralympic five-a-side team.Russia claims last gold of London 2012 in seven-a-side football
By David Gold at the Riverbank Arena on the Olympic Park in London
September 9 - Ukraine's bid for a third successive seven-a-side Paralympic football gold was brought to an end here this afternoon by a slick Russian team, who won 1-0 thanks to Eduard Ramonov's strike.
September 9 - Ukraine's bid for a third successive seven-a-side Paralympic football gold was brought to an end here this afternoon by a slick Russian team, who won 1-0 thanks to Eduard Ramonov's strike.Beckham features in world's first online blind football game
By Tom Degun
July 19 - Sainsbury's, the Tier One Partner of the London 2012 Paralympic Games, has launched the world's first online simulation of blind football which features their Sainsbury's Active Kids ambassador David Beckham.
July 19 - Sainsbury's, the Tier One Partner of the London 2012 Paralympic Games, has launched the world's first online simulation of blind football which features their Sainsbury's Active Kids ambassador David Beckham.Sinclair brothers make respective British London 2012 teams
By David Gold
July 2 - Britain's seven-a-side Paralympic football star Martin Sinclair will be joined by his brother, Scott, after Stuart Pearce named the Swansea forward on his Team GB football squad for the London 2012 Olympics.
July 2 - Britain's seven-a-side Paralympic football star Martin Sinclair will be joined by his brother, Scott, after Stuart Pearce named the Swansea forward on his Team GB football squad for the London 2012 Olympics.More stories
- Brazil to start London 2012 as fives football favourites
- Brazil five-a-side football squad head to Spain for pre-Games tournament
- David Beckham pays surprise visit to Sainsbury's Million Kids Challenge winning school
- Exclusive: England team gave us boost to beat US, says GB manager Lynch at World Cup football event
- Double whammy as both GB men's football and basketball teams go through to BT World Cup finals
- England's cerebral palsy footballers to meet Euro 2012 squad
- Brazil beat fellow football heavyweights Argentina in International Challenge Cup
- Brazil and Argentina to compete in pre-London 2012 football showdown
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