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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 stimulated us for new goals at Rio 2016, says Azerbaijani Paralympic judo champion
By Emily Goddard
May 15 - Ilham Zakiyev, Azerbaijan's two-time Paralympic judo champion, has claimed his nation's success at London 2012, where they finished third on the medal table for the sport, has given the team the motivation to win even more medals at Rio 2016.
May 15 - Ilham Zakiyev, Azerbaijan's two-time Paralympic judo champion, has claimed his nation's success at London 2012, where they finished third on the medal table for the sport, has given the team the motivation to win even more medals at Rio 2016.Paralympic triple gold medallist given community order after cheating taxpayers
By Duncan Mackay
February 4 - Britain's triple Paralympic judo gold medallist Simon Jackson has been given a four month community order and must abide by a 7pm to 6am curfew after being convicted of fraudulently claiming more than £10,000 of taxpayers' money.
February 4 - Britain's triple Paralympic judo gold medallist Simon Jackson has been given a four month community order and must abide by a 7pm to 6am curfew after being convicted of fraudulently claiming more than £10,000 of taxpayers' money.Paralympic judoka Ingram targets able-bodied competition at Glasgow 2014
By Tom Degun
December 17 - Visually impaired judoka Sam Ingram, who won a silver medal at the London 2012 Paralympic Games, has revealed he is looking to complete against able-bodied athletes at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games.
December 17 - Visually impaired judoka Sam Ingram, who won a silver medal at the London 2012 Paralympic Games, has revealed he is looking to complete against able-bodied athletes at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games.Paralympic triple gold medallist convicted of cheating taxpayers
By Duncan Mackay
December 13 - Britain's triple Paralympic judo gold medallist Simon Jackson has been convicted of fraudulently claiming more than £10,000 of taxpayers' money.
December 13 - Britain's triple Paralympic judo gold medallist Simon Jackson has been convicted of fraudulently claiming more than £10,000 of taxpayers' money.London 2012 bronze medallist to have surgery on injured knee
By Duncan Mackay
November 15 - Paralympic bronze medallist Ben Quilter is to have an operation on the knee injury which he believes hampered his performance at London 2012.
November 15 - Paralympic bronze medallist Ben Quilter is to have an operation on the knee injury which he believes hampered his performance at London 2012.Japanese earthquake survivor books place at London 2012
By Duncan Mackay
June 23 - A visually-impaired judoka who lost their home in the Great East Japan Earthquake last year has been selected for London 2012.
June 23 - A visually-impaired judoka who lost their home in the Great East Japan Earthquake last year has been selected for London 2012.Six of the best American judokas ready to represent US at London 2012
By David Gold
April 27 - Six judokas have been nominated to the United States Paralympic team following trials in Irving, Texas.
April 27 - Six judokas have been nominated to the United States Paralympic team following trials in Irving, Texas.Southend Judo Club seals Paralympic legacy with free judo lessons for visually impaired
By Tom Degun
March 24 - Southend Judo Club, in partnership with Southend-on-Sea's Legacy 2012, has sealed a lifetime agreement to provide free training for anyone with a visual impairment.
March 24 - Southend Judo Club, in partnership with Southend-on-Sea's Legacy 2012, has sealed a lifetime agreement to provide free training for anyone with a visual impairment.Visually impaired Reid misses out on London 2012 Paralympic dream
By Tom Degun
January 31 - Britain's visually impaired judoka Lesley Reid (pictured in white) is set to miss out on the chance to compete at the London 2012 Paralympics after a new sight classification criteria, introduced at the end of last year, meant that she failed to meet the sight requirements for the Games.
January 31 - Britain's visually impaired judoka Lesley Reid (pictured in white) is set to miss out on the chance to compete at the London 2012 Paralympics after a new sight classification criteria, introduced at the end of last year, meant that she failed to meet the sight requirements for the Games.More stories
- Exclusive: Quilter admits he is nervous about home pressure for London 2012
- British Judo signs MoU with Special Olympics
- Sam Ingram captures Britain's second IBSA VI European Championship title
- Quilter adds European VI judo title to his list of achievements
- Lesley Reid out of Visually Impaired European Championships
- Judo star Ian Rose set to miss 2012 Paralympics through injury
- British Judo select squad for European Championships
- World champion Quilter aiming for Turkish delight at World Games
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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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