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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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Paralympic triple gold medallist convicted of cheating taxpayers
Thursday, 13 December 2012
December 13 - Britain's triple Paralympic judo gold medallist Simon Jackson has been convicted of fraudulently claiming more than £10,000 of taxpayers' money. Jackson, who is visually impaired, claimed £10,890 ($17,581/€13,438) for taxis to work when he was, in fact, being driven there by his wife.
The 40-year-old from Rochdale was caught by Department of Work and Pensions investigators after a week-long surveillance operation.
Jackson was allowed to claim taxis to get to the school where he works as a mentor as he cannot use buses.
He pleaded guilty to claiming between £15 ($24/€19) and £27 ($44/€33) for each journey for ten months in 2010 and 2011.
He told magistrates in Manchester: "I'm ashamed of making the claims.
"I realise it's going to impact on the rest of my life and I will lose my job."
He admitted two charges of fraud by false representation relating to taxi payments.
Harold Smith, prosecuting, told the court: "The taxi company had no records of any journeys claimed by the defendant through the access to work accounts."
Simon Jackson won gold medals in three consecutive Paralympics
Jackson, who on his personal website claims that his "best blag" is "getting air stewardesses to help me put my seat belt on", won gold medals at Seoul in 1988, Barcelona in 1992 and Atlanta in 1996.
In Barcelona it took him only five seconds to win the final.
He also won a bronze medal at Sydney in 2000.
Jackson was awarded an MBE by the Queen in 1997.
He retired from judo in 2008 but took up cycling and after only a few months training won two silver medals at the Paralympic World Cup in Manchester.
Jackson is due to be sentenced on January 22 following reports.
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"I realise it's going to impact on the rest of my life and I will lose my job."
He admitted two charges of fraud by false representation relating to taxi payments.
Harold Smith, prosecuting, told the court: "The taxi company had no records of any journeys claimed by the defendant through the access to work accounts."
Simon Jackson won gold medals in three consecutive ParalympicsJackson, who on his personal website claims that his "best blag" is "getting air stewardesses to help me put my seat belt on", won gold medals at Seoul in 1988, Barcelona in 1992 and Atlanta in 1996.
In Barcelona it took him only five seconds to win the final.
He also won a bronze medal at Sydney in 2000.
Jackson was awarded an MBE by the Queen in 1997.
He retired from judo in 2008 but took up cycling and after only a few months training won two silver medals at the Paralympic World Cup in Manchester.
Jackson is due to be sentenced on January 22 following reports.
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