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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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Powerlifting
Russia rule on home turf at Powerlifting European Championships
By James Crook
May 23 - Three Russian powerlifters raised the bar at the International Paralympic Comittee (IPC) Powerlifting Open European Championships on home soil in Aleksin, smashing European and world records as the host nation continued to steal the show.
May 23 - Three Russian powerlifters raised the bar at the International Paralympic Comittee (IPC) Powerlifting Open European Championships on home soil in Aleksin, smashing European and world records as the host nation continued to steal the show.IPC to live stream European Powerlifting Championships on YouTube
By James Crook
May 16 - The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) have announced that they will live stream action from the 2013 Powerlifting Open European Championships in Alexsin, Russia, which are due to start next week.
May 16 - The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) have announced that they will live stream action from the 2013 Powerlifting Open European Championships in Alexsin, Russia, which are due to start next week.IPC launches Powerlifting Open European Championships website
By Emily Goddard
March 15 - The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has launched a new website for the 2013 Powerlifting Open European Championships ahead of the competition in the Russian city of Aleksin in just over two months time.
March 15 - The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has launched a new website for the 2013 Powerlifting Open European Championships ahead of the competition in the Russian city of Aleksin in just over two months time.Russia to host 2013 IPC Powerlifting Open European Championships
By Tom Degun
February 28 - Russian city Aleksin has been confirmed as the host city of the 2013 International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Powerlifting Open European Championships in May.
February 28 - Russian city Aleksin has been confirmed as the host city of the 2013 International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Powerlifting Open European Championships in May.Drugs cheats made me give up powerlifting, says Paralympic silver medallist
By Duncan Mackay
June 16 - A member of Australia's Paralympic team for London 2012 has revealed how he gave up powerlifting because the sport is so riddled with drugs.
June 16 - A member of Australia's Paralympic team for London 2012 has revealed how he gave up powerlifting because the sport is so riddled with drugs.IPC to test all powerlifters before London 2012 in anti-doping crackdown
By David Gold
May 30 - The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) is to carry out drugs tests on every powerlifting athlete before they compete at London 2012, in a major pre-Paralympics crackdown.
May 30 - The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) is to carry out drugs tests on every powerlifting athlete before they compete at London 2012, in a major pre-Paralympics crackdown.Liberian powerlifter receives three-month suspension after taking banned painkiller
By Tom Degun
May 8 - Liberian powerlifter James Siaffa has been hit with a three-month ban by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) for taking a probibited painkiller that he declared on his doping control form before competing at an elite event earlier this year.
May 8 - Liberian powerlifter James Siaffa has been hit with a three-month ban by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) for taking a probibited painkiller that he declared on his doping control form before competing at an elite event earlier this year.Iran's Yousefi Pashaki to miss London 2012 following doping ban
By David Gold
May 1 - Iranian powerlifter Seyed Yousef Yousefi Pashaki (pictured) is to miss the London 2012 Paralympic Games after being suspended for two years following a positive test for methylhexaneamine.
May 1 - Iranian powerlifter Seyed Yousef Yousefi Pashaki (pictured) is to miss the London 2012 Paralympic Games after being suspended for two years following a positive test for methylhexaneamine.Syrian powerlifter suspended for two years following doping violation
By David Gold
February 26 - Syrian powerlifter Fatema Alhasan (pictured) has been suspended for two years following an anti-doping rule violation.
February 26 - Syrian powerlifter Fatema Alhasan (pictured) has been suspended for two years following an anti-doping rule violation.More stories
- Brazilian powerlifter suspended for two years after anti-doping violation
- Moroccan Paralympic powerlifter suspended for two years after failed drugs test
- Zhe's powerlifting world record will not stand due to refereeing technicality
- Zhe smashes powerlifting world record at Eighth China National Games for the disabled
- GB powerlifter Newson named IPC Athlete of the Month
- London 2012 sponsor back powerlifting event
- BT help weightlifter chase Paralympic dream
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