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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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USRowing names new Para-Rowing High Performance Committee
By Duncan Mackay
February 21 - Olympic medallist Tom Darling is among five people selected to serve four-year terms on USRowing's Para-Rowing High Performance Committee, it was announced today.
February 21 - Olympic medallist Tom Darling is among five people selected to serve four-year terms on USRowing's Para-Rowing High Performance Committee, it was announced today. London 2012 rowing champion plans to become first Paralympic athlete to cycle around world
By Emily Goddard
February 19 - British London 2012 rowing champion David Smith has announced plans for a 29,000-kilometre charity bike ride that will see him become the first Paralympic athlete to cycle around the world.
February 19 - British London 2012 rowing champion David Smith has announced plans for a 29,000-kilometre charity bike ride that will see him become the first Paralympic athlete to cycle around the world.Paralympian Jones named US Rowing 2012 Man of the Year
By Tom Degun
October 24 - London 2012 Paralympic bronze medallist Rob Jones, an Afghanistan war veteran, has been named the 2012 United States Rowing Man of the Year for his outstanding contributions to the sport.
October 24 - London 2012 Paralympic bronze medallist Rob Jones, an Afghanistan war veteran, has been named the 2012 United States Rowing Man of the Year for his outstanding contributions to the sport.Masters and Jones to receive 2012 Isabel Bohn Award for Achievement in Adaptive Rowing
By Mike Rowbottom
October 11 - United States rowers Oksana Masters and Rob Jones, bronze medallists at the London 2012 Paralympics, have been awarded the 2012 Isabel Bohn Award for Achievement in Adaptive Rowing.
October 11 - United States rowers Oksana Masters and Rob Jones, bronze medallists at the London 2012 Paralympics, have been awarded the 2012 Isabel Bohn Award for Achievement in Adaptive Rowing.ParalympicsGB's Aggar still shocked by rowing defeat
By David Gold
September 11 - British adaptive rowing star Tom Aggar, whose defeat in the ASM1 single sculls final was one of the shocks of the London 2012 Paralympics so far, has admitted the loss is still difficult to get his head around.
September 11 - British adaptive rowing star Tom Aggar, whose defeat in the ASM1 single sculls final was one of the shocks of the London 2012 Paralympics so far, has admitted the loss is still difficult to get his head around.Aggar London 2012 shock as beaten for first time ever
By Tom Degun at Eton Dorney
September 2 - Britain's mixed coxed four ensured a golden finish to the London 2012 rowing competition, but home favourite Tom Aggar suffered the biggest shock of the Games when he was beaten in the ASM single scull class for the first time ever to finish in bitterly disappointing fourth here.
September 2 - Britain's mixed coxed four ensured a golden finish to the London 2012 rowing competition, but home favourite Tom Aggar suffered the biggest shock of the Games when he was beaten in the ASM single scull class for the first time ever to finish in bitterly disappointing fourth here.Aggar banking on oar-some home support in quest for further Paralympic rowing glory
By Stuart Newman
August 25 - Tom Aggar will be one of several reigning Paralympic champions fired up to hang on to their crowns when the rowing regatta gets the green light at the London 2012 Games next week.
August 25 - Tom Aggar will be one of several reigning Paralympic champions fired up to hang on to their crowns when the rowing regatta gets the green light at the London 2012 Games next week.Paralympic rowing star Aggar awarded honorary degree by Middlesex University
By Tom Degun
July 21 - British rowing star Tom Aggar, the reigning Paralympic and world champion in the ASM single scull boat class, has been awarded an honorary degree by Middlesex University in recognition of his sporting achievements.
July 21 - British rowing star Tom Aggar, the reigning Paralympic and world champion in the ASM single scull boat class, has been awarded an honorary degree by Middlesex University in recognition of his sporting achievements.Paralympic champion Aggar heads strong British rowing squad for London 2012
By David Gold at Henley Royal Regatta
June 27 - Reigning Paralympic champion Tom Aggar heads the eight-strong rowing team confirmed for London 2012 by ParalympicsGB here today.
June 27 - Reigning Paralympic champion Tom Aggar heads the eight-strong rowing team confirmed for London 2012 by ParalympicsGB here today.More stories
- Team GB mixed adaptive coxed four takes victory over Germany in Munich
- Paralympic rowers named for London 2012 by US
- British Paralympic rowing star Tom Aggar praises support team in quest for London 2012
- Gold medallist Aggar pops in to inspire youngsters ahead of rowing challenge
- America's Ron Harvey secures London 2012 Paralympics rowing spot
- Australian rower Erik Horrie books place at London 2012 Paralympics
- British rowers receive early boost for Rio 2016
- Bus service in pay out to Irish Paralympic rowing hopeful Doherty
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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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