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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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Britain secure three golds at Bayreuth Para-table tennis Open
By Emily Goddard
June 1 - Britain's Para-table tennis team secured four medals, including three golds, in the team events to add to the hat trick of medals they won earlier in the week at the Bayreuth Open in Germany.
June 1 - Britain's Para-table tennis team secured four medals, including three golds, in the team events to add to the hat trick of medals they won earlier in the week at the Bayreuth Open in Germany.Hat-trick of medals for Britain at Bayreuth Para-table tennis Open
By James Crook
May 30 - Britain continued their recent medal-winning form at the Bayreuth Para table tennis Open in Germany, as Rob Davies added a silver medal to the bronze he won earlier this month in Slovenia, and Aaron McKibbin and Jane Campbell both took bronze.
May 30 - Britain continued their recent medal-winning form at the Bayreuth Para table tennis Open in Germany, as Rob Davies added a silver medal to the bronze he won earlier this month in Slovenia, and Aaron McKibbin and Jane Campbell both took bronze.British Paralympic table tennis star Davies takes gold at 2013 Slovakian Open
By Tom Degun
May 25 - Britain's Paralympic table tennis player Paul Davies has won the gold medal in the men's class 1 doubles event at the 2013 Slovakian Open to end the tournament on a high.
May 25 - Britain's Paralympic table tennis player Paul Davies has won the gold medal in the men's class 1 doubles event at the 2013 Slovakian Open to end the tournament on a high.Three medals for British table tennis players at Slovakian Open
By James Crook
May 23 - Paralympic bronze medallist Paul Davies has won silver in the class 1 event at the Slovakian Table Tennis Open, as fellow Britons Will Bayley and 18-year-old Jack Hunter-Spivey took bronze in their respective classes.
May 23 - Paralympic bronze medallist Paul Davies has won silver in the class 1 event at the Slovakian Table Tennis Open, as fellow Britons Will Bayley and 18-year-old Jack Hunter-Spivey took bronze in their respective classes.Para-table tennis star Bayley eyes hat-trick of gold medals at Slovakian Open
By James Crook
May 20 - London 2012 Paralympic table tennis silver medallist Will Bayley is aiming for his third gold medal of 2013 at the Slovakian Open, which is due to start on Wednesday (May 22).
May 20 - London 2012 Paralympic table tennis silver medallist Will Bayley is aiming for his third gold medal of 2013 at the Slovakian Open, which is due to start on Wednesday (May 22).London 2012 medallists take more gold for British table tennis squad at Slovenian Open
By Emily Goddard
May 11 - London 2012 medallists Aaron McKibbin and Paul Davies added to the British gold medal haul at the Slovenian Open as Paralympic silver medallist Will Bayley collected a team bronze having won singles gold won earlier in the week.
May 11 - London 2012 medallists Aaron McKibbin and Paul Davies added to the British gold medal haul at the Slovenian Open as Paralympic silver medallist Will Bayley collected a team bronze having won singles gold won earlier in the week.Bayley strikes gold again at Slovenian Open
By James Crook
May 9 - Britain's London 2012 Paralympic table tennis silver medallist Will Bayley defeated Egypt's Sayed Youssef in straight sets at the Slovenian Open to claim his second Class 7 gold medal of 2013.
May 9 - Britain's London 2012 Paralympic table tennis silver medallist Will Bayley defeated Egypt's Sayed Youssef in straight sets at the Slovenian Open to claim his second Class 7 gold medal of 2013.Britain’s Bayley takes gold at Lignano Para Table Tennis Open Championships
By James Crook
March 24 - London 2012 silver medallist Will Bayley went one better to take gold at the Lignano Para Table Tennis Open Championships as stars from last summer's Paralympics stole the show at the Adriatic coastal resort in Northern Italy.
March 24 - London 2012 silver medallist Will Bayley went one better to take gold at the Lignano Para Table Tennis Open Championships as stars from last summer's Paralympics stole the show at the Adriatic coastal resort in Northern Italy.Host of Paralympic medallists to compete at table tennis Lignano Masters Open
By James Crook
March 19 - Several London 2012 Paralympic table tennis medallists, including gold medal-winners Holger Nikelis of Germany and Anna-Carin Ahlquist of Sweden, will compete at the Lignano Masters Open, which gets underway today.
March 19 - Several London 2012 Paralympic table tennis medallists, including gold medal-winners Holger Nikelis of Germany and Anna-Carin Ahlquist of Sweden, will compete at the Lignano Masters Open, which gets underway today.More stories
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