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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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Australian wheelchair basketball star victim of robbery
Tuesday, 11 December 2012
December 11 - A rare ring given to Australia's wheelchair basketball team that competed at London 2012 has been stolen from the home of Shelley Chaplin. Police said offenders ransacked the Melbourne home of Chaplin, which she shares with team-mate Cobi Crispin, while they were both out.
The 28-year-old Chaplin, has represented Australia in the last three Paralympics.
She won a silver medal at Athens in 2004 and London 2012 and bronze at Beijing in 2008.
The golden ring was one of only 24 and was presented to the male and female wheelchair basketballers before the Games.
She has appealed to the burglars to return the ring.
"For four years I trained for the London Paralympics," said Chaplin.
"[The ring] was a gift from Basketball Australia to highlight that work...it means a lot to me.
"When I came into the house and realised we'd been robbed, I was most worried about my medal and it was still there, but the ring was missing."
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She has appealed to the burglars to return the ring.
"For four years I trained for the London Paralympics," said Chaplin.
"[The ring] was a gift from Basketball Australia to highlight that work...it means a lot to me.
"When I came into the house and realised we'd been robbed, I was most worried about my medal and it was still there, but the ring was missing."
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