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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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Wheelchair Curling
Canada tops world wheelchair curling rankings after securing world title
By Emily Goddard
February 26 - Canada has topped the World Curling Federation's (WCF) wheelchair curling rankings thanks to their world title winning performance at the 2013 World Wheelchair Curling Championship in Russia.
February 26 - Canada has topped the World Curling Federation's (WCF) wheelchair curling rankings thanks to their world title winning performance at the 2013 World Wheelchair Curling Championship in Russia.Armstrong puts drugs ban behind him to claim third world title
By Duncan Mackay
February 23 - Jim Armstrong skipped Canada as they today won the World Wheelchair Curling Championships in Sochi, an event he at one time feared he would miss because of a doping ban.
February 23 - Jim Armstrong skipped Canada as they today won the World Wheelchair Curling Championships in Sochi, an event he at one time feared he would miss because of a doping ban.Exclusive: Curling President confident ahead of World Wheelchair Championship in Sochi
By Emily Goddard
February 15 - Kate Caithness, President of the World Curling Federation (WCF), has claimed that the sport's preparations for the Sochi 2014 Winter Games are "well on schedule" ahead of its first event, which gets underway tomorrow in the Russian city.
February 15 - Kate Caithness, President of the World Curling Federation (WCF), has claimed that the sport's preparations for the Sochi 2014 Winter Games are "well on schedule" ahead of its first event, which gets underway tomorrow in the Russian city.Norway and Finland qualify for 2013 World Wheelchair Curling Championship
By Emily Goddard
November 14 - Norway and Finland have qualified for the 2013 World Wheelchair Curling Championship following the final day of play at the qualification tournament.
November 14 - Norway and Finland have qualified for the 2013 World Wheelchair Curling Championship following the final day of play at the qualification tournament.Wheelchair curling teams aim for World Championship qualification in Finland
By Mike Rowbottom
November 2 - Two places at next year's World Wheelchair Curling Championships in Sochi are the prize on offer this weekend at the qualification tournament in Finland.
November 2 - Two places at next year's World Wheelchair Curling Championships in Sochi are the prize on offer this weekend at the qualification tournament in Finland.Canadian Paralympic gold medallist eligible to compete again after doping ban cut
By Duncan Mackay
September 29 - Canada's Paralympic curling gold medallist Jim Armstrong has been declared elgible to compete again after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) cut an 18 months drugs ban to just six.
September 29 - Canada's Paralympic curling gold medallist Jim Armstrong has been declared elgible to compete again after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) cut an 18 months drugs ban to just six. Curler suspended after failing drug test
By David Gold
March 16 - Jim Armstrong (pictured) has been given an 18 month suspension by the World Curling Federation (WCF) after he tested positive for Tamoxifen, just a year after he was fined for selling counterfeit drugs.
March 16 - Jim Armstrong (pictured) has been given an 18 month suspension by the World Curling Federation (WCF) after he tested positive for Tamoxifen, just a year after he was fined for selling counterfeit drugs.Russia's wheelchair curling skip Slesarenko crowned IPC Athlete of the Month
By Tom Degun
March 8 - Russia's wheelchair curling team captain Oksana Slesarenko (pictured) has been voted February's International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Athlete of the Month, topping an all-female shortlist which was composed to celebrate International Women's Day today.
March 8 - Russia's wheelchair curling team captain Oksana Slesarenko (pictured) has been voted February's International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Athlete of the Month, topping an all-female shortlist which was composed to celebrate International Women's Day today.Russians beat hosts to claim World Wheelchair Curling Championship
By Tom Degun
February 25 - Russia have claimed victory at the 2012 World Wheelchair Curling Championships in Chuncheon by emphatically defeating hosts South Korea 9-1 in a very one sided final.
February 25 - Russia have claimed victory at the 2012 World Wheelchair Curling Championships in Chuncheon by emphatically defeating hosts South Korea 9-1 in a very one sided final.More stories
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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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