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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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Tongan London 2012 flag bearer comes out as gay
By Duncan Mackay
May 7 - Swimmer Amini Fonua, who carried Tonga's flag at the Opening Ceremony of London 2012, is the latest top sportsman to come out as gay.
May 7 - Swimmer Amini Fonua, who carried Tonga's flag at the Opening Ceremony of London 2012, is the latest top sportsman to come out as gay.Swimming New Zealand hire British coach to guide them to Rio 2016
By Tom Degun
May 5 - Swimming New Zealand have hired former British coach David Lyles to lead their preparations for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.
May 5 - Swimming New Zealand have hired former British coach David Lyles to lead their preparations for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.Omaha named as host city for US Olympic swimming trials for third time
By James Crook
April 27 - Omaha will host the United States Olympic swimming trials for the third consecutive time after beating competition from San Antonio and St. Louis to secure the rights to host the event.
April 27 - Omaha will host the United States Olympic swimming trials for the third consecutive time after beating competition from San Antonio and St. Louis to secure the rights to host the event.Daley holds nerve to clinch gold at Diving World Series in Edinburgh
By James Crook
April 21 - Britain's Olympic bronze medallist Tom Daley held off a tough challenge from World Cup silver medallist Russia's Victor Minibaev to win gold in the 10-metre platform event at the FINA/Midea Diving World Series in front of a sell-out home crowd at the Royal Commonwealth Pool in Edinburgh.
April 21 - Britain's Olympic bronze medallist Tom Daley held off a tough challenge from World Cup silver medallist Russia's Victor Minibaev to win gold in the 10-metre platform event at the FINA/Midea Diving World Series in front of a sell-out home crowd at the Royal Commonwealth Pool in Edinburgh.Search for new British women’s water polo head coach underway as Fekete vacates role
By James Crook
April 19 - British Swimming are searching for a new women's water polo head coach as Hungarian head coach Szilveszter Fekete leaves the role following six years at the helm.
April 19 - British Swimming are searching for a new women's water polo head coach as Hungarian head coach Szilveszter Fekete leaves the role following six years at the helm.Australian swimmers fined for Olympic debacle - but avoid bans for now
By James Crook
April 19 - Members of the Australian men's 4x100 metres relay swimming team who admitted to "childish" behaviour while under the influence of a banned sedative at a pre-London 2012 training camp have been fined and handed deferred suspensions.
April 19 - Members of the Australian men's 4x100 metres relay swimming team who admitted to "childish" behaviour while under the influence of a banned sedative at a pre-London 2012 training camp have been fined and handed deferred suspensions.Olympic champion Manaudou unveiled as Speedo ambassador
By Emily Goddard
April 16 - Florent Manaudou, France's London 2012 50 metres freestyle swimming gold medallist, is the latest athlete to become the face of Speedo.
April 16 - Florent Manaudou, France's London 2012 50 metres freestyle swimming gold medallist, is the latest athlete to become the face of Speedo.USA Synchro names A-1 Awards as Official Awards Supplier
By Emily Goddard
April 16 - USA Synchro has named A-1 Awards as its Official Awards Supplier for its five national synchronised swimming events each year.
April 16 - USA Synchro has named A-1 Awards as its Official Awards Supplier for its five national synchronised swimming events each year.Fogg takes gold at Marathon Swimming World Cup in Mexico
By Tom Degun
April 14 - Britain's Daniel Fogg put in a superb display at the 2013 Marathon Swimming World Cup in Cozumel, Mexico, as he secured victory in the men's 10 kilometre open water event.
April 14 - Britain's Daniel Fogg put in a superb display at the 2013 Marathon Swimming World Cup in Cozumel, Mexico, as he secured victory in the men's 10 kilometre open water event.More stories
- Australian swimmers tipped by Coates to bounce back at Rio 2016
- Australia appoint former British Swimming head as new performance director
- Kazan Aquatics Palace set to open this week
- Armstrong pulls out of masters swimming event after FINA try to block him
- LEN executive director Szakadati resigns after ten years
- USA Synchro announce team for Kazan 2013 Universiade
- Swimming Australia turns to hockey for new chief executive
- AOC appoints top barrister to investigate Australian swim team's drug use at London 2012
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Last month's Boston Marathon bombings showed just how vulnerable some events can be to terrorist attacks but Helmut Spahn, executive director of the International Centre for Sport Security, claims that sharing information and early planning can help reduce the risk of such incidents in the future
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