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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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Aquatics
Double Olympian Simmonds makes the move to Bath
By Mike Rowbottom
October 31 - Double Olympian Lizzie Simmonds has moved her training base to British Swimming's Intensive Training Centre (ITC) at the University of Bath.
October 31 - Double Olympian Lizzie Simmonds has moved her training base to British Swimming's Intensive Training Centre (ITC) at the University of Bath.FINA ends doubts Barcelona will be able to host 2013 World Aquatics Championships
By Duncan Mackay at the World Trade Center in Moscow
October 31 - Fears Barcelona would be unable to host next year's FINA World Aquatics Championships because of the current economic crisis in Spain have eased after the world governing body held meetings with the country's Sports Minister Miguel Cardenal.
October 31 - Fears Barcelona would be unable to host next year's FINA World Aquatics Championships because of the current economic crisis in Spain have eased after the world governing body held meetings with the country's Sports Minister Miguel Cardenal.Kazan set for massive festival of aquatics as FINA unveil radical new plan for 2015 Championships
By Duncan Mackay at the World Trade Center in Moscow
October 30 - Kazan is set to host one of the largest sports events in history in 2015 when for the first time ever the FINA World Masters Championships will be held alongside the the main event.
October 30 - Kazan is set to host one of the largest sports events in history in 2015 when for the first time ever the FINA World Masters Championships will be held alongside the the main event. Asia set to host 2019 swimming World Championships
By Sara Evans
October 28 – FINA, the international governing body of swimming, has announced that China, Japan and South Korea will be bidding to host the 2019 World Championships.
October 28 – FINA, the international governing body of swimming, has announced that China, Japan and South Korea will be bidding to host the 2019 World Championships.Open water swimmer Payne relocates to Scotland returns to pool in bid to make Glasgow 2014
By Tom Degun
October 27 - Britain's double open water swimming world champion Keri-Anne Payne has relocated to Edinburgh and decided to return to the pool in a bid to make the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games.
October 27 - Britain's double open water swimming world champion Keri-Anne Payne has relocated to Edinburgh and decided to return to the pool in a bid to make the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games.Daley tops off top week for junior divers with platform gold
By Mike Rowbottom
October 15 - Tom Daley topped off the best week ever for Britain's divers at the 19th FINA World Junior Diving Championships in Adelaide with gold in the Boys A Platform event.
October 15 - Tom Daley topped off the best week ever for Britain's divers at the 19th FINA World Junior Diving Championships in Adelaide with gold in the Boys A Platform event.We'll provide the perfect test event for 2015 FINA World Championships, says 2013 Universiade chief
By Tom Degun
October 13 - Vladimir Leonov, director general of the 2013 Universiade in Kazan, believes the aquatics competition at his World University Games next year will be the perfect test event for the 2015 FINA World Championships that will take place in the Russian city two years' later.
October 13 - Vladimir Leonov, director general of the 2013 Universiade in Kazan, believes the aquatics competition at his World University Games next year will be the perfect test event for the 2015 FINA World Championships that will take place in the Russian city two years' later.Carry to carry on swimming no more
By Mike Rowbottom
October 12 - Double Commonwealth champion David Carry has announced his retirement from swimming after ending his career at the London 2012 Olympic Games.
October 12 - Double Commonwealth champion David Carry has announced his retirement from swimming after ending his career at the London 2012 Olympic Games.US Olympic swimming coach denies concealing information about sexual abuse
By Mike Rowbottom
October 11 - Former United States Olympic swimming coach Mark Schubert, in a court filing on Tuesday (October 9), denied allegations he concealed information about a sexually abusive coach or hired a private investigator to follow another US national team coach he said he suspected of having an inappropriate relationship with a female swimmer.
October 11 - Former United States Olympic swimming coach Mark Schubert, in a court filing on Tuesday (October 9), denied allegations he concealed information about a sexually abusive coach or hired a private investigator to follow another US national team coach he said he suspected of having an inappropriate relationship with a female swimmer.More stories
- Renshaw appointed as acting head coach of Loughborough ITC
- Daley and Laugher team up to earn second British gold at World Junior Diving Championships
- FINA Swimming World Cup gets underway in Dubai
- Barelli elected European Swimming Federation President
- Denmark to host 2013 European Short Course Swimming Championships
- Adlington surprised at being excluded from London 2012 review
- Exclusive: "We would love to hold World Championships in London" admits FINA chief
- Malmsten and Gwangju named as FINA World Aquatics Convention official partners
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The Ohuruogus and the Relphs are the latest representatives of generations of sporting siblings who have flourished together within international sport, Mike Rowbottom reports
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