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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
Australian swimmers tipped by Coates to bounce back at Rio 2016
By Duncan Mackay
April 12 - Australia's swimmers have been backed by John Coates, President of the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) to put their troubles behind them and bounce back as a major force at Rio 2016.
April 12 - Australia's swimmers have been backed by John Coates, President of the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) to put their troubles behind them and bounce back as a major force at Rio 2016.Australia appoint former British Swimming head as new performance director
By James Crook
April 9 - Crisis-hit Swimming Australia kick-started their recovery attempts following their disastrous London 2012 campaign as they announced the appointment of former British Head of Swimming Michael Scott as their new high performance director.
April 9 - Crisis-hit Swimming Australia kick-started their recovery attempts following their disastrous London 2012 campaign as they announced the appointment of former British Head of Swimming Michael Scott as their new high performance director.Kazan Aquatics Palace set to open this week
By James Crook
April 8 - Kazan's $115 million (£75 million/€90 million) Aquatics Palace, due to host events at the 2013 Summer Universiade and the 2015 FINA World Aquatics Championships, is due to open this Friday (April 12).
April 8 - Kazan's $115 million (£75 million/€90 million) Aquatics Palace, due to host events at the 2013 Summer Universiade and the 2015 FINA World Aquatics Championships, is due to open this Friday (April 12).Armstrong pulls out of masters swimming event after FINA try to block him
By Duncan Mackay
April 4 - Lance Armstrong has withdrawn from a masters swimming event this weekend after the sport's world governing body FINA moved to block his participation.
April 4 - Lance Armstrong has withdrawn from a masters swimming event this weekend after the sport's world governing body FINA moved to block his participation.LEN executive director Szakadati resigns after ten years
By Emily Goddard
April 2 - Laszlo Szakadati has stepped down as executive director of LEN, the European governing body for aquatic sports affiliated to the International Aquatics Federation (FINA), after ten years in the position on what the organisation calls a "mutual agreement".
April 2 - Laszlo Szakadati has stepped down as executive director of LEN, the European governing body for aquatic sports affiliated to the International Aquatics Federation (FINA), after ten years in the position on what the organisation calls a "mutual agreement".USA Synchro announce team for Kazan 2013 Universiade
By James Crook
March 26 - USA Synchro have announced their swimming team that will compete at the 2013 Universiade in the Russian city of Kazan in July this year, including eight members of the Stanford University squad that were recently crowned national champions.
March 26 - USA Synchro have announced their swimming team that will compete at the 2013 Universiade in the Russian city of Kazan in July this year, including eight members of the Stanford University squad that were recently crowned national champions.Swimming Australia turns to hockey for new chief executive
By Duncan Mackay
March 21 - Swimming Australia's new chief executive is set to be Mark Anderson, replacing Kevin Neil, who resigned last November following the poor performance at London 2012.
March 21 - Swimming Australia's new chief executive is set to be Mark Anderson, replacing Kevin Neil, who resigned last November following the poor performance at London 2012.AOC appoints top barrister to investigate Australian swim team's drug use at London 2012
By Duncan Mackay
March 8 - Leading Sydney barrister Bret Walker will head the Australian Olympic Committee's (AOC) investigation into drug use within the country's swimming team at London 2012, it was announced today.
March 8 - Leading Sydney barrister Bret Walker will head the Australian Olympic Committee's (AOC) investigation into drug use within the country's swimming team at London 2012, it was announced today.FINA extends agreement with water polo ball supplier Mikasa to 2016
By Emily Goddard
March 7 - The International Aquatics Federation (FINA) has extended its deal with its exclusive supplier of water polo balls, Mikasa Corporation of Japan, through to 2016.
March 7 - The International Aquatics Federation (FINA) has extended its deal with its exclusive supplier of water polo balls, Mikasa Corporation of Japan, through to 2016.More stories
- British Swimming unveil Thompson as new women’s water polo performance director
- Great Scottish Swim 2013 moved from Strathclyde Loch over pollution fears
- Australian Olympic swimming team could lose funding after admitting to using banned substance
- Edinburgh named to host FINA/Midea Diving World Series
- Australia Swimming appoints top rugby official to carry out investigation into London 2012 allegations
- Failure of Australian swimmers at London 2012 down to "toxic culture" review claims
- Double Olympic gold medallist calls time on swimming career at 23
- Furniss and Spice chosen to lead British Swimming to Rio 2016
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Denmark's Poul-Erik Høyer is the only non-Asian badminton player ever to win an Olympic gold medal, giving him a unique place in the sport's history. He is now set to become the first European President of the Badminton World Federation for 20 years with the aim of uniting the two continents, as he tells James Crook in this exclusive interview
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