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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 archery star Tyack leads the field at Oceania Olympic qualifiers
Saturday, 07 January 2012
January 7 - Ryan Tyack (pictured) led the Australian archery squad in dominating at the Oceania Olympic qualifying tournament, held in Masterton, New Zealand. Tyack claimed the men's individual event, scoring 674 points in windy conditions, finishing ahead of compatriot Taylor Worth and Matt Gray.
Alice Ingley, Elisa Barnard and Odette Snazelle also claimed victories in the women's competition to continue Australia's dominance.
Australia will now have at least one competitor in both men's and women's competitions for the London 2012 Olympic Games.
They have a final chance to qualify in the team competition in Ogden, Utah at a World Cup event in June, where the archers selected for London will be finalised.
Coach Jim Park said: "Ryan Tyack's score was particularly good.
"A score of 674 was a world-class effort in those conditions.
"We were the favourites to lock down those Olympic spots, but you've still got to get the job done because surprising things can happen."
Fiji and Samoa also grabbed Olympic spots after finishing fourth in the men's and women's competitions respectively, with the hosts New Zealand opting not to compete.
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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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