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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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The World Class Swimming Programme, one of the five aquatic disciplines, within British Swimming is seeking a successful leader to strategically manage the Sports Science and Sports Medicine (SSSM) programme.
Athletics
Olympic champion admits to using banned drugs to help him to victory
By Duncan Mackay
February 15 - Udo Beyer, one of history's most successful shot putters, has admitted that he used banned performance-enhancing drugs during his career but claimed that he still deserved the Olympic gold medal he won at Montreal in 1976.
February 15 - Udo Beyer, one of history's most successful shot putters, has admitted that he used banned performance-enhancing drugs during his career but claimed that he still deserved the Olympic gold medal he won at Montreal in 1976. Ian Stewart to take up new consultancy with Nova International's Great Run series
By Mike Rowbottom
February 9 - Ian Stewart, who parted company with UK Athletics in acrimonious circumstances at the beginning of this month, has been appointed as a consultant to Nova International's Great Run series.
February 9 - Ian Stewart, who parted company with UK Athletics in acrimonious circumstances at the beginning of this month, has been appointed as a consultant to Nova International's Great Run series.Leading stars given special tax exemption so they can compete at anniversary London 2012 meeting
By Duncan Mackay
February 7 - Top international athletes, including Usain Bolt, have been granted a "one-off" exemption by the Government so that they take part in the British Athletics London Grand Prix at the Olympic Stadium later this year.
February 7 - Top international athletes, including Usain Bolt, have been granted a "one-off" exemption by the Government so that they take part in the British Athletics London Grand Prix at the Olympic Stadium later this year.Stewart leaves UK Athletics amid angry scenes
By Mike Rowbottom
February 3 - Ian Stewart, the promoter of UK Athletics' main domestic events and head of the organisation's endurance running for five years until the position was taken over by John Nuttall, has left the organisation suddenly after a reported row.
February 3 - Ian Stewart, the promoter of UK Athletics' main domestic events and head of the organisation's endurance running for five years until the position was taken over by John Nuttall, has left the organisation suddenly after a reported row.New Balance sign up as sponsors of Athletics Ireland
By Mike Rowbottom
February 3 - Ireland's double European cross-country champion Fionnuala Britton was among the athletes modelling kit produced by New Balance at the Dublin launch event to mark the company's new position as the sponsor for Athletics Ireland in a multi-year deal.
February 3 - Ireland's double European cross-country champion Fionnuala Britton was among the athletes modelling kit produced by New Balance at the Dublin launch event to mark the company's new position as the sponsor for Athletics Ireland in a multi-year deal.Bolt's winning return to Virgin Media TV ad campaign
By Mike Rowbottom
February 2 - Usain Bolt, David Tennant and Sir Richard Branson have returned for Virgin Media's new multi-million pound advertising campaign following the ban imposed on a previous campaign last July by the Advertising Standards Agency.
February 2 - Usain Bolt, David Tennant and Sir Richard Branson have returned for Virgin Media's new multi-million pound advertising campaign following the ban imposed on a previous campaign last July by the Advertising Standards Agency.British Athletics re-brand seeking to engage new fans post-London 2012
By Mike Rowbottom
January 31 - UK Athletics is now operating under the new branding of British Athletics as it seeks to engage with new audiences inspired by London 2012.
January 31 - UK Athletics is now operating under the new branding of British Athletics as it seeks to engage with new audiences inspired by London 2012.Bring Back the Mile Announces Tour 2013
By Mike Rowbottom
January 29 - Bring Back the Mile, the group campaigning to bring the iconic distance back into the main athletics calendar, has announced an inaugural tour that will include 13 events all across the United States and an end-of-the-year gala.
January 29 - Bring Back the Mile, the group campaigning to bring the iconic distance back into the main athletics calendar, has announced an inaugural tour that will include 13 events all across the United States and an end-of-the-year gala.Kalmadi chairs Asian Athletics Association meeting despite corruption charges
By Duncan Mackay
January 27 - Suresh Kalmadi is at the centre of a new controversy after he chaired a meeting of the Asian Athletics Association (AAA) Executive Council in New Delhi, which was attended by International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) President Lamine Diack.
January 27 - Suresh Kalmadi is at the centre of a new controversy after he chaired a meeting of the Asian Athletics Association (AAA) Executive Council in New Delhi, which was attended by International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) President Lamine Diack. More stories
- Holmes says her hopes have been "surpassed" as On Camp With Kelly scheme ends
- Olympic champion Kiprotich returns to do battle with Kenyans at 2013 Virgin London Marathon
- Olympic Stadium to host Diamond League event to celebrate first anniversary of London 2012
- Athletics Canada fires top coaches after London 2012 medal disappointment
- Spanish Athletics Federation suffers 25 per cent cut in budget
- Mara Yamauchi, Britain's Olympic marathon runner, retires
- Mile mania set to hit capital as new event launched to build on London 2012 legacy
- Mexican Olympic silver medallist shot in the head dies
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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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