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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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Canoeing
Female canoeist takes London 2012 to court claiming gender inequality in the sports programme
By Tom Degun at the Main Press Centre on the Olympic Park in London
July 20 - Samantha Rippington, an elite female canoeist from Reading, is set to launch a High Court challenge against London 2012 for what she claims is a refusal for the Organising Committee to carry out an equalities audit of the Olympic sports programme.
July 20 - Samantha Rippington, an elite female canoeist from Reading, is set to launch a High Court challenge against London 2012 for what she claims is a refusal for the Organising Committee to carry out an equalities audit of the Olympic sports programme.ICF Junior/Under-23 Canoe Slalom World Championships to host 27 competing nations
By Sara Evans
July 8 - More than 300 of the world's best young canoe slalom paddlers representing 27 nations will be on the Wisconsin River in Wausau, Wisconsin, United States, competing at the 2012 International Canoe Federation (ICF) Junior/Under-23 Canoe Slalom World Championships from July 10 to 15.
July 8 - More than 300 of the world's best young canoe slalom paddlers representing 27 nations will be on the Wisconsin River in Wausau, Wisconsin, United States, competing at the 2012 International Canoe Federation (ICF) Junior/Under-23 Canoe Slalom World Championships from July 10 to 15.GB Canoeing receives additional host nation place for London 2012
By Tom Degun
June 16 - Just over 24 hours after nine athletes were selected for Team GB to compete in the flat-water canoe sprint event at this summer's Olympics, it has emerged that the sport has received an additional host nation place for London 2012, with ten athletes now set to represent Britain in the sport at the Games.
June 16 - Just over 24 hours after nine athletes were selected for Team GB to compete in the flat-water canoe sprint event at this summer's Olympics, it has emerged that the sport has received an additional host nation place for London 2012, with ten athletes now set to represent Britain in the sport at the Games.Brabants to join GB's nine-strong flat-water canoe sprint team at London 2012
By Tom Degun at Eton Dorney
June 14 - Tim Brabants, who became Britain's most decorated sprint canoeist by winning gold in the men's K1 1,000 metres at the Beijing 2008 Olympics, will get the chance to defend his title after he was today named as one of nine athletes that will represent Team GB in the flat-water canoe sprint this summer here at the London 2012 venue.
June 14 - Tim Brabants, who became Britain's most decorated sprint canoeist by winning gold in the men's K1 1,000 metres at the Beijing 2008 Olympics, will get the chance to defend his title after he was today named as one of nine athletes that will represent Team GB in the flat-water canoe sprint this summer here at the London 2012 venue.Indication of future Olympic might as Russia dominate Canoe World Cup medal races
By Tom Degun
June 7 - Russia laid down a strong marker for the London 2012 Olympic Games as they dominated proceedings at the 2012 ICF Canoe Sprint World Cup on home soil in Moscow by medalling in almost every race despite cold and windy conditions throughout the competition.
June 7 - Russia laid down a strong marker for the London 2012 Olympic Games as they dominated proceedings at the 2012 ICF Canoe Sprint World Cup on home soil in Moscow by medalling in almost every race despite cold and windy conditions throughout the competition.Florence confirmed to compete at London 2012 as GB canoe team are named
By David Gold at Lee Valley White Water Centre
April 25 - The selection of five canoe slalom athletes, including Beijing 2008 silver medallist David Florence, to Team GB for London 2012 has been confirmed here today.
April 25 - The selection of five canoe slalom athletes, including Beijing 2008 silver medallist David Florence, to Team GB for London 2012 has been confirmed here today.Johnson takes US trials gold and secures third Games ticket
By David Gold
April 21 - Carrie Johnson (pictured) is going to her third Olympic Games this summer after she beat her 500 metres single kayak rivals at the United States flatwater sprint trials at Oklahoma City's City Boathouse District.
April 21 - Carrie Johnson (pictured) is going to her third Olympic Games this summer after she beat her 500 metres single kayak rivals at the United States flatwater sprint trials at Oklahoma City's City Boathouse District.US canoeists to race hard for two London 2012 places
By David Gold
April 20 - United States Canoe/Kayak could name its first Olympic athletes today when flatwater sprint trials take place in Oklahoma City at the City Boathouse District (pictured left).
April 20 - United States Canoe/Kayak could name its first Olympic athletes today when flatwater sprint trials take place in Oklahoma City at the City Boathouse District (pictured left).Florence to lead British canoe slalom team's medal bid at Olympics
By David Gold
April 15 - David Florence, who won silver in Beijing four years ago, will lead the British canoe slalom team in London this summer after making history by qualifying in both the C1 and C2 disciplines at the GB Canoeing trials at Lee Valley White Water Centre.
April 15 - David Florence, who won silver in Beijing four years ago, will lead the British canoe slalom team in London this summer after making history by qualifying in both the C1 and C2 disciplines at the GB Canoeing trials at Lee Valley White Water Centre.More stories
- British canoeing team targets triple medal haul at London 2012
- Brazilian is star of Pan American Canoe Slalom Championships but Canada tops medal table
- ICF launches specialist Integrated Sport Information System
- Australians secure Olympic spots at Oceania Canoe Slalom Championships
- Nigeria's Akinyemi qualifies for London 2012
- Kayaking legend Fischer targets London 2012 comeback at 50
- US and Canada whitewater slalom London 2012 trials set for Charlotte
- Ecuadorian named ICF Athlete of the Month
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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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