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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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Modern Pentathlon
Italy's De Luca sprints away with Modern Pentathlon European gold
By Mike Rowbottom
July 7 - Riccardo De Luca laid down a strong Olympic marker in the last big modern pentathlon event before the London Games get underway as he made up a 10 seconds deficit in the final run/shoot to outpace two Hungarian rivals and earn the European title in the steamy heat of Sofia, Bulgaria.
July 7 - Riccardo De Luca laid down a strong Olympic marker in the last big modern pentathlon event before the London Games get underway as he made up a 10 seconds deficit in the final run/shoot to outpace two Hungarian rivals and earn the European title in the steamy heat of Sofia, Bulgaria.Lithuania's Asadauskaite wins 2012 European modern pentathlon crown
By Mike Rowbottom
July 6 - Lithuania's Laura Asadauskaite (pictured left) produced the ideal warm-up for the London Olympics as she won the European Modern Pentathlon title in Sofia, Bulgaria – but the world number one denied she was a favourite to take gold at the Games.
July 6 - Lithuania's Laura Asadauskaite (pictured left) produced the ideal warm-up for the London Olympics as she won the European Modern Pentathlon title in Sofia, Bulgaria – but the world number one denied she was a favourite to take gold at the Games.Last round of Olympic selections for modern pentathletes leaves six women chasing three places
By Mike Rowbottom
June 17 - Seven male and six female modern pentathletes have been added to the London 2012 after the second round of Olympic qualification announced by the sport's international body, the UIPM.
June 17 - Seven male and six female modern pentathletes have been added to the London 2012 after the second round of Olympic qualification announced by the sport's international body, the UIPM.Silver for Britain's French behind Kovacs at modern pentathlon Euro Junior Championships
By Mike Rowbottom
June 11 - Britain's Kate French took silver at the Modern Pentathlon European Junior Championships in Hungary when she finished 25 seconds behind the host nation's Sarolta Kovacs, the reigning world junior champion.
June 11 - Britain's Kate French took silver at the Modern Pentathlon European Junior Championships in Hungary when she finished 25 seconds behind the host nation's Sarolta Kovacs, the reigning world junior champion.Fab four named as Team GB's London 2012 modern pentathletes
By Tom Degun at the Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich
June 8 - Four of Britain's top modern pentathlon stars have booked their spots at the London 2012 Olympics after the British Olympic Association (BOA) announced here that Mhairi Spence, Samantha Murray, Nick Woodbridge and Sam Weale have all been officially selected to represent Team GB at the Games.
June 8 - Four of Britain's top modern pentathlon stars have booked their spots at the London 2012 Olympics after the British Olympic Association (BOA) announced here that Mhairi Spence, Samantha Murray, Nick Woodbridge and Sam Weale have all been officially selected to represent Team GB at the Games.Chloe Esposito follows in father's footsteps with Olympic selection for London 2012
By Mike Rowbottom
June 7 - Chloe Esposito, selected along with Ed Fernon for Australia's 2012 Olympic modern pentathlon team, will be following in her father's footsteps when she competes in London this summer.
June 7 - Chloe Esposito, selected along with Ed Fernon for Australia's 2012 Olympic modern pentathlon team, will be following in her father's footsteps when she competes in London this summer.Bittersweet silver for Fell as Adauskaite takes modern pentathlon World Cup
By Mike Rowbottom
May 26 - Laura Asadauskaite (pictured) of Lithuania established herself as the new modern pentathlon world number one as she won gold in the World Cup Final in Chengdu, China, finishing just ahead of Britain's Olympic silver medallist Heather Fell.
May 26 - Laura Asadauskaite (pictured) of Lithuania established herself as the new modern pentathlon world number one as she won gold in the World Cup Final in Chengdu, China, finishing just ahead of Britain's Olympic silver medallist Heather Fell.Third-time-lucky Lesun finally lands modern pentathlon world crown
By Mike Rowbottom
May 13 - Russia's Aleksander Lesun ended his silver streak at the World Modern Pentathlon Championships by striking gold in Rome ahead of compatriot Andrey Moiseev, the Olympic double gold medallist and defending champion.
May 13 - Russia's Aleksander Lesun ended his silver streak at the World Modern Pentathlon Championships by striking gold in Rome ahead of compatriot Andrey Moiseev, the Olympic double gold medallist and defending champion.British pair book London 2012 places with gold and bronze at modern pentathlon World Championships
By Mike Rowbottom
May 12 - Mhairi Spence (pictured), who missed out on selection for the Beijing 2008 Olympics, booked her place at London 2012 with an extraordinary victory in the World Modern Pentathlon Championships in Rome, and her team-mate Samantha Murray, who has rocketed up the world rankings this year, laid claim to the second individual place open to Britain's women by taking bronze.
May 12 - Mhairi Spence (pictured), who missed out on selection for the Beijing 2008 Olympics, booked her place at London 2012 with an extraordinary victory in the World Modern Pentathlon Championships in Rome, and her team-mate Samantha Murray, who has rocketed up the world rankings this year, laid claim to the second individual place open to Britain's women by taking bronze.More stories
- Shock as Ukraine's Victoria Tereshuk misses out on World Championship final place
- Modern pentathlon to push for mixed relay at 2016 Olympics after Ukraine strike world gold again
- Historic first gold for South Korea at modern pentathlon World Championships in Rome
- Classy Schöneborn earns Germany last-gasp modern pentathlon gold
- Exclusive: Pentathlete Katy Livingston on how her Olympic hopes stalled on a horse
- Teenager Shugarov brings "home" World Cup glory to Rostov as folkhero Moiseev falters
- Murray wins first World Cup medal with bronze as Prokopenko takes gold
- Benedetti and Cazé feast on modern pentathlon World Cup spoils in Hungary
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