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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
British quartet make it through to Modern Pentathlon European Championship final
By Mike Rowbottom
July 29 - Britain will have four women in Sunday's (July 31) final of the Modern Pentathlon European Championships in Kent, where the top-eight finishers will achieve the London 2012 qualification standard.
July 29 - Britain will have four women in Sunday's (July 31) final of the Modern Pentathlon European Championships in Kent, where the top-eight finishers will achieve the London 2012 qualification standard.
Exclusive: Laser shooting problems have turned modern pentathlon into a lottery, claims Weale
By Mike Rowbottom
July 29 - British pentathlete Sam Weale claims persistent technical problems with the laser shooting system controversially introduced to top-level competition this year have turned his sport into a "lottery" which is putting the Olympic ambitions of athletes at risk.
July 29 - British pentathlete Sam Weale claims persistent technical problems with the laser shooting system controversially introduced to top-level competition this year have turned his sport into a "lottery" which is putting the Olympic ambitions of athletes at risk.
Cooke starts with a bigger splash at European Modern Pentathlon Championships
By Mike Rowbottom
July 28 - Britain's Jamie Cooke made a stunning start to his European Championships campaign today by smashing his own world record for the modern pentathlon 200 metres freestyle.
July 28 - Britain's Jamie Cooke made a stunning start to his European Championships campaign today by smashing his own world record for the modern pentathlon 200 metres freestyle.
Spence misses adding second British medal in Olympic test event
By Mike Rowbottom
July 11 - Mhairi Spence (pictured) narrowly missed out on adding a second medal to the one won the previous day by her British team-mate Nick Woodbridge in the Modern Pentathlon World Cup final in London, the Olympic test event.
July 11 - Mhairi Spence (pictured) narrowly missed out on adding a second medal to the one won the previous day by her British team-mate Nick Woodbridge in the Modern Pentathlon World Cup final in London, the Olympic test event.
Bronze for Woodbridge and world record for Cooke in Olympic test event
By Mike Rowbottom
July 9 - Nick Woodbridge made the most of the Olympic test event in London by becoming the first British man to win a World Cup Final medal, while his 20-year-old team mate Jamie Cooke, who eventually finished ninth, broke his own modern pentathlon world record for the swim.
July 9 - Nick Woodbridge made the most of the Olympic test event in London by becoming the first British man to win a World Cup Final medal, while his 20-year-old team mate Jamie Cooke, who eventually finished ninth, broke his own modern pentathlon world record for the swim.
Cooke moves closer to London 2012 qualification
By Mike Rowbottom
May 31 - Jamie Cooke, Britain's 20-year-old modern pentathlete, has moved a step nearer to competing at the London 2012 Games by qualifying to compete at his first World Cup final.
May 31 - Jamie Cooke, Britain's 20-year-old modern pentathlete, has moved a step nearer to competing at the London 2012 Games by qualifying to compete at his first World Cup final.
Spence and Prentice to compete at Hungary World Cup
By Mike Rowbottom
May 3 - Mhairi Spence (pictured) and Freyja Prentice, already medallists in this year's modern pentathlon World Cup series, will both compete at the third World Cup of the year in Hungary next week.
May 3 - Mhairi Spence (pictured) and Freyja Prentice, already medallists in this year's modern pentathlon World Cup series, will both compete at the third World Cup of the year in Hungary next week.
Bronze for Prentice as hardwork pays off
By Mike Rowbottom
April 16 - Freyja Prentice won the first modern pentathlon World Cup medal of her career today when she took bronze at Sassari in Italy despite having had her preparations undermined by a succession of chest infections.
April 16 - Freyja Prentice won the first modern pentathlon World Cup medal of her career today when she took bronze at Sassari in Italy despite having had her preparations undermined by a succession of chest infections.
Moscow steps in again as replacement - this time for modern pentathlon
By Duncan Mackay
March 26 - Moscow will host this year's Modern Pentathlon World Championships after Cairo dropped out because of the recent political instability in Egypt, it has been announced.
March 26 - Moscow will host this year's Modern Pentathlon World Championships after Cairo dropped out because of the recent political instability in Egypt, it has been announced.
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- Egypt crisis forces cancellation of modern pentathlon World Cup event
- Austin the high flier put in charge of Pentathlon GB’s Olympic mission
- Pentathlon GB agrees three-year deal to use Vanquish online performance platform
- Weale claims BOA modern pentathlon Olympic Athlete award
- Pentathlon GB begin advertising for new chief executive
- Exclusive: Peter's the new King of British modern pentathlon
- Exclusive: Bartu hits out at London 2012 laser gun confusion
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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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