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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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Taekwondo
GB taekwondo hopefuls launch tickets for European Championships
By David Gold
February 28 - British taekwondo hopefuls Bianca Walkden and Michael Harvey (pictured) have backed the ticket launch for the European Championships which take place in Manchester this May.
February 28 - British taekwondo hopefuls Bianca Walkden and Michael Harvey (pictured) have backed the ticket launch for the European Championships which take place in Manchester this May.Stevenson's London 2012 bid in jeopardy after knee injury
By Mike Rowbottom
February 9 - Briton Sarah Stevenson's Olympic hopes have been set back by a knee injury which required surgery this week, it has been revealed.
February 9 - Briton Sarah Stevenson's Olympic hopes have been set back by a knee injury which required surgery this week, it has been revealed.Martin Stamper named GB taekwondo Athlete of the Year
By Tom Degun
December 20 - Martin Stamper (pictured right) has received a boost heading into the London 2012 Olympics after being named as the GB taekwondo Athlete of the Year following a stellar 12 months that has seen him lose just twice in 29 fights.
December 20 - Martin Stamper (pictured right) has received a boost heading into the London 2012 Olympics after being named as the GB taekwondo Athlete of the Year following a stellar 12 months that has seen him lose just twice in 29 fights.Double medal success for GB taekwondo team at French Open
By Tom Degun
December 14 - The GB taekwondo team put in a superb display at the French Open in Paris as they picked up two medals with Martin Stamper (pictured left) taking silver in the men's -68kg category and Jade Jones (right) securing bronze in the women's -57kg category.
December 14 - The GB taekwondo team put in a superb display at the French Open in Paris as they picked up two medals with Martin Stamper (pictured left) taking silver in the men's -68kg category and Jade Jones (right) securing bronze in the women's -57kg category.Sarah Stevenson claims Sunday Times Sportswomen of the Year gong
By Mike Rowbottom
December 10 - Sarah Stevenson (pictured right), one of several controversial omissions last week from the all-male shortlist of 10 for this year's BBC Sports Personality of the Year award, has been voted The Sunday Times Sportswomen of the Year.
December 10 - Sarah Stevenson (pictured right), one of several controversial omissions last week from the all-male shortlist of 10 for this year's BBC Sports Personality of the Year award, has been voted The Sunday Times Sportswomen of the Year.Taekwondo Olympic test event draws to a successful close at the ExCel
By Tom Degun
December 4 - The London 2012 Olympic test event, the Taekwondo International Invitational, has drawn to a successful conclusion after a total of 60 athletes from 18 countries took part in the event.
December 4 - The London 2012 Olympic test event, the Taekwondo International Invitational, has drawn to a successful conclusion after a total of 60 athletes from 18 countries took part in the event.Exclusive: Sarah Stevenson going for London 2012 gold in tribute to her late parents
By Mike Rowbottom
November 6 - Sarah Stevenson (pictured), Britain's taekwondo world champion and Olympic medallist, will seek gold at London 2012 as a tribute to her father and mother, Roy and Diana, who died within three months of each other this year.
November 6 - Sarah Stevenson (pictured), Britain's taekwondo world champion and Olympic medallist, will seek gold at London 2012 as a tribute to her father and mother, Roy and Diana, who died within three months of each other this year."Saddest day" of Stevenson's life as her mother dies
By Mike Rowbottom
October 28 - Sarah Stevenson (pictured), Great Britain's world welterweight taekwondo champion, has announced that she has lost her mother, Diana, to cancer, just three months after her father, Roy, died of a brain tumour.
October 28 - Sarah Stevenson (pictured), Great Britain's world welterweight taekwondo champion, has announced that she has lost her mother, Diana, to cancer, just three months after her father, Roy, died of a brain tumour.Chinese taekwondo chief arrested on corruption charges
By David Gold
October 27 - China's taekwondo chief Zhao Lei has been detained on suspicion of corruption, it has been reported.
October 27 - China's taekwondo chief Zhao Lei has been detained on suspicion of corruption, it has been reported.More stories
- GB Taekwondo teams up with Cimac ahead of London 2012
- Three departures confirmed from Taekwondo World Class Performance programme
- Gayle heads to Innsbruck on the comeback trail
- BOA and GB Taekwondo announce weight categories for British 2012 competitors
- Harvey silver lining gives Britain fourth World Championship medal
- Teenage sensation Jones takes silver on World Championships debut in South Korea
- Emotional world taekwondo victory for Stevenson
- KPMG and GB Taekwondo extend partnership to 2012
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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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