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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
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.GB Taekwondo teams up with Cimac ahead of London 2012
By David Gold
October 2 - GB Taekwondo has announced a new partnership with Cimac to provide their academy and teams with Adidas suits, pads and protectors during the buildup to the London 2012 Olympic Games.
October 2 - GB Taekwondo has announced a new partnership with Cimac to provide their academy and teams with Adidas suits, pads and protectors during the buildup to the London 2012 Olympic Games.
Three departures confirmed from Taekwondo World Class Performance programme
By Emily Goddard
June 21 - Great Britain Performance Director Gary Hall has confirmed the resignations from the Taekwondo World Class Performance programme (WCPP) of 2010 European champion Aaron Cook (pictured), fellow GB Academy member Mahama Cho, and High Performance coach Nelson Miller.
June 21 - Great Britain Performance Director Gary Hall has confirmed the resignations from the Taekwondo World Class Performance programme (WCPP) of 2010 European champion Aaron Cook (pictured), fellow GB Academy member Mahama Cho, and High Performance coach Nelson Miller.
Gayle heads to Innsbruck on the comeback trail
By Emily Goddard
June 3 - Jordan Gayle returns to action in Austria this weekend, looking to put an injury-ridden 18 months behind him as he targets a place at next year's Olympic Games.
June 3 - Jordan Gayle returns to action in Austria this weekend, looking to put an injury-ridden 18 months behind him as he targets a place at next year's Olympic Games.
BOA and GB Taekwondo announce weight categories for British 2012 competitors
By David Gold
May 25 - The British Olympic Association (BOA) and GB Taekwondo have confirmed the weight categories in which British athletes will compete at next summer's London Olympic Games.
May 25 - The British Olympic Association (BOA) and GB Taekwondo have confirmed the weight categories in which British athletes will compete at next summer's London Olympic Games.
Harvey silver lining gives Britain fourth World Championship medal
May 6 - Michael Harvey won a silver medal after a courageous effort at the Taekwondo World Championship at the Gyeongju Arena in South Korea to take Britain's total to four.
Teenage sensation Jones takes silver on World Championships debut in South Korea
By Tom Degun
May 4 - Teenage taekwondo star Jade Jones (pictured right) showed exactly why she will be a strong medal prospect at the London 2012 Olympics after claiming a silver medal at the World Championships at the Gyeongju Arena in South Koreaon her debut at the event.
May 4 - Teenage taekwondo star Jade Jones (pictured right) showed exactly why she will be a strong medal prospect at the London 2012 Olympics after claiming a silver medal at the World Championships at the Gyeongju Arena in South Koreaon her debut at the event.
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- Emotional world taekwondo victory for Stevenson
- KPMG and GB Taekwondo extend partnership to 2012
- Sport Taekwondo opens for business at East Manchester Academy
- European Taekwondo Championships head for Manchester
- Stamper and Jones are Britian's golden wonders
- Sansum and Richards join elite GB taekwondo academy
- Walkden takes gold as GB taekwondo shines in Paris
- GB taekwondo squad aim to pass French test
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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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