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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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Djokovic named Balkan Athlete of the Year
Saturday, 02 February 2013
February 2 - World number one tennis player Novak Djokovic has been named as the Balkan Athlete of the Year for the second consecutive year in a poll directed by the Bulgarian News Agency, BTA. Djokovic won the Australian Open in 2012, defeating Rafael Nadal in the final, and also reached the final of the French Open but was defeated on this occasion by the Spaniard.
The 25-year-old won the sixth Grand Slam title of his career at the Australian Open last Sunday (January 27) beating Britain's Andy Murray in the final.
Novak Djokovic has been voted as the Balkan Athlete of the Year for the second consecutive year following his Australian Open win in 2012Djokovic defeated two London 2012 Olympic champions to win the award.
In second place was Asli Cakir Alptekin of Turkey, who won the women's 1500 metres, and third-placed was women's discus gold-medallist, Sandra Perkovic of Croatia.
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