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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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Tennis
Injury forces Nadal to give up hope of second tennis Olympic gold at London 2012
By Tom Degun at the Main Press Centre on the Olympic Park in London
July 19 - Spanish tennis star Rafael Nadal, the Beijing 2008 men's singles champion, will not get the chance to defend his crown at London 2012 after being forced to pull out of the Games because of a knee injury.
July 19 - Spanish tennis star Rafael Nadal, the Beijing 2008 men's singles champion, will not get the chance to defend his crown at London 2012 after being forced to pull out of the Games because of a knee injury.Olympics made me a "changed man", says Federer
By Andrew Warshaw
June 25 - Swiss tennis star Roger Federer says competing in the Olympics made him a "changed man" and he cannot wait to appear in his fourth Games at London 2012.
June 25 - Swiss tennis star Roger Federer says competing in the Olympics made him a "changed man" and he cannot wait to appear in his fourth Games at London 2012.I'll be very motivated at Wimbledon, says Murray after being selected for Team GB
By Andrew Warshaw at the All England Club in Wimbledon
June 21 - Andy Murray may still be awaiting his first Grand Slam tennis title but the 25-year-old Scot says winning Olympic gold for Team GB would rank just as highly in terms of prestige and achievement.
June 21 - Andy Murray may still be awaiting his first Grand Slam tennis title but the 25-year-old Scot says winning Olympic gold for Team GB would rank just as highly in terms of prestige and achievement.Nalbandian disqualified in Queen's final after kicking line judge
By Tom Degun
June 17 - There was major controversy at Queen's, the prestigious tennis tournament that is this year acting as the warm-up event to Wimbledon and the London 2012 Olympic Games, after Argentinian tennis star David Nalbandian was disqualified from the final after injuring a line judge by kicking an advertising board into his shin.
June 17 - There was major controversy at Queen's, the prestigious tennis tournament that is this year acting as the warm-up event to Wimbledon and the London 2012 Olympic Games, after Argentinian tennis star David Nalbandian was disqualified from the final after injuring a line judge by kicking an advertising board into his shin.Safina tips Sharapova for London 2012 tennis honours and urges media to "support" Murray
By Mike Rowbottom at Grosvenor House Mansions in London
April 24 - Dinara Safina, Russia's former world number one tennis player and silver medallist from Beijing 2008, has tipped her compatriot Maria Sharapova to maintain the country's domination of the event at London 2012, where the tennis will be played on the grass courts of Wimbledon.
April 24 - Dinara Safina, Russia's former world number one tennis player and silver medallist from Beijing 2008, has tipped her compatriot Maria Sharapova to maintain the country's domination of the event at London 2012, where the tennis will be played on the grass courts of Wimbledon.Sport England chair Richard Lewis appointed chief executive at Wimbledon
By Tom Degun
April 13 - Richard Lewis (pictured), the chairman of the Rugby Football League (RFL) and Sport England, has been appointed as the new chief executive at Wimbledon.
April 13 - Richard Lewis (pictured), the chairman of the Rugby Football League (RFL) and Sport England, has been appointed as the new chief executive at Wimbledon.Djokovic and Nadal lined up for charity battle in Spain's Bernebéu
By David Gold
April 12 - The world's top two tennis players, Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal, are to resume their rivalry on the turf at Real Madrid's Bernabéu stadium on July 14 in a special charity match, the Spanish football giant has announced.
April 12 - The world's top two tennis players, Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal, are to resume their rivalry on the turf at Real Madrid's Bernabéu stadium on July 14 in a special charity match, the Spanish football giant has announced."Tennis at the Olympics has become a big deal," insists British star Murray
By Andrew Warshaw
April 11 - Andy Murray, the world's fourth-ranked tennis player, has said that winning the Olympic gold medal at London 2012 will be just as great an achievement as clinching Britain's first men's Grand Slam title for 76 years.
April 11 - Andy Murray, the world's fourth-ranked tennis player, has said that winning the Olympic gold medal at London 2012 will be just as great an achievement as clinching Britain's first men's Grand Slam title for 76 years.We can claim victory at London 2012, says British tennis duo Hutchins and Fleming
By David Gold
February 13 - British tennis hopes may seem forever focused on Andy Murray, but the improving Ross Hutchins (pictured left) and Colin Fleming (right) doubles partnership have told insidethegames that they can serve their way to victory at the London 2012 Olympic Games.
February 13 - British tennis hopes may seem forever focused on Andy Murray, but the improving Ross Hutchins (pictured left) and Colin Fleming (right) doubles partnership have told insidethegames that they can serve their way to victory at the London 2012 Olympic Games.More stories
- Three week gap between Wimbledon and Olympic tennis tournament is enough, says Baltacha
- Novak Djokovic and Yani Tseng named Athletes of the Year
- BBC will remain the TV home of Wimbledon until at least 2017
- Henman wages uncharacteristic war against closure of golf and tennis centre
- Australian Open announces record prize money
- MATCH named as FFT hospitality partner
- Top tennis players and celebrities celebrate start of 125th Wimbledon Championship
- MP & Silva win European broadcast distribution rights for French Open from EBU
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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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