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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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Wrestling
Mystery as Iranian wrestlers quit US to fly home
By Duncan Mackay
May 19 - Iran have cut short a trip to the United States which was supposed to help showcase wrestling's campaign to stay in the Olympics and flown home abruptly.
May 19 - Iran have cut short a trip to the United States which was supposed to help showcase wrestling's campaign to stay in the Olympics and flown home abruptly. Lalovic officially elected President of FILA as wrestling begins modernisation process
By Duncan Mackay
May 18 - Serbia's Nenad Lalovic has been officially elected as the new President of International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles (FILA), as part of the Extraordinary Congress held today at the Ritz-Carlton hotel in Moscow.
May 18 - Serbia's Nenad Lalovic has been officially elected as the new President of International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles (FILA), as part of the Extraordinary Congress held today at the Ritz-Carlton hotel in Moscow.Former FILA President loses CAS appeal to stop Moscow Congress
By Duncan Mackay
May 10 - A late attempt by former International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles (FILA) head Raphaël Martinetti to nullify the election of acting President Nenad Lalović and stop the world governing body from meeting in Moscow on May 18 has been dismissed by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).
May 10 - A late attempt by former International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles (FILA) head Raphaël Martinetti to nullify the election of acting President Nenad Lalović and stop the world governing body from meeting in Moscow on May 18 has been dismissed by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).More women's weights set to be added as wrestling continues to scrap for Olympic future
By Duncan Mackay
May 9 - Wrestling plans to add two weight classes for women as it attempts to save its place on the Olympic programme after Rio 2016.
May 9 - Wrestling plans to add two weight classes for women as it attempts to save its place on the Olympic programme after Rio 2016.USA and Iran wrestling teams to meet each other as part of campaign to save Olympics status
By Tom Degun
May 6 - An international match bewteen the United States and Iran is due to take place at the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena this month as part of the campaign to keep the sport in the Olympic Games.
May 6 - An international match bewteen the United States and Iran is due to take place at the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena this month as part of the campaign to keep the sport in the Olympic Games.Wrestling hires international consulting firm to help save Olympic place
By Duncan Mackay
April 18 - International management firm TSE Consulting have been appointed by the International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles (FILA) to develop a strategic plan, which it hopes will help retain its place on the Olympic programme.
April 18 - International management firm TSE Consulting have been appointed by the International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles (FILA) to develop a strategic plan, which it hopes will help retain its place on the Olympic programme.UFC joins forces with wrestling to help campaign to keep it in Olympics
By Duncan Mackay
April 11 - Wrestling has formed an alliance with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) in its campaign to help preserve its place on the Olympic programme after Rio 2016, it was announced today.
April 11 - Wrestling has formed an alliance with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) in its campaign to help preserve its place on the Olympic programme after Rio 2016, it was announced today. May announced as "World Wrestling Month" as part of campaign to keep sport in Olympics
By Duncan Mackay
April 5 - May will be "World Wrestling Month", the sport's world governing body has declared, as it steps up its attempts to keep its place on the Olympic programme after Rio 2016.
April 5 - May will be "World Wrestling Month", the sport's world governing body has declared, as it steps up its attempts to keep its place on the Olympic programme after Rio 2016.Wrestling to be included in 2015 European Games after agreement reached
By Duncan Mackay
March 13 - Wrestling will be part of the inagurual 2015 European Games when it takes place in Baku after the new leadership at the sport's world governing body reassured organisers that they did want it to be included on the programme.
March 13 - Wrestling will be part of the inagurual 2015 European Games when it takes place in Baku after the new leadership at the sport's world governing body reassured organisers that they did want it to be included on the programme.More stories
- Exclusive: Rio 2016 President backs wrestling to stay on Olympic programme
- Wrestling has golden opportunity to stay in the Olympics, says new FILA President after Rogge meeting
- Wrestling legends help promote Tokyo 2020 Olympic bid
- Wrestling has support of Association of National Olympic Committees, promises Sheikh Ahmad
- Double Olympic gold medallist goes on hunger strike in protest at wrestling decision
- Don't return medals to IOC in protest, Russian Olympic President tells wrestlers
- Exclusive: Rogge to meet new International Wrestling President next week
- Las Vegas chosen to host 2015 World Wrestling Championships
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