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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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US and Mexico set for Illinois tussle
Wednesday, 13 April 2011
April 13 - The United States and Mexico will go head to head on April 15 and 17 at a dual action wrestling event in Illinois.
Team USA will be lead out by flyweight Louie Byrd, Marlen Esparza, Queen Underwood, Pedro Sosa, Tiffanie Hearn, Luis Arias and Lenroy Thompson.
Mexico is sending a strong squad to the event, which will feature the liles of Mariana Caballero, Silvia Torres, Reyna Virdiana Cortija, Francisco Alonso Melendez, Oscar Valdez Fierro and Carlos Barrera.
The event will kick begin at 8pm with two women's contests at the Restorations Ministries' Harvey Boxing Club.
But this Friday's (April 15) main event will see nine Olympic hopefuls from the two countries go head to head as well as acting as a fundraiser for the Restoration Ministries.
Sunday's (April 17) action is taking place at Thornton Township High School, and is set to see competition 13 different Olympic weight classes.
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