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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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Ice Hockey
Ice Hockey World Championship to be broadcast free on YouTube
By Emily Goddard
May 1 - The 2013 Ice Hockey World Championship will be broadcast free online as it gets underway in Stockholm and Helsinki on Friday (May 3), the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) has confirmed.
May 1 - The 2013 Ice Hockey World Championship will be broadcast free online as it gets underway in Stockholm and Helsinki on Friday (May 3), the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) has confirmed.Canada ends US dominance to take under-18 world ice hockey title at Sochi 2014 test event
By Emily Goddard
April 28 - Canada has brought the Sochi 2014 test event season to a close by ending four years of American dominance over the under-18 men's ice hockey world title with a 3-2 victory at the Bolshoy Ice Dome.
April 28 - Canada has brought the Sochi 2014 test event season to a close by ending four years of American dominance over the under-18 men's ice hockey world title with a 3-2 victory at the Bolshoy Ice Dome.Ice hockey Under-18 World Championship teams praise Sochi 2014 facilities
By James Crook
April 24 - Team leaders and athletes currently competing at the Ice Hockey Under-18 World Championships in Sochi have praised facilities and accommodation in the city.
April 24 - Team leaders and athletes currently competing at the Ice Hockey Under-18 World Championships in Sochi have praised facilities and accommodation in the city.Actavis become official sponsor of 2013 and 2014 Ice Hockey World Championships
By Tom Degun
April 20 - Global pharmaceutical company Actavis have been unveiled as an official sponsor of 2013 and 2014 Ice Hockey World Championships.
April 20 - Global pharmaceutical company Actavis have been unveiled as an official sponsor of 2013 and 2014 Ice Hockey World Championships.Sochi 2014 Olympic ice hockey arenas prepare for first test event
By Emily Goddard
April 15 - Sochi 2014's two Olympic Park ice arenas, the Bolshoy Ice Dome and Shayba Arena, will host their first Olympic international test event this week as the venues stage the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) Under-18 World Championship.
April 15 - Sochi 2014's two Olympic Park ice arenas, the Bolshoy Ice Dome and Shayba Arena, will host their first Olympic international test event this week as the venues stage the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) Under-18 World Championship.NHL Deputy Commissioner flies to Sochi to hold talks on Olympic participation
By Duncan Mackay
March 10 - National Hockey League (NHL) Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly has today left for Russia to try to work out a deal which will allow the top players to take part in next year's Olympics in Sochi.
March 10 - National Hockey League (NHL) Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly has today left for Russia to try to work out a deal which will allow the top players to take part in next year's Olympics in Sochi.Denmark and Latvia present joint 2017 World Ice Hockey Championship bid
By Duncan Mackay
March 1 - Denmark and Latvia today officially presented its joint bid for the 2017 World Ice Hockey Championships.
March 1 - Denmark and Latvia today officially presented its joint bid for the 2017 World Ice Hockey Championships.Ovechkin can compete in Sochi, says Capitals owner
By James Crook
January 25 - Russian ice hockey star Alex Ovechkin will be allowed to compete at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi regardless of whether National Hockey League (NHL) players are permitted to, after the owner of his club, the Washington Capitals, stated that it was "a once-in-a-lifetime thing for him" and that he would not stand in his way.
January 25 - Russian ice hockey star Alex Ovechkin will be allowed to compete at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi regardless of whether National Hockey League (NHL) players are permitted to, after the owner of his club, the Washington Capitals, stated that it was "a once-in-a-lifetime thing for him" and that he would not stand in his way.Russia's top ice hockey star Ovechkin renews Gillette contract for Sochi 2014
By Lauren Mattera
January 12 - Russian ice hockey star Alex Ovechkin has renewed his endorsement deal with shaving giant Gillette meaning he will become the "clean-shaven" face of the brand's Sochi 2014 Winter Games campaign.
January 12 - Russian ice hockey star Alex Ovechkin has renewed his endorsement deal with shaving giant Gillette meaning he will become the "clean-shaven" face of the brand's Sochi 2014 Winter Games campaign.More stories
- Exclusive: Fasel confident NHL players will compete at Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics
- Denmark and Latvia launch joint bid for 2017 Ice Hockey World Championships
- Fasel re-elected as President of International Ice Hockey Federation
- President Putin lauds Big Red Machine's triumphant ice hockey world title
- Canada qualify to defend Olympic ice hockey crown at Sochi 2014
- No plans to move 2014 Ice Hockey World Championships from Belarus, says Fasel
- Over 30 nations apply to compete in ice hockey at Sochi 2014 Games
- Putin calls for players to be released from NHL for Sochi 2014
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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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