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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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Fasel re-elected as President of International Ice Hockey Federation
Wednesday, 26 September 2012
September 26 - Rene Fasel was re-elected by acclamation as the President of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) after no-one stood against him at the sport's General Congress in Tokyo today. The 62-year-old Swiss dentist was first elected as head of the IIHF in 1994 when he suceeded Gunther Sabetzki, who had held the post since 1975.
If Fasel completes his latest full term he will become the longest-serving President of the IIHF.
Since becoming president, Fasel, also member of the International Olympic Committee's ruling Executive Board, has played a key role in forging closer ties between the IIHF and the NHL, the sport's most powerful professional league.
He has vowed to do everything in his power to ensure as many NHL players as possible participate in the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi.
The IIHF's three vice-presidents were also elected by acclmation.
Finland's Kalervo Kummola will continue to represent Europe and Africa after being re-elected.
Canadian Bob Nicholson was elected as new vice-president for the Americas to succeed countryman Murray Costello, who retired.
Hong Kong's Thomas Wu was elected as new Vice President for Asia and Oceania, replacing Japan's Shoichi Tomita, who has stood down.
A new ruling Council was also elected.
Germany's Beate Grupp, Sweden's Christer Englund, America's Tony Rossi and Spain's Frank Gonzalez retained their places and will be joined by Hungary's Zsuzsanna Kolbenheyer, Russia's Vladislav Tretiak, France's Luc Tardif, Slovakia's Igor Nemecek and Denmark's Henrik Bach Nielsen, who were all elected.
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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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