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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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Triple Olympian named as British Skeleton President with champion as vice-president
By Emily Goddard
May 2 - Triple Olympian turned Citigroup investment banker Michel de Carvalho has been named as the new President of British Skeleton with Vancouver 2010 champion Amy Williams joining the national governing body as its first vice-president.
May 2 - Triple Olympian turned Citigroup investment banker Michel de Carvalho has been named as the new President of British Skeleton with Vancouver 2010 champion Amy Williams joining the national governing body as its first vice-president.Dukurs and Thees finish top of FIBT world rankings
By Lauren Mattera
February 23 - Latvian Martins Dukurs and Germany's Marion Thees have topped the men's and women's International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (FIBT) world rankings following their World Cup titles.
February 23 - Latvian Martins Dukurs and Germany's Marion Thees have topped the men's and women's International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (FIBT) world rankings following their World Cup titles.Rudman makes history as Britain's first female skeleton world champion
By Emily Goddard
February 1 - Shelley Rudman has become the first British woman to take the skeleton world title, with a 4min 38.60sec victory in her fourth and final run at the 2013 World Championships in St Moritz today.
February 1 - Shelley Rudman has become the first British woman to take the skeleton world title, with a 4min 38.60sec victory in her fourth and final run at the 2013 World Championships in St Moritz today.Rudman closes in on historic world skeleton title
By Emily Goddard
January 31 - Shelley Rudman looks set to claim Britain's first ever women's skeleton world title after securing a one-second lead over her rivals ahead of the final fun at the 2013 World Championships in St Moritz.
January 31 - Shelley Rudman looks set to claim Britain's first ever women's skeleton world title after securing a one-second lead over her rivals ahead of the final fun at the 2013 World Championships in St Moritz.Rudman heads British team for skeleton World Championships
By Tom Degun
January 27 - Reigning World Cup champion Shelley Rudman is set to lead the six-strong British team at the FIBT Skeleton World Championships in St. Moritz after a full quota of the male and three female athletes qualified for the event.
January 27 - Reigning World Cup champion Shelley Rudman is set to lead the six-strong British team at the FIBT Skeleton World Championships in St. Moritz after a full quota of the male and three female athletes qualified for the event.Britain's Rudman sets Winterberg track record in Skeleton World Cup
By Mike Rowbottom
December 7 - Britain's Shelley Rudman set a track record in Winterberg, Germany, as she took gold in the Skeleton World Cup race.
December 7 - Britain's Shelley Rudman set a track record in Winterberg, Germany, as she took gold in the Skeleton World Cup race.British Skeleton signs new two-year deal with Lloyd & Partners
By Mike Rowbottom
November 16 - British Skeleton, which has earned Olympic medals at the last three Winter Games, has announced its first direct sponsorship for a decade in the form of a new two-year agreement with Lloyd & Partners Limited (LPL) which will provide support through to the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics.
November 16 - British Skeleton, which has earned Olympic medals at the last three Winter Games, has announced its first direct sponsorship for a decade in the form of a new two-year agreement with Lloyd & Partners Limited (LPL) which will provide support through to the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics.Vaile takes up Special Advisor role for International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation
By Mike Rowbottom
September 28 - Bryn Vaile, who guided British Skeleton to a position as the UK's most successful winter Olympic sport over the last decade, is to take on a new role within the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (FIBT) as Advisor on Special Projects.
September 28 - Bryn Vaile, who guided British Skeleton to a position as the UK's most successful winter Olympic sport over the last decade, is to take on a new role within the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (FIBT) as Advisor on Special Projects.Rudman targets Sochi 2014 as British Skeleton sliders take to the skies
By Mike Rowbottom
September 25 - Shelley Rudman, skeleton silver medallist at the Turin 2006 Winter Olympics, has signalled her intention to seek another medal at the Sochi 2014 Games.
September 25 - Shelley Rudman, skeleton silver medallist at the Turin 2006 Winter Olympics, has signalled her intention to seek another medal at the Sochi 2014 Games.More stories
- Winter Olympic gold medallist Amy Williams retires from sport
- World skeleton champion Katie Uhlaender seeks weightlifting place at London 2012
- Yarnold adds world skeleton bronze to world junior title as Britons take three of top five places
- Rudman dedicates first Skeleton World Cup title to father
- Whistler bronze sets Rudman up for World Cup title tilt in Calgary
- Britain's Lizzy Yarnold wins World Junior Skeleton title in Austria
- Top six finish for Bromley at World Championships
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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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