Kazan 2013 Summer Universiade
Host city
Kazan
Opening ceremony
6 July 2013
Closing ceremony
17 July 2013
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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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Kazan 2013
Napoleon looks to conquer Russia at Universiade
By James Crook
May 14 - Australia have named a trio of Olympians in their swimming squad for the 2013 Summer Universiade in Kazan, including Commonwealth Games gold medallist Ryan Napoleon.
May 14 - Australia have named a trio of Olympians in their swimming squad for the 2013 Summer Universiade in Kazan, including Commonwealth Games gold medallist Ryan Napoleon.World Cup silver medallist to lead Australian shooting team to Kazan
By James Crook
May 7 - World Cup silver medallist Catherine Skinner has been named in the Australian Uniroos three-man shooting squad for the 2013 Universiade in Kazan this July.
May 7 - World Cup silver medallist Catherine Skinner has been named in the Australian Uniroos three-man shooting squad for the 2013 Universiade in Kazan this July.Youth Olympic champion named on Australian athletics squad heading to Kazan 2013 Universiade
By James Crook
May 3 - Summer Youth Olympic champion Nicholas Hough has been named among the 28-strong squad of athletes confirmed by Athletics Australia to compete at the Kazan 2013 Universiade in July.
May 3 - Summer Youth Olympic champion Nicholas Hough has been named among the 28-strong squad of athletes confirmed by Athletics Australia to compete at the Kazan 2013 Universiade in July.Swimming Canada name eight Olympians in Kazan 2013 Universiade squad
By James Crook
May 2 - Swimming Canada have named eight Olympians in their squad of 38 for the Universiade in Kazan this July, as many of the nation's student athletes take advantage of being encouraged to compete in both the Universiade and the World Championships in Barcelona just a fortnight later.
May 2 - Swimming Canada have named eight Olympians in their squad of 38 for the Universiade in Kazan this July, as many of the nation's student athletes take advantage of being encouraged to compete in both the Universiade and the World Championships in Barcelona just a fortnight later.Group draws made for team sports at Kazan 2013 Universiade
By James Crook
April 6 - The team draws have been made for football, volleyball, basketball, water polo, rugby sevens, and field hockey at next summer's Universiade in Kazan, and the Phillippines men's basketball team have cursed their luck as they were handed the unenviable task of facing reigning champions Serbia.
April 6 - The team draws have been made for football, volleyball, basketball, water polo, rugby sevens, and field hockey at next summer's Universiade in Kazan, and the Phillippines men's basketball team have cursed their luck as they were handed the unenviable task of facing reigning champions Serbia.Eurosport to broadcast more than 120 hours of live action from Kazan 2013 Universiade
By James Crook
April 2 - Pan-European sports broadcasters Eurosport have announced that they will show more than 120 hours of live action from this summer's Universiade in Kazan, as well as providing viewers with multi-screen options; a first for the event.
April 2 - Pan-European sports broadcasters Eurosport have announced that they will show more than 120 hours of live action from this summer's Universiade in Kazan, as well as providing viewers with multi-screen options; a first for the event.Kazan marks 100 days to go as Universiade flame embarks on third stage of Relay
By James Crook
March 28 - There are just 100 days to go until the 2013 Universiade in the Russian city of Kazan, and as the Games draw nearer, the Universiade flame is making its way across the country, and will today begin its journey from Yakutsk to 2019 Winter Universiade bidding city, Krasnoyarsk.
March 28 - There are just 100 days to go until the 2013 Universiade in the Russian city of Kazan, and as the Games draw nearer, the Universiade flame is making its way across the country, and will today begin its journey from Yakutsk to 2019 Winter Universiade bidding city, Krasnoyarsk.Kazan "becoming sports capital of Russia" says Putin following Universiade inspection
By James Crook
March 20 - Russian President Vladimir Putin has claimed that the Tatarstan capital city of Kazan is on its way to becoming Russia's premier sporting city following an inspection of facilities which will be used for the 2013 Universiade in the city.
March 20 - Russian President Vladimir Putin has claimed that the Tatarstan capital city of Kazan is on its way to becoming Russia's premier sporting city following an inspection of facilities which will be used for the 2013 Universiade in the city.Rubin Arena to cost up to $400 million, confirms constructor
By James Crook
March 13 - Kazan's Rubin Arena, which will host the Opening and Closing Ceremonies for the 2013 Universiade and matches at the 2018 FIFA World Cup, is expected to cost up to 12.5 billion roubles ($406 million/£271 million/€310 million), the construction firm building the stadium confirmed.
March 13 - Kazan's Rubin Arena, which will host the Opening and Closing Ceremonies for the 2013 Universiade and matches at the 2018 FIFA World Cup, is expected to cost up to 12.5 billion roubles ($406 million/£271 million/€310 million), the construction firm building the stadium confirmed.More stories
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- FISU set for second inspection of Kazan 2013 Universiade facilities
- Ice hockey star to start-off Russia leg of Kazan 2013 Universiade Torch Relay
- Protests as British athletes denied chance to compete at Kazan 2013 Universiade
- Kazan 2013 visits 2015 host country South Korea
- Kazan 2013 flame stuck at sea due to South China storm
- Kazan 2013 deny they are on verge of bankruptcy over unapid tax bill
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Denmark's Poul-Erik Høyer is the only non-Asian badminton player ever to win an Olympic gold medal, giving him a unique place in the sport's history. He is now set to become the first European President of the Badminton World Federation for 20 years with the aim of uniting the two continents, as he tells James Crook in this exclusive interview
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