Frank Kugler
Frank X. Kugler (March 29, 1879, Germany – July 7, 1952, St. Louis, Missouri) was a German-American wrestler, weightlifter and tug of war competitor who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.[1]
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Representing the  United States | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
| Men's freestyle wrestling | ||
.svg.png.webp){kind=icon} | 1904 St Louis | Heavyweight |
| Men's weightlifting | ||
.svg.png.webp){kind=icon} | 1904 St Louis | Two hand lift |
| 1904 St Louis | All-around dumbbell |
| Men's tug of war | ||
| 1904 St Louis | Team competition |
Biography
In 1904 he won a silver medal in wrestling's heavyweight category, bronze medals in weightlifting's two hand lift and all-around dumbbell events and another bronze in the tug of war competition as a member of Southwest Turnverein of Saint Louis No. 2 team. He was a member of the St. Louis Southwest Turnverein team, being granted US citizenship in 1913. The IOC attributes his medals to the United States.[2]
Despite taking last place in 9 out of 10 events in the dumbbell competition he was awarded the bronze as there were only 3 competitors. He is the only competitor to win a medal in three different sports at the same Olympic Games.
See also
References
- "Frank Kugler". Olympedia. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Frank Kugler". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.