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Frank X. Kugler (March 29, 1879 – July 7, 1952) was a German-American wrestler, weightlifter and tug of war competitor who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics and won medals in all three events.[1]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Franz Xaver Kugler |
| Born | August 14, 1882 Cham, German Empire |
| Died | July 7, 1952 (aged 73) St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
Medal record | |
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 the Southwest Turnverein of Saint Louis No. 2 team.
He was a member of the St. Louis Southwest Turnverein team, having immigrated from Germany to the United States, and was granted U.S. citizenship in 1913. The IOC listed him as a member of the U.S. delegation until 2022,[2] when it assigned the medals he had won at the 1904 St. Louis Olympics to Germany.[3][4][5]
Despite taking last place in nine of the 10 events in the dumbbell competition, he won the bronze medal as there were only three competitors. Kugler is the only competitor to win a medal in three different sports at the same Olympic Games.
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