Frank Kugler’s biography, net worth, fact, career, awards and life story

Intro Weightlifter
Was Athlete 
Weightlifter 
From Germany 
United States of America 
Type Sports 
Gender male
Birth 23 September 1873
Death 7 July 1952, St. Louis
(aged 78 years)

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.
In 1904 he won a silver medal in wrestlings’ heavyweight category, bronze medals in weightliftings’ 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 is recognised as an American by the IOC although he was a German national at the time of the Games.
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.

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