Olympic Track And Field Quiz Questions
It's time to answer some cool questions about Olympic track and field!
- 1.Who won the women's marathon at the 1984 Summer Olympics?
- A.
Lynn Williams
- B.
Joan Benoit
- C.
Grete Waitz
- D.
Rosa Mota
- 2.Who caused Mary Decker to lose her chance of a medal in the 1984 Olympic 3000m race?
- A.
Lynn Williams
- B.
Wendy Sly
- C.
Maricica Puica
- D.
Zola Budd
- 3.What woman ran the fastest qualifying time for the 2008 U.S. Olympic track team?
- A.
Marshevet Hooker
- B.
Marion Jones
- C.
Evelyn Ashford
- D.
Christine Arron
- 4.Joan Benoit Samuelson won the 1984 U.S. Olympic trials 17 days after what surgery?
- A.
Hip Replacement
- B.
Knee
- C.
Open Heart
- D.
Gall Bladder
- 5.How long was tug of war an Olympic sport?
- A.
20 Years
- B.
88 Years
- C.
62 Year
- D.
65 Years
- 6.Who broke Steve Scott's 25-year-old American record in the mile?
- A.
Kerron Clement
- B.
Bernard Lagat
- C.
Alan Webb
- D.
Ryan Allen
- 7.What 2008 U.S. shot putter was a former Dartmouth football player?
- A.
Adam Nelson
- B.
Christian Cantwell
- C.
Brad Walker
- D.
Orlando Mason
- 8.Who was the first American woman to clear 16 feet in the pole vault?
- A.
Torri Edwards
- B.
Jenn Stuczynski
- C.
Veronica Campbell
- D.
Lolo Jones
- 9.In 2008, you can watch Lolo, Damu and Queen run what Olympic event?
- A.
Marathon
- B.
Hurdles
- C.
1500m
- D.
200m
- 10.Who was the first man to win two consecutive Olympic 1500m gold medals?
- A.
Sebastian Coe
- B.
Peter Snell
- C.
Roger Bannister
- D.
Jim Ryun
- 11.1964 gold medalist Billy Mills ran track for which university?
- A.
Oregon
- B.
Ohio State
- C.
UCLA
- D.
Kansas
- 12.Who was the winner of the 1996 Olympic decathlon in Atlanta?
- A.
Dave Johnson
- B.
Dan O'Brien
- C.
Bruce Jenner
- D.
Michael Johnson
- 13.Who won four gold medals in track and field at the 1948 Olympics?
- A.
Wilma Rudolph
- B.
Els Vader
- C.
Fannie Blankers-Koen
- D.
Gail Devers
- 14.In what track and field event did Fannie Blankers-Koen not win a gold medal in the 1948 Olympics?
- A.
800m
- B.
200m
- C.
100m
- D.
Hurdles
- 15.Who was the first female athlete to win the 200m and 400m double at an Olympic games?
- A.
Florence Griffith Joyner
- B.
Valerie Brisco Hooks
- C.
Jearl Miles Clark
- D.
Maicel Malone Wallace
- 16.What record times did Deon Hemmings post in the 400m hurdles at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic games?
- A.
52.99 Then 52.61 Seconds
- B.
53.17 Then 52.99 Seconds
- C.
53.17 Then 52.82 Seconds
- D.
52.99 Then 52.82 Seconds
- 17.Who was the first Jamaican to win a gold medal in track and field at an Olympic game?
- A.
George Rhoden
- B.
Les Laing
- C.
Arthur Wint
- D.
Herb McKinley
- 18.Which is the first father-daughter pair to claim track and field medals at the Olympic games?
- A.
Lennox And Inger Miller
- B.
Reginald And Merlene Ottey
- C.
Sir John Peris And Marie McClain
- D.
Igor And Irina Privolova
- 19.Who anchored the U.S. team to victory in the mile relay at the Atlanta Olympic games?
- A.
Jearl Miles Clark
- B.
Monique Hennigan
- C.
Kim Graham
- D.
Maicel Malone Wallace
- 20.Who is the only 20th Century woman to win both Olympic and world championship 400m hurdles titles?
- A.
Daimi Pernia
- B.
Nezha Biduone
- C.
Sally Gunnell
- D.
Kim Batten
- 21.Who was the Olympic female champion of the 100 meter run in 1992 at Barcelona?
- A.
Gwen Torrence
- B.
Evelyn Ashford
- C.
Gail Devers
- D.
Flo Jo
- 22.Which two Americans won the silver and bronze medals in the 400 meter hurdles at the 1996 Olympics?
- A.
Kim Batten And Ryan Tolbert
- B.
Ryan Tolbert And Sandra Farmer-Patrick
- C.
Kim Batten And Tonja Buford-Bailey
- D.
Kim Batten And Sandra Farmer-Patrick
- 23.Which Scotsman won Olympic gold in the 100 meters?
- A.
Alan Wells
- B.
Linford Christie
- C.
Fatima Whitbread
- D.
Jim McNichol
- 24.Which track star won two gold medals and set a new world record at the 1936 Olympics?
- A.
Jackie Joyner-Kersee
- B.
Wilma Rudolph
- C.
Babe Didrikson Zaharias
- D.
Helen Stephens
- 25.Who won the gold medal in the 100 meters in the 1976 Montreal Olympics?
- A.
Hansley Crawford
- B.
Alberto Juantarino
- C.
Charlie Francis
- D.
Bob Hayes
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