The Ultimate Quiz On Sports World Records
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- 1.Who, in 2001, became the first person in the world to score more than 9000 points in the decathlon?
- A.
Sergey Bubka
- B.
Zhang Li
- C.
Roman Sebrle
- D.
Bruce Jenner
- 2.Who set the world record in the 2003 London Marathon with a time of 2hr15m25s?
- A.
Zola Budd
- B.
Paula Radcliffe
- C.
Florence Griffith-Joyner
- D.
Jackie Joyner-Kersee
- 3.What Czech runner set a world record 47.99 to win the 400m just ten days after breaking the record for the 800m in 1983?
- A.
Florence Griffith-Joyner
- B.
Jackie Joyner-Kersee
- C.
Jarmila Kratochvilova
- D.
Marita Koch
- 4.Who, at age 32, entered a small Munich tournament in 1983 on a whom and broke the world record for the 800m?
- A.
Marita Koch
- B.
Zola Budd
- C.
Florence Griffith-Joyner
- D.
Jarmila Kratochvilova
- 5.Who had a world record long jump of 8.90m in the 1968 Olympic Games that was 55cm longer than the previous record?
- A.
Bob Beamon
- B.
Carl Lewis
- C.
Mike Powell
- D.
Ralph Boston
- 6.Who beat the long jump record that had been in place for 23 years when he leapt 8.95m in 1991?
- A.
Mike Powell
- B.
Bob Beamon
- C.
Carl Lewis
- D.
Al Joyner
- 7.Who was the first man to llegally clear 18m with a jump of 18.16m at the Gothenburg World Championships in 1995?
- A.
Roger Bannister
- B.
Kenny Harrison
- C.
Bob Beamon
- D.
Jonathan Edwards
- 8.In what swimming event did Aaron Peirsol set the world record at the 2009 U.S. Championships in Indianapolis?
- A.
50 M Freestyle
- B.
100 M Backstroke
- C.
400 M Individual Medley
- D.
1500 M Freestyle
- 9.What U.S. swimmer set a new world record for the 50 M Backstroke at the 2009 World Cup in Berlin?
- A.
Rebecca Soni
- B.
Jessica Hardy
- C.
Missy Franklin
- D.
Liu Zige
- 10.What U.S. swimmer set a new world record for the 200 M Backstroke at the 2011 World Cup in Berlin?
- A.
Liu Zige
- B.
Rebecca Soni
- C.
Missy Franklin
- D.
Jessica Hardy
- 11.To what depth did William Trubridge to go set the world record for deepest free immersion dive in 2010?
- A.
52 Meters (170.6 Ft)
- B.
77 Meters (252.6 Ft)
- C.
116 Meters (380.6 Ft)
- D.
91 Meters (298.6 Ft)
- 12.To what depth did William Trubridge go when he set the world record for deepest free immersion dive in 2010?
- A.
116 Meters (380.6 Ft)
- B.
52 Meters (170.6 Ft)
- C.
77 Meters (252.6 Ft)
- D.
91 Meters (298.6 Ft)
- 13.How many indoor rugby tackles did UK Maidenhead Rugby Club complete in one hour to set a new world record in March 2010?
- A.
1673
- B.
3298
- C.
8762
- D.
2002
- 14.How many people created the world's largest rugby scrum in Leamington Spa, England in 2011 to set a new world record?
- A.
210
- B.
88
- C.
361
- D.
155
- 15.Where was a new world record for the Longest Softball Fastpitch Game set in June 2010?
- A.
Caronno Pertusella, Italy
- B.
Berlin, Germany
- C.
Anchorage, Alaska
- D.
Baghdad, Iraq
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