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| What was the world record for the men's 100 metres in mid-2001? | Track and Field
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9.79 secs. Maurice Greene, the first man to break the 9.80 second barrier.
| Which British athlete came second in the men's 200m at the Sydney Olympics? | Track and Field
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Darren Campbell. He regularly competed in the 100m, but stepped up to the 200m for the Olympics and found his distance.
| How many Golds did American sprinter Marion Jones win at the Sydney Olympics? | Track and Field
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3. She aimed to win five but managed 3 gold and 2 bronze.
Noah Ngeny. Ngeny surpised everyone as the race favourite was long time undefeated world record holder El Guerroujh.
| British Heptathlete Denise Lewis has won many major titles bar one. Which is it? | Track and Field
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World Championships. She aims to win at the next world championships to finish the collection.
| Where were the 2001 World Championships held (country or city or both)? | Track and Field
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| What country does women's pole vaulter Stacy Dragila come from? | Track and Field
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| What distance did triple jumper Jonathan Edwards clear to set his world record? | Track and Field
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18m 29cm. He broke the world record in the 1995 world championships in Gothenburg, Sweden.
| The summer Olympic Games have been held in 3 different cities in the USA: Los Angeles and Atlanta are two of them. What is the other? | Track and Field
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| How many gold medals did Carl Lewis win in the 1984 Olympic Games? | Track and Field
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4. 100m, 200m, Long Jump and 4x100m relay.
23 Years. From the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City, to the 1991 World Championships in Tokyo.
Mike Powell. Powell jumped 8.95m. Beamon's record was 8.90m.
| Who was the first athlete to collect more than 9000 points in the decathlon ? | Track and Field
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Roman Sebrle. Sebrle (from Czechoslovakia) scored 9026 points on May 26-27, 2001 at Goetzis.
High Jump. In June 2001 he still held the world record of 2.45 metres, set on July 27th, 1993.
| The 2000 Sydney Olympic Games gold medallist in the 200m sprint (men)represents which country? | Track and Field
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Greece. Kostandinos Kenderis.
| How many World Championship titles had Lars Riedel collected in the discus throw, when he won the title at Edmonton in 2001? | Track and Field
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5. Tokyo 1991, Stuttgart 1993, Goteburg 1995, Athens 1997, and Edmonton 2001.
| Who was the men's world record holder in the 200m as well as 400m, before and after the 2000 Olympics in Sydney? | Track and Field
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Michael Johnson. He set the 200m record of 19.32 sec on August 1, 1996 and the 400m record of 43.18sec on August 26, 1999.
Ethiopia. As of June 2001 he was still the world record holder (set on July 1, 1998) in the 10,000m.
| How fast did Roger Bannister run when he went under four minutes for the first time in the mile? | Track and Field Legends
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3:59.4. The first person to run exactly 4 minutes for the mile was Derek Ibbotson
| Tommy Smith and which other runner launched a black power salute when winning gold and silver in the 200m in Mexico '68? | Track and Field Legends
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John Carlos. Carlos led off the bend only to be blown away by Smith's 'Tommy Jets'
19.92. Frankie Frederiks, Namibia's most famous citizen.
Harry 'Butch' Reynolds. Go get 'em Butch.
| Dick Fosbury revolutionised the world of high jumping but how high did he jump when winning his Olympic title? | Track and Field Legends
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| Mike Powell broke Bob Beamon's long jump record in 1991, but how far did Carl Lewis jump to take silver in the competition? | Track and Field Legends
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8.91m. Greatest athlete of the last millennium.
| Renaldo Nehemiah was the greatest sprint hurdler of his generation but what was his nick name? | Track and Field Legends
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| What was the name of the British 100m champion in the 1924 Olympics in Paris as immortalised in the film Chariots of Fire? | Track and Field Legends
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Janus Roberts. The 22 year old prodigy, representing South Africa, threw 72'1", the farthest throw in the world in 2001.
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