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Fun Trivia: 2 : 2004 Athens

Special Sub-Topic: Decathlon Dream Team 2004


Event one was the 100m. Who won the title as the fastest man on earth at the Athens Olympics?

    Justin Gatlin (USA). Justin Gatlin had the slowest reaction time of the finalists, but set a personal best to win in a time of 9.85.

The second event in the Decathlon was the long jump. Which athlete won Gold here?
    Dwight Phillips (USA). Dwight Phillips recorded the winning jump of 8.59m on his first attempt.

The Shot Put was the third decathlon event. Which athlete won at the Athens Olympics to qualify for the decathlon all-star team?
    Yuriy Bilonong (UKR). Yuriy Bilonong won on countback over Adam Nelson. Both threw 21.16m.

The fourth Decathlon event was the high jump. Who won the Gold medal at Athens 2004?
    Stefan Holm (SWE). Stefan Holm won by 2cm with a 2.36m jump.

The last event in day one of the decathalon was the 400m. Who won the 400m to qualify for the decathlon dream team?
    Jeremy Wariner (USA). Jeremy Wariner set a personal best winning in a time of 44.00. Harris and Brew finished second and third, giving USA the trifecta.

The first decathlon event on day two was the 110m hurdles. Who won Gold in Athens to qualify for the super star team?
    Xiang Liu (CHN). Xiang Lui set a new Olympic record winning in a time of 12.91.

Discus was another event. Who won the Gold?
    Virgilijus Alekna (LTH). Virgilijus Alekna set a new Olympic record with a throw of 69.89m.

Who won the pole vault compertition in Athens to secure a place on the all-star decathlon team?
    Timothy Mack (USA). Timothy Mack set a new Olympic record with a winning jump of 5.95m.

The last field decathlon event was the javelin. Who won the javelin Gold medal at Athens to qualify for the decathlon dream team?
    Andreas Thorkildsen (NOR). Andreas Thorkildsen won with a personal best throw of 86.50m. The world record holder and Olympic champion at the time, Jan Zelezny finished 9th.

The final event in the decathalon was the 1500m. Who won this event in Athens to take the last place in the decathlon all-star team.
    Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR). El Guurrouj was the oldest athlete in the final. That didn't stop him from winning in a time of 3:34.18.


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