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Fun Trivia: 1 : 1996 Atlanta

Special Sub-Topic: Olympic Record Holders


Athletics. The holder of the men's Olympic record for 200m is:

    Michael Johnson. Johnson with 19.32

Swimming. The holder of the women's Olympic record for 400m freestyle is:
    Janet Evans. Evans with 4:03.85

Athletics. The holder of the women's Olympic record for the heptathlon is:
    Jackie Joyner-Kersee. Jackie Joyner with 7291 points.

Athletics. Same category. The holder of the Olympic record men's decathlon is:
    Daley Thompson. Thompson with 8847 points. Dvorak holds the world record with 8994.

Swimming. The holder of the Olympic record men's 100m freestyle is:
    Matt Biondi. It's Biondi's only remaining record (48.63).

Athletics. Famous event, the men's long jump. Who holds the Olympic record?
    Bob Beamon. It's long ago, but still the best jump in the history of the Olympics (8.90m).

Swimming, the women's 100 m freestyle. Who holds the Olympic record?
    Le Jingyi. Jongyi with 54.50, the Dutch swimmer De Bruijn holds the world record (53.80).

Something different: volleyball. Which country will defend their Olympic title?
    Netherlands. The Dutch almost failed to qualify for Sydney.

And again something else. What country is the defending champion in soccer?
    Nigeria. Nigeria won in Atlanta with Kanu in top shape.

And back to athletics. Who holds the Olympic record (best time) for the men's marathon?
    Carlos Lopes. Lopes (Portugal) with 2.09.21.


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