Discontinued Olympic Events

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1. In the 1908 London Olympics, Jay Gould of the USA won the first (and to date only) Olympic Gold medal awarded for “Jeu de Paume”. By what name is this sport better known in English-speaking countries? Egg and Spoon Race Real Tennis Conkers Cheese-Rolling

2. In the 1900 Paris Olympics, Great Britain won a Gold medal at Cricket; the only year it was an Olympic event. Which nation were the losing finalists? Australia India New Zealand France

3. In the 1908 London Olympic Games, the finalists in this event were two 8-man teams of British policemen, from London (who took Gold) and Liverpool (Silver). A third team of British police took the Bronze medal by default, when their Swedish opponents didn’t bother to turn up for the match. What now discontinued sport was this? Tug-of-War 8-legged Race 8-a-side Football 8-man Cycle Relay

4. The Olympic Rope Climb was competed for on five occasions between 1896 and 1932, competitors being timed on the speed with which they ascended a free-hanging rope. But in the 1896 Athens Games, why did only two competitors reach the top of the 14-metre rope? The rope snapped after the first two climbers There was a fire alarm and the event was cancelled Only two competitors took part The rope was too long for most competitors

5. In the 1900 Paris Olympic Games, the Belgian Constant van Langendonck won a Gold medal for a variety of long-jump, jumping 6.10 metres. What was unusual about this (now discontinued) event? Competitors jumped on horseback Competitors jumped into water Competitors jumped backwards Competitors jumped blindfolded

6. In the 1900 Paris Olympics, why did Frederick Lane of Australia have to climb over a pole and a row of boats, and swim under another row of boats? He was taking part in the "Obstacle Race – Swimming" event He was escaping from his hotel without paying the bill He took a wrong turning in the marathon and fell into the River Seine He was chasing a thief who had stolen his medals

7. This sport, popular today among members of the British royal family, made intermittent appearances on the Olympic programme during the early part of the 20th Century, appearing on five occasions between 1900 and 1936. Great Britain won the Gold medal on the first three occasions, and Argentina on the other two. Pheasant Shooting Polo Peasant Shooting Four-in-hand Carriage Driving

8. In the Men’s Standing High Jump event at the 1912 (Stockholm) Olympic Games, Platt Adams (USA), Benjamin Adams (USA) and Konstantinos Tsiklitiras (Greece) took Gold, Silver and Bronze respectively. In which other event that year did they also share the three medal positions (but in a different order)? High Jump Men’s Standing Long Jump Triple Jump Greco-Roman Heavyweight Wrestling

9. Not all discontinued sports appeared only in the earliest Olympic Games. This individual event was featured in three Games in 1984 (Los Angeles), 1988 (Seoul) and 1992 (Barcelona), during which period the USA, Canada and Japan were the only countries to win medals. Baton-Twirling Solo Synchronised Swimming Individual Sky-diving Underwater Swimming

10. In the Live Pigeon Shooting event at the 1900 Olympic Games, how many pigeons did the Belgian Leon de Lunden successfully slaughter in order to win the Gold medal? 1 21 117 300