World Records from 1950

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1. At the World Athletic Championships in Tokyo 1991, Mike Powell (USA) set a new world record with a jump of 8.95 meters. In 1950, this record was held by Jesse Owens (USA). How far did Jesse Owens jump? 8.13 meters 8.33 meters 8.53 meters 7.93 meters

2. In Spain in 1993, Javier Sotomayor (Cuba) cleared a high jump of 2.45 meters. The record in 1950 was held by Lester Steers (USA) who had jumped over the bar at what height? 1.81 meters 2.01 meters 1.91 meters 2.11 meters

3. In the 10,000 meters in 2006, Kenenisa Bekele (Ethiopia) ran this distance in Zurich to set a new world record of 26 minutes 17 seconds. In 1950, the great Checkoslavakian athlete, Emil Zatopek, was the world record holder. What was his time for the event? 30 minutes 20 seconds 27 minutes 20 seconds 29 minutes 20 seconds 28 minutes 20 seconds

4. At the 1995 World Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden, the Ukrainian Inessa Kravets set a world record of 15.50 meters. How far had Rie Yamaguchi of Japan hopped, skipped, and jumped to be the 1950 record holder? 11.66 meters 13.66 meters 14.66 meters 12.66 meters

5. In June 1987, the Soviet shot putter Natalia Lisovskaya set a new world record of 22.63 meters. Another Russian, Klavdia Tochonova, held the record halfway through the 20th century. How far did she put the shot? 20.86 meters 16.86 meters 14.86 meters 18.86 meters

6. The Men's 100 meter freestyle is the glamour event, and in 2008 Eamon Sullivan of Australia set a new World and Olympic record of 47.05 seconds at the Beijing Olympics. Alan Ford (USA) was the record holder in 1950. How fast did he swim 2 lengths of the pool? 53.4 seconds 59.4 seconds 57.4 seconds 55.4 seconds

7. One swimming record set at the 2008 Olympics was the Women's 800 meter freestyle. Rebecca Adlington of Great Britain set a mark of 8 minutes 14 seconds. In 1950, the record was held by Ragnhild Hveger of Denmark. How long did the Danish swimmer take to complete 800 meters? 10 minutes 52 seconds 11 minutes 52 seconds 9 minutes 52 seconds 12 minutes 52 seconds

8. At Stuttgart, Germany, in 1986 the Russian Yuriy Sedykh launched the hammer 86.74 meters. Imre Nemeth of Hungary had held the record 36 years earlier. How far did he throw the hammer? 69.57 meters 64.57 meters 59.57 meters 54.57 meters

9. In July 1994, the Ukrainian Sergey Bubka pole vaulted 6.14 meters in Sestriere, Italy. The highest clearance before 1950 was by the American Cornelius Warmerdam. How high was that? 4.97 meters 4.77 meters 5.17 meters 5.37 meters

10. In the men's marathon, Haile Gebreselassie of Ethiopia ran the 2008 Berlin marathon in a time of 2 hours 3 minutes 59 seconds. In 1950, the South Korean Suh Yun-Bok's time from the 1947 Boston marathon was still the one to beat. What was his time? 2 hours 45 minutes 39 seconds 2 hours 15 minutes 39 seconds 2 hours 25 minutes 39 seconds 2 hours 35 minutes 39 seconds