Athletics Legends Trivia Quiz

Athletics questions only for the most knowledgeable of folk.

A multiple-choice quiz by bpickford. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
bpickford

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
70,058

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Very Difficult

Avg Score
3 / 10

Plays
978

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1. Which former British sprinter competed in the Bobsleigh at Salt Lake City 2002? Hint

Marcus Adam

Darren Braithwaite

Michael Rosswess

Jason John

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2. How fast did Mark Lewis-Francis run in round 2 of the 2001 World Championships, only for it to be ruled ineligible for record purposes due to a faulty wind gauge? Hint

9.95

9.97

9.99

10.01

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3. What is the diameter of a shot putt circle? Hint

6ft

7ft

8ft

9ft

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4. When was the first year that electronic timing was used in the Olympic Games? Hint

1972

1964

1968

1976

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5. When Colin Jackson won his 4th European Indoor title (3rd at 110m hurdles) in 2002, he also held the World Indoor record. What was it? Hint

7.35

7.32

7.30

7.28

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6. Before Pawel Ciapiewski broke it in Vienna in 2002, who held the record for the European Indoor men's 800m? Hint

Wilson Kipketer

Tom McKean

Andrea Longo

Vebjorn Rodal

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7. How many Olympic silver medals has Frankie Fredericks won? Hint

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8. When Christian Malcolm broke his outdoor PB at 200m in Edmonton in 2001, how fast did he run? Hint

20.12

20.06

20.08

20.10

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9. When Dwain Chambers ran 9.97 for 100m in 1999 in Seville, how many British sprinters had previously legally run under 10 seconds at 100m? Hint

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10. At the end of the 2001 athletics season, where was Daley Thompson ranked on the all-time decathlon world rankings? Hint

2nd

4th

3rd

5th

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which former British sprinter competed in the Bobsleigh at Salt Lake City 2002?

Answer: Marcus Adam

He was the 1990 Commonwealth 200m champion.

2. How fast did Mark Lewis-Francis run in round 2 of the 2001 World Championships, only for it to be ruled ineligible for record purposes due to a faulty wind gauge?

Answer: 9.97

It would have been a new World Junior record, but this still remains at 10.06, set by Dwain Chambers in 1997.

3. What is the diameter of a shot putt circle?

Answer: 7ft

I'm impressed if you got that right!

4. When was the first year that electronic timing was used in the Olympic Games?

Answer: 1972

Modern technology is wonderful!

5. When Colin Jackson won his 4th European Indoor title (3rd at 110m hurdles) in 2002, he also held the World Indoor record. What was it?

Answer: 7.30

He is also the outdoor world record holder at 12.91.

6. Before Pawel Ciapiewski broke it in Vienna in 2002, who held the record for the European Indoor men's 800m?

Answer: Tom McKean

The great underachiever set it in 1990 at 1:46.22.

7. How many Olympic silver medals has Frankie Fredericks won?

Answer: 4

These are the 100m and 200m in 1996 and 2000, which makes him the unluckiest man ever. He represents Namibia.

8. When Christian Malcolm broke his outdoor PB at 200m in Edmonton in 2001, how fast did he run?

Answer: 20.08

This was in his semi-final, but he failed to repeat this in the final and just missed out on a medal in 4th behind Kederis of Greece.

9. When Dwain Chambers ran 9.97 for 100m in 1999 in Seville, how many British sprinters had previously legally run under 10 seconds at 100m?

Answer: 2

These were Linford Christie (many times) and Jason Gardener (9.98), one month earlier in 1999.

10. At the end of the 2001 athletics season, where was Daley Thompson ranked on the all-time decathlon world rankings?

Answer: 4th

He has 8847 points, behind Roman Sebrle (9026), Tomas Dvorak (8994)and Dan O'Brien (8891).

Source: Author bpickford

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