Down the Stretch They Come Trivia Quiz

Answer: Olympic Short Track Speed Skating

Australian Bradbury was nowhere near the pace of the other competitors and so deliberately adopted a tactic of hanging back in case of a crash, so he could take advantage. This worked well for him in the semi final when defending champion Kim Dong-Sung crashed along with the aforementioned Li and Turcotte allowing him to advance to the final, where unbelievably the tactic worked again, meaning he became the first winter Olympic gold medal winner in the history of Australia.

Answer: 1972

With ten seconds on the clock, the Soviets led 49-48, then USA won two free throws with three seconds left. They sunk them both to lead by one point but, crucially the Soviets had been denied a timeout between the free throws, so they were allowed the timeout and one second was ordered on the clock, but after discussion this was increased to the original three seconds.

As the Soviet pass at the restart went awry, the USA once again believed they had won, but the clock was still in the process of being reset, so the game once again had to restart. Edshenko threw a "hail Mary" pass, Belov caught it and sank it. Game to Soviet Union. By 2017, the Americans have still refused to accept their silver medals as a protest.

Answer: Unseeded

Unseeded Vinci lost 7-6 6-2 to Flavia Pennetta in the final although she went on to reach a world ranking of 7 in 2016. She is one of only four Italians, including Pennetta to reach the top ten in women's rankings and is one of very few women to utilise a one handed backhand.

Answer: Japan

Japan defeated USA 3-1, while Australia finished with the bronze medal. In 2016, the International Olympic Committee voted to include softball once again, as from the 2020 Tokyo Olympics

Answer: Kerri Strug

Strug collapsed in great pain after her landing and was carried onto the medals podium by her coach Bela Karolyi. Following the ceremony, she was taken to hospital for treatment to a third degree lateral sprain and tendon damage. Due to this, she was unable to compete in the individual all round competition, having her place taken by Moceanu.

Answer: Greco-Roman Wrestling

Karelin was nicknamed The Experiment and won a total of 12 European Championships as well as nine World Championships. He competed in four Olympics, for three different teams, Soviet Union in 1988, Unified Team in 1992 and Russia in 1996 and 2000.

Answer: James Douglas

James "Buster" Douglas lost his next fight by KO, just eight months later to Evander Holyfield and with it lost his titles. He fought for the vacant IBA heavyweight title eight years later but lost by KO to Lou Savarese and retired shortly afterwards.

Answer: The Miracle On Ice

The medal round was between USA, Soviet Union, Sweden and Finland. In the first game, USA trailed the Soviets by a goal at the start of the third period before first Mark Johnson on a power play and then captain Mike Eruzione scored with ten minutes left.

As the clock ticked down, commentator Al Michaels said his now famous line, "You've got 10 seconds, the countdown going on right now. Morrow, up to Silk. Five seconds left in the game. Do you believe in miracles? YES!" The USAA beat Finland 4-2 two days later ensured the gold medal.

Answer: Great Britain

The GB team of Jason Gardener, Darren Campbell, Marlon Devonish and Mark Lewis-Francis beat the USA by a time of 0.01 of a second thanks to better baton exchanges.

Answer: Leeds United

Please allow me a moment with a smug smile, having been a Leeds fan since I was a little kid. The core of the team was undoubtedly the midfield of Batty, McAllister, Speed and Strachan, coupled with the fire power of Chapman & Rod Wallace. all backed up by the fine defending of Lukic, Dorigo, Fairclough, Sterland and Whyte. Leeds United were the last champions of the First Division. All 22 teams left the First Division of the Football League and were the foundation members of the FA Premier League in its first season, 1992-93.