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Olympic Record Holders 1996 Trivia Quiz

Prepare For The Olympics I: The Olympics of Sydney 2000 are on their way. To get into the right mood, and to refresh your memory, who are the current Olympic record holders - then you can tell when an Olympic record is broken in Sydney, and who loses it.

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

Author
Kurf

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
15,958

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

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1381

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Question 1 of 10

1. Athletics. Who set the men's Olympic record for 200m im 1996? Hint

Michael Johnson

Carl Lewis

Ben Johnson

Frankie Frederics

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Question 2 of 10

2. Swimming. Who set the Olympic record for 400m freestyle at the 1988 Games? Hint

Franziska van Almsick

He Cihong

Heike Friedrich

Janet Evans

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Question 3 of 10

3. Athletics. The holder of the women's Olympic record for the heptathlon is: Hint

Tatyana Gudkova

Mihaela Melinte

Jackie Joyner-Kersee

Stacy Dragila

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Question 4 of 10

4. Athletics. The holder of the Olympic record men's decathlon is: Hint

Randy Barnes

Tomas Dvorak

Daley Thompson

Yuriy Sedykh

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Question 5 of 10

5. Swimming. The holder of the Olympic record men's 100m freestyle is: Hint

Alexander Popov

Matt Biondi

Pieter van den Hoogenband

Jeff Rouse

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Question 6 of 10

6. Athletics. Famous event, the men's long jump. Who holds the Olympic record? Hint

Mike Powell

Bob Beamon

Carl Lewis

Jonathan Edwards

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Question 7 of 10

7. Swimming, the women's 100 m freestyle. Who holds the Olympic record? Hint

Le Jingyi

Franziska van Almsick

Inge de Bruijn

Janet Evans

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Question 8 of 10

8. Volleyball. Which country will defend their Olympic title? Hint

Brasil

Cuba

Italy

Netherlands

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Question 9 of 10

9. What country is the defending champion in soccer? Hint

Italy

Germany

Nigeria

Argentina

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who holds the Olympic record (best time) for the men's marathon? Hint

Carlos Lopes

Haile Gebrselassie

Khalid Khannouchi

Colin Jackson

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Athletics. Who set the men's Olympic record for 200m im 1996?

Answer: Michael Johnson

Johnson with 19.32

2. Swimming. Who set the Olympic record for 400m freestyle at the 1988 Games?

Answer: Janet Evans

Evans with 4:03.85.

3. Athletics. The holder of the women's Olympic record for the heptathlon is:

Answer: Jackie Joyner-Kersee

Jackie Joyner with 7291 points.

4. Athletics. The holder of the Olympic record men's decathlon is:

Answer: Daley Thompson

Thompson with 8847 points. Dvorak holds the world record with 8994.

5. Swimming. The holder of the Olympic record men's 100m freestyle is:

Answer: Matt Biondi

Biondi with a time of 48.63

6. Athletics. Famous event, the men's long jump. Who holds the Olympic record?

Answer: Bob Beamon

It's long ago, but still the best jump in the history of the Olympics (8.90m).

7. Swimming, the women's 100 m freestyle. Who holds the Olympic record?

Answer: Le Jingyi

Jongyi with 54.50, the Dutch swimmer De Bruijn holds the world record 53.80.

8. Volleyball. Which country will defend their Olympic title?

Answer: Netherlands

The Dutch almost failed to qualify for Sydney.

9. What country is the defending champion in soccer?

Answer: Nigeria

Nigeria won in Atlanta with Kanu in top shape.

10. Who holds the Olympic record (best time) for the men's marathon?

Answer: Carlos Lopes

Lopes (Portugal) with 2.09.21.

Source: Author Kurf

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