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The Age of Sports Champions Trivia Quiz

This quiz relates to how old (or young) each of these champions were at the time of their success.

A multiple-choice quiz by sunfloweruk23. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
sunfloweruk23

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
122,097

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

Plays
392

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Question 1 of 10

1. How old was Roger Bannister (subsequently Dr Bannister) when he became the first man to run a mile in under 4 minutes? Hint

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2. How old was Boris Becker when he became the youngest ever winner of a singles title at Wimbledon? Hint

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3. When Nigel Mansell won his first motor-racing World Drivers Championship, how old was he? Hint

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4. Olga Korbut won 3 gold medals at the same Olympiad, but how old was she? Hint

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5. At what age did Zola Budd break the official 5,000 metres World Record? Hint

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6. At what age did Ronnie O'Sullivan become UK Snooker Champion? Hint

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7. At what age did Steffi Graf win her first Grand Slam? Hint

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Question 8 of 10

8. How old was Graham Gooch when he made his First Class cricket debut? Hint

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Question 9 of 10

9. When Jackie Stewart won his first motor-racing world championship, how old was he? Hint

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Question 10 of 10

10. How old was Lester Piggott when he rode the first of his nine Derby winners? Hint

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. How old was Roger Bannister (subsequently Dr Bannister) when he became the first man to run a mile in under 4 minutes?

Answer: 25

Roger Bannister was born in 1929. He ran the sub-4 minute mile at Oxford on 6th May 1954 in a time of 3min 59.4sec.

2. How old was Boris Becker when he became the youngest ever winner of a singles title at Wimbledon?

Answer: 17

Born in 1967, Boris Becker took the Men's Singles title in 1985 at the age of 17 years. He won further Wimbledon titles in 1986 and 1989. He retired in 1997.

3. When Nigel Mansell won his first motor-racing World Drivers Championship, how old was he?

Answer: 39

Born in 1953, Nigel made his Formula One debut in 1980, winning the European GP in 1985 and became World Champion in 1992 at the age of 39. He then left F1 racing to compete in the US IndyCar championships, becoming World Series Champion in 1993.

4. Olga Korbut won 3 gold medals at the same Olympiad, but how old was she?

Answer: 17

Olga Korbut was 17 when she won gold in the team, beam and floor exercises at the 1972 Munich Olympics.

5. At what age did Zola Budd break the official 5,000 metres World Record?

Answer: 18

Zola Budd broken the 5,000 metres record officially in 1985 at the age of 18 in a time of 14min. 48.07sec. In 1984, in South Africa, she had already broken the record, but it was not recognised as the country was banned from international sport due to the policy of apartheid in operation at that time.

6. At what age did Ronnie O'Sullivan become UK Snooker Champion?

Answer: 17

Born in 1975, Ronnie became the UK champion in 1993 at the age of 17. In 1997 he officially potted the fastest 147 in snooker history in a time of 320 seconds.

7. At what age did Steffi Graf win her first Grand Slam?

Answer: 17

In 1987, Steffi Graf took Martina Navratilova's crown as the world's No1 woman tennis player. She won her first Grand Slam (Australian, French and US Opens plus Wimbledon) in 1988 at the age of 17.

8. How old was Graham Gooch when he made his First Class cricket debut?

Answer: 20

The Essex and England cricketer was 20 years old when he made his first class debut in 1973. In 1993 he joined that elite of cricketers who had attained 100 centuries.

9. When Jackie Stewart won his first motor-racing world championship, how old was he?

Answer: 30

Born in 1939, the Scottish racing driver was 30 years old when he won the first of three world titles in 1969.

10. How old was Lester Piggott when he rode the first of his nine Derby winners?

Answer: 18

Lester Piggott was 18 when he rode 'Never Say Die' to victory in the 1954 Derby. He was Champion Jockey 11 times between 1960 and 1982, having won 4,493 races before retiring in 1996.

Source: Author sunfloweruk23

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