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Famous Track and Field Athletes

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Which Jamaican sprinter holds the world record in the 100-meter dash?

  1. Usain Bolt

  2. Yohan Blake

  3. Asafa Powell

  4. Nesta Carter


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Usain Bolt set the world record in the 100-meter dash at 9.58 seconds in 2009.

Who is the only athlete to win the Olympic decathlon twice?

  1. Bob Mathias

  2. Rafer Johnson

  3. Bruce Jenner

  4. Daley Thompson


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Daley Thompson won the Olympic decathlon in 1980 and 1984.

Which American middle-distance runner won four gold medals at the 1984 Summer Olympics?

  1. Carl Lewis

  2. Edwin Moses

  3. Sebastian Coe

  4. Steve Cram


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Edwin Moses won gold medals in the 400-meter hurdles, 4x100-meter relay, 4x400-meter relay, and the 1600-meter relay at the 1984 Summer Olympics.

Who is the only athlete to win the Olympic 100-meter dash three times?

  1. Carl Lewis

  2. Jesse Owens

  3. Usain Bolt

  4. Maurice Greene


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Usain Bolt won the Olympic 100-meter dash in 2008, 2012, and 2016.

Which female athlete holds the world record in the pole vault?

  1. Yelena Isinbayeva

  2. Svetlana Feofanova

  3. Stacy Dragila

  4. Jenn Suhr


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Yelena Isinbayeva set the world record in the pole vault at 5.06 meters in 2009.

Who is the only athlete to win the Olympic 200-meter dash three times?

  1. Usain Bolt

  2. Yohan Blake

  3. Michael Johnson

  4. Carl Lewis


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Usain Bolt won the Olympic 200-meter dash in 2008, 2012, and 2016.

Which American long jumper won four Olympic gold medals?

  1. Carl Lewis

  2. Bob Beamon

  3. Mike Powell

  4. Dwight Phillips


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Carl Lewis won four Olympic gold medals in the long jump in 1984, 1988, 1992, and 1996.

Who is the only athlete to win the Olympic 400-meter hurdles three times?

  1. Edwin Moses

  2. Samuel Matete

  3. Angelo Taylor

  4. Kerron Clement


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Edwin Moses won the Olympic 400-meter hurdles in 1976, 1984, and 1988.

Which female athlete holds the world record in the 100-meter hurdles?

  1. Sally Pearson

  2. Brianna Rollins

  3. Kendra Harrison

  4. Tobi Amusan


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Tobi Amusan set the world record in the 100-meter hurdles at 12.12 seconds in 2022.

Who is the only athlete to win the Olympic 1500-meter run four times?

  1. Paavo Nurmi

  2. Sebastian Coe

  3. Hicham El Guerrouj

  4. Noureddine Morceli


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Paavo Nurmi won the Olympic 1500-meter run in 1920, 1924, 1928, and 1932.

Which American sprinter won three gold medals at the 1960 Summer Olympics?

  1. Wilma Rudolph

  2. Fanny Blankers-Koen

  3. Marjorie Jackson

  4. Betty Cuthbert


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Wilma Rudolph won gold medals in the 100-meter dash, 200-meter dash, and 4x100-meter relay at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

Who is the only athlete to win the Olympic 5000-meter run and 10000-meter run in the same year?

  1. Emil Zatopek

  2. Lasse Virén

  3. Miruts Yifter

  4. Haile Gebrselassie


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Emil Zatopek won the Olympic 5000-meter run and 10000-meter run in the same year in 1952.

Which female athlete holds the world record in the 400-meter dash?

  1. Marita Koch

  2. Jarmila Kratochvílová

  3. Florence Griffith-Joyner

  4. Shaunae Miller-Uibo


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Marita Koch set the world record in the 400-meter dash at 47.60 seconds in 1985.

Who is the only athlete to win the Olympic marathon three times?

  1. Abebe Bikila

  2. Waldemar Cierpinski

  3. Carlos Lopes

  4. Gelindo Bordin


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Abebe Bikila won the Olympic marathon in 1960, 1964, and 1968.

Which American sprinter won four gold medals at the 1988 Summer Olympics?

  1. Carl Lewis

  2. Florence Griffith-Joyner

  3. Jackie Joyner-Kersee

  4. Al Joyner


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Carl Lewis won gold medals in the 100-meter dash, 200-meter dash, long jump, and 4x100-meter relay at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

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