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- 1. Who ran the first four minute mile?
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- 2. How many Olympic marathons did Lorraine Moller of New Zealand finish??
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- 3. Name the runner in the center of the photo with the number "W11".
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- 4. WHich FIVE countries have competed in every Olympics?
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- 5. Who won the Olympic marathon in his first attempt at the distance?
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- 6. Who won the Olympic marathon less than six weeks after having his appendix removed?
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- 7. In what city was American marathoner Frank Shorter born?
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- 8. New Zealander Yvette Williams became a Games legend when she won gold in three events at the 1954 Vancouver Commonwealth Games. What were the events?
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- 9. Although perhaps better known as a great road racer, his 27:08.23 world-record performance on the track at Berlin in 1989 brought the 27-minute barrier into "shootin' range" for those who followed.
- 10. What famous sprint star's running form was once aptly described by Simon Barnes of the London Times as "Groucho Marx chasing a waitress"?
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