December 1996 Runner's Web Trivia
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- 1. Who was the greatest runner ever to NOT compete in the 1932 Olympic Games held in Los Angeles?
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- 2. Why did he not compete?
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- 3. How much slower was the Olympic Marathon time in 1932 than the time that the runner above had run in June prior to the Games?
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- 4. Who won the 1970 British Commonwealth Games marathon in Edinburgh, Scotland?
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- 5. What other major marathon did the runner in question 4 win in 1970?
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- 6. What marathon runner won the 1982 Commonwealth Games and the 1983 IAAF World Championship?
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- 7. Who won the women's marathon race at the 1983 Helsinki IAAF World Championship?
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- 8. What American runner, famous for wearing a white golf cap during his races, won the 1972 Olympic 800M in Munich?
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- 9. On the first lap of his historic world's first sub 4 minute mile, what did Roger Bannister shout to pace setter Chris Brasher in the first 220 yards?
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- 10. What were the 880 and 1320 split times for the race mentioned in question 9?
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