July's Runner's Web Trivia
Read the trivia question and then click on answer.
OLYMPIC TRIVIA SPECIAL
- 1. After what Olympic year was the 800M for Women removed from the games because of the collapse of several women after the race and when was it re-instated?
.....Answer
- 2. Who was the first black woman to ever win an Olympic gold medal? Name the event, the year and the city.
..... Answer
- 3. What American sprinter was labeled 'the fastest woman the world has ever seen'? What medals did she win and what was the year?
..... Answer
- 4. Who was the first black African woman to win an Olympic medal? Name the city and year.
.....Answer
- 5. What was the first year that the Olympics had a marathon for women? Who won the gold medal?
.....Answer
- 6. What distance runner won 3 gold medals in the 1952 Olympic Games?
.....Answer
- 7. Name the three distances.
.....Answer
- 8. What did the runner who is the answer to Question # 6 say about the third event in which he won gold?
.....Answer
- 9. In the 1924 Paris Olympic Games the legendary Finnish runner, Paavo Nurmi, won 5 gold medals in six
days. Name the six events.
.....Answer
- 10. What was particularly significant about Nurmi's 1500M and 5000M wins?
.....Answer
- 11. Name the three Canadians who completed the 1976 Montreal Olympic Marathon.
.....Answer
- 12. Where did Bill Rodgers place in the Montreal Olympic Marathon?
.....Answer
- 13. In the men's 1500M final in the 1976 Games how many runners ran a time in the 3:39s??
.....Answer
Comments to: Webmaster