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This athlete was the world record holder inboth the 5000-metre and 10000-metre until 2020 when Joshua Cheptegei broke them.

Kenenisa Bekele

100

The country won the majority of gold medals in table tennis

China

100

What Olympic event's winner is considered to be the "world's greatest athlete"?

The decathlon's.

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Kenyan professional long-distance runner who competes in the marathon and formerly competed at the 5000 metre distance. He is the world record holder in the marathon with a time of 2:01:39, set on 16 September 2018, at the 2018 Berlin Marathon.

Who is Eliud Kipchoge 

100

What U.S. Olympic city did the torch relay to Atlanta start in?

Los Angeles

200

This athlete is the 2012 and 2016 Olympic champion, two-time World Champion, and world record holder in the 800 metres.

David Rudisha

200

From which Olympics the Olympic flame started for the first time.

1928, Amsterdam.

200

In what decade was "Tug of War" last contested during the Olympics?

1920s

200

The Boston Marathon is for men only, at least it was until which woman became the first to "officially" run the marathon with the men.

Who is Kathrine Switzer

200

Women competed for the first time in the Olympic Games in what year?

1900

300

Which American swimmer became the most decorated in Olympic history when he won his 28th medal during the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil?


Who is Michael Phelps

300

In 1916, where were the summer Olympics suppose to be held but were cancelled due to World War I?

Berlin, Germany

300

Misty May-Treanor and Kerry Walsh-Jennings won Olympic gold in 2004, 2008, and 2012 in what sport?

beach volleyball

300

During the first modern Olympics in 1896, marathon racers traveled which even distance?

What is 40km

300

Blue, red and green are three of the five rings of the Olympic flag. What are the other two ?

What is Yellow and Black

400

In the 1984 Olympics, who became the first American woman to win the all-around gold medal in gymnastics?

Mary Lou Retton

400

What city in France was the first to host the summer Olympics twice?

Paris

400

How many continents must a sport be played on before the IOC will consider making it an Olympic event for men?

4

400

A pioneer of women's long distance running, she won the New York Marathon nine times between 1978 and 1988. In 1983 she became the first T&F world champion ever when she won the marathon race.  

What is Grete Waitz 

400

In the first modern day Olympics in 1896, in Athens, Greece. Winners were awarded this type of medal. 

Silver

500

Who was Baron de Coubertin?

What is the founder of the modern Olympics

500

The five nations which were participated in the Olympic games from its inception are...

Greece, Australia, France, Great Britain, and Switzerland

500

How many players are there on an Olympic handball team?

7

500

You'd think that trying to win a gold medal in the Olympic marathon would be a big enough challenge. Not for one man, who at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics found it necessary to try and win gold medals in the 5000 metres, 10,000 metres, and the marathon as well. What was the name of this endurance king?

Emil Zatopek

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What is the name of the person who carried the Olympic flame at 2000 Sydney Olympics inaugural ceremony? Hint: He was arguably the world's greatest middle distance runner of his era.

Herb Elliot 

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