Hurdles
How high are the hurdles in the women’s 100m hurdles?
84cm (33 inches)
What is Usain Bolt’s men’s 100m world record time?
9.58 seconds (2009)
How many laps around a standard indoor track is the 400m?
2 laps
How many laps of a standard outdoor track is the 800m?
2 laps
How many laps is 3000m on a standard 400m track?
7.5 laps
In the men’s 110m hurdles, how many hurdles are there?
10 hurdles
How many lanes are used in a standard 100m final?
8 lanes
Michael Johnson famously set the 400m world record in 1999. Who broke it in 2016?
Wade Van Niekerk
In which Olympic Games was the 800m world record set?
London 2012
The 3000m steeplechase includes barriers and what other obstacle?
water jump
What is the standard distance between hurdles in the men’s 110m hurdles?
9.14m (30 feet) between hurdles
What is the name of the phase right after leaving the blocks in the 100m?
Drive phase
In relay terms, what leg of the 4x400m is often given to the team’s strongest runner?
Anchor leg (4th leg)
In championship racing, what lap is typically faster in the men’s 800m final (first or second)?
second lap
Which country has historically dominated the men’s 3000m steeplechase?
Kenya
Who currently holds the men’s 400m hurdles world record (as of 2024)?
Karsten Warholm (45.94s in 2021)
what time did Bolt run to win his first Olympic Games 100m gold medal?
9.69 seconds (Beijing 2008)
What respiration system dominates in the 400m?
anaerobic respiration
Which Kenyan runner is considered the greatest 800m runner of all time?
David Rudisha
Who is the current men’s 3000m world record holder (as of 2024)?
Daniel Komen (7:20.67, 1996 — still standing)
In the 400m hurdles, how many steps do elite hurdlers typically take between hurdles?
13 steps
The women’s 100m world record was set in 1988 by whom?
Florence Griffith-Joyner (10.49s)
What is the 400m world record time from 2016?
43.03
What split did the world record holder run for his first lap in the Olympic final world record? (±0.5s)
49.28 seconds
Which female distance runner held the world record in both the 1500m and 3000m in the 1990s?
Qu Yunxia