World Records
What is the WOMEN'S 100m record time?
10.49
Maurice Greene, the famous track athlete who has a track meet named after him, is famous for doing what?
Setting the 100m record before Usain Bolt broke it
Which track and field female superstar has the most gold medals of any Olympian?
Allyson Felix (6)
What was the last track and field event to be added to the sport?
Pole Vault
What is the MEN'S mile world record?
3:43.13
What recent US Olympian just set the world record in the women's 4oom hurdles?
Sydney McLaughlin
Which US Sprinter has the most gold medals from track and field, earning 9 over his whole career?
Carl Lewis
The first recorded version of shot put occurred in the 17th century when English soldiers attempted to throw a __________.
Cannonball
What world record holder has set the MOST world records?
Sergei Bubka (35 in pole vault)
What famous US thrower was named 2021 Track and Field News Wolrd Male Athlete of the Year?
Ryan Crouser
The US Track and Field team has the most Olympic Gold medals when compared to other countries, with 335 total medals. Which country is second with only 71?
The Soviet Union
What is the name of the current high jump technique used to clear the bar, invented in the late 1960s?
Fosbury Flop
What famous distance runner recently broke the two hour record for a marathon?
Eliud Kipchoge
Caitlin Jenner famously competed in the 1976 Olympic games and set a record in what event?
Decathlon
In 1984, two siblings became the first siblings to win track and field medals at the same Olympics. Who are they?
Al Joyner and Jackie Joyner-Kersee
Usain Bolt currently holds world records in three events: 100m, 200m, and 4x100m. Who is the other person who also holds 3 world records, each in a different event?
Hicham El Guerrouj
What is the women's discus world record held by Gabriele Reinsch?
76.80m or 252 feet
What famous track athlete won four gold medals in the 1936 Olympics while facing discrimination and racism from the games organizer?
Jesse Owens
Abdi Abdirahman is the oldest Olympian to make the US Track and Field team at age 44. He recently competed at the 2020 Tokyo games in which event?
Marathon
Formalized track and field was first recorded at the Ancient Olympic Games of ________ in Olympia, Greece.
776 BC