Who holds the world record for the men’s 100 meters sprint?
a) Carl Lewis
b) Justin Gatlin
c) Maurice Greene
d) Answer: Usain Bolt
Which American female athlete won three gold medals in track and field at the 1960 Olympics?
a) Wilma Rudolph
b) Jackie Joyner-Kersee
c) Allyson Felix
d) Answer: Wilma Rudolph
Who set the world record in the men’s long jump at the 1991 World Championships?
a) Bob Beamon
b) Mike Powell
c) Carl Lewis
d) Answer: Mike Powell
Which American athlete won four gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, defying Hitler’s ideology?
a) Jesse Owens
b) Michael Johnson
c) Tommie Smith
d) Answer: Jesse Owens
Who is known as the “Fastest Woman Alive” and has won numerous Olympic and World Championship titles?
a) Marion Jones
b) Gail Devers
c) Florence Griffith Joyner
d) Answer: Florence Griffith Joyner
This American athlete set a world record in the decathlon at the 1976 Olympics.
a) Ashton Eaton
b) Dan O’Brien
c) Bruce Jenner
d) Answer: Bruce Jenner
Who won the gold medal in the men’s shot put at the 1984 and 1988 Olympics?
a) Adam Nelson
b) Ryan Crouser
c) Randy Barnes
d) Answer: Al Oerter
This American athlete holds the world record in the women’s pole vault.
a) Jenn Suhr
b) Stacy Dragila
c) Sandi Morris
d) Answer: Jenn Suhr
Who set a world record in the men’s 400 meters at the 1996 Olympics?
a) Michael Johnson
b) LaShawn Merritt
c) Jeremy Wariner
d) Answer: Michael Johnson
Which American athlete won the men’s high jump gold at the 1968 Olympics with a unique jumping style?
a) Dwight Stones
b) Dick Fosbury
c) Charles Austin
d) Answer: Dick Fosbury
Who broke the world record in the women’s 800 meters at the 1983 World Championships?
a) Mary Decker
b) Alysia Montaño
c) Madeline Manning
d) Answer: Jarmila Kratochvílová
This American sprinter won the gold medal in the women’s 400 meters at the 2004 Olympics.
a) Allyson Felix
b) Sanya Richards-Ross
c) Flo-Jo
d) Answer: Sanya Richards-Ross
Who set the world record in the women’s triple jump in 1995?
a) Inessa Kravets
b) Yulimar Rojas
c) Keturah Orji
d) Answer: Inessa Kravets
Which American athlete won the women’s heptathlon gold at the 2012 Olympics?
a) Jackie Joyner-Kersee
b) Hyleas Fountain
c) Nafi Thiam
d) Answer: Jessica Ennis-Hill
Who holds the world record in the women’s 100 meters hurdles?
a) Brianna McNeal
b) Sally Pearson
c) Kendra Harrison
d) Answer: Kendra Harrison
This American athlete set a world record in the men’s javelin throw in 1986.
a) Breaux Greer
b) Tom Petranoff
c) Bob Roggy
d) Answer: Tom Petranoff
Who won the gold medal in the men’s 200 meters at the 1988 Olympics?
a) Carl Lewis
b) Michael Johnson
c) Maurice Greene
d) Answer: Joe DeLoach
This American athlete won the men’s discus throw gold at the 1952 Olympics.
a) Al Oerter
b) Mac Wilkins
c) Gerd Kanter
d) Answer: Sim Iness
Who is the only athlete to win the Olympic gold in the men’s decathlon twice?
a) Dan O’Brien
b) Rafer Johnson
c) Daley Thompson
d) Answer: Daley Thompson
Which American sprinter set a world record in the women’s 4×100 meters relay at the 2012 Olympics?
a) Allyson Felix
b) Carmelita Jeter
c) Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce
d) Answer: Allyson Felix
Who set the world record in the men’s 110 meters hurdles at the 2012 Olympics?
a) Aries Merritt
b) Allen Johnson
c) Colin Jackson
d) Answer: Aries Merritt
This American athlete holds the world record in the men’s decathlon.
a) Ashton Eaton
b) Bryan Clay
c) Dan O’Brien
d) Answer: Ashton Eaton
Who won the gold medal in the women’s long jump at the 2004 Olympics?
a) Jackie Joyner-Kersee
b) Tatyana Lebedeva
c) Brittney Reese
d) Answer: Tatyana Lebedeva
This American athlete set the world record in the men’s hammer throw at the 1986 Goodwill Games.
a) Conor McCullough
b) Lance Deal
c) Sergey Litvinov
d) Answer: Yuriy Sedykh
Who is known for his “Fosbury Flop” technique and won the men’s high jump gold at the 1972 Olympics?
a) Javier Sotomayor
b) Charles Austin
c) Dwight Stones
d) Answer: Dick Fosbury
Which American athlete won the men’s shot put gold at the 1960 Olympics?
a) Parry O’Brien
b) Reese Hoffa
c) Brian Oldfield
d) Answer: Parry O’Brien
Who set a world record in the women’s 4×400 meters relay at the 1988 Olympics?
a) Allyson Felix
b) Sanya Richards-Ross
c) Flo-Jo
d) Answer: Flo-Jo
This American athlete won the women’s 1500 meters gold at the 1984 Olympics.
a) Mary Cain
b) Mary Decker
c) Shannon Rowbury
d) Answer: Mary Decker
Who holds the world record in the men’s 50 kilometers race walk?
a) Jared Tallent
b) Robert Korzeniowski
c) Evan Dunfee
d) Answer: Robert Korzeniowski
Which American athlete won the women’s shot put gold at the 2016 Olympics?
a) Valerie Adams
b) Michelle Carter
c) Nadzeya Ostapchuk
d) Answer: Michelle Carter
Who set the world record in the women’s 4×200 meters relay at the 2014 World Relays?
a) Allyson Felix
b) Sanya Richards-Ross
c) Flo-Jo
d) Answer: Allyson Felix
This American athlete won the men’s 400 meters hurdles gold at the 1992 Olympics.
a) Edwin Moses
b) Kerron Clement
c) Angelo Taylor
d) Answer: Kevin Young
Who set the world record in the men’s 20 kilometers race walk at the 1992 Olympics?
a) Jefferson Pérez
b) Yohann Diniz
c) Robert Korzeniowski
d) Answer: Jefferson Pérez
Which American athlete won the women’s 100 meters gold at the 1996 Olympics?
a) Marion Jones
b) Gail Devers
c) Evelyn Ashford
d) Answer: Gail Devers
Who holds the world record in the men’s 4×400 meters relay?
a) Michael Johnson
b) LaShawn Merritt
c) Jeremy Wariner
d) Answer: United States
This American athlete won the men’s triple jump gold at the 1996 Olympics.
a) Kenny Harrison
b) Christian Taylor
c) Will Claye
d) Answer: Kenny Harrison
Who set the world record in the women’s 4×800 meters relay at the 1984 Olympics?
a) Allyson Felix
b) Sanya Richards-Ross
c) Flo-Jo
d) Answer: United States
This American athlete won the women’s javelin throw gold at the 2008 Olympics.
a) Maggie Malone
b) Kara Winger
c) Brittany Borman
d) Answer: Barbora Špotáková
Who set the world record in the men’s 4×200 meters relay at the 1993 World Championships?
a) Michael Johnson
b) Carl Lewis
c) Maurice Greene
d) Answer: United States
Which American athlete won the women’s 200 meters gold at the 2000 Olympics?
a) Marion Jones
b) Allyson Felix
c) Gwen Torrence
d) Answer: Marion Jones
Who holds the world record in the women’s 4×100 meters relay?
a) United States
b) Jamaica
c) Russia
d) Answer: United States
This American athlete won the men’s pole vault gold at the 2004 Olympics.
a) Brad Walker
b) Tim Mack
c) Jeff Hartwig
d) Answer: Tim Mack
Who set the world record in the women’s 3000 meters at the 1993 World Championships?
a) Genzebe Dibaba
b) Mary Slaney
c) Gabriela Szabo
d) Answer: Qu Yunxia
This American athlete won the men’s 1500 meters gold at the 2008 Olympics.
a) Matthew Centrowitz
b) Bernard Lagat
c) Leo Manzano
d) Answer: Asbel Kiprop
Who set the world record in the men’s 4×800 meters relay at the 2006 World Cup?
a) United States
b) Kenya
c) Russia
d) Answer: United States
This American athlete won the women’s discus throw gold at the 2008 Olympics.
a) Sandra Perković
b) Valarie Allman
c) Stephanie Brown Trafton
d) Answer: Stephanie Brown Trafton
Who set the world record in the men’s 50 kilometers race walk at the 2008 Olympics?
a) Jared Tallent
b) Robert Korzeniowski
c) Alex Schwazer
d) Answer: Alex Schwazer
This American athlete won the men’s 110 meters hurdles gold at the 1996 Olympics.
a) Aries Merritt
b) Allen Johnson
c) Colin Jackson
d) Answer: Allen Johnson
Who set the world record in the women’s 4×1500 meters relay at the 2014 World Relays?
a) United States
b) Kenya
c) Ethiopia
d) Answer: Ethiopia
This American athlete won the women’s high jump gold at the 2012 Olympics.
a) Chaunte Lowe
b) Blanka Vlašić
c) Anna Chicherova
d) Answer: Anna Chicherova
