Track and Field Trivia
Lace up your sneakers and show your track smarts—from Bolt’s lightning to gravity-defying jumps, this trivia is for true field fans.
EXAMPLE QUESTIONS
In the event that uses a mechanical aid to clear the bar—distinct from the high jump—what are the athletes in it called?
Vaulters
In 100m sprints, a +2.0 m/s reading is the max legal aid—what type of wind is that?
Tailwind
At which major international multi-sport event did Usain Bolt win multiple gold medals across 2008–2016?
Olympic Games
Which running event closes out the women’s heptathlon on Day 2, after the long jump and javelin?
800 meters
At the 1984 Summer Olympics, in which city did Jackie Joyner-Kersee win her first Olympic medal, a silver in the heptathlon?
Los Angeles