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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

At which major international multi-sport event did Usain Bolt win multiple gold medals across 20082016?

Olympic Games

At the 1936 Berlin Olympics in Nazi Germany, how many gold medals did Jesse Owens win?

Four

Which high jump technique, debuted at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics, sends athletes backward over the bar with an arched back?

Fosbury Flop

Who captured gold in the inaugural Olympic decathlon at the 1912 Stockholm Games?

Jim Thorpe

Who was the first pole vaulter to clear six meters, achieving it in Paris in 1985 on his third attempt?

Sergey Bubka