Answers to Quiz - 126

1)      Nadia Comaneci was the first gymnast to get the perfect score of ten. In which apparatus did she achieve this distinction at the 1976 Montreal Olympics?

Uneven Bars

2)      The first man to win back to back gold medals in Marathon at the Olympics was the legendary Ethiopian Abebe Bikila, who achieved this at the 1960 Rome and 1964 Tokyo games. Name the German (then East Germany) who emulated this feat in 1976 Montreal and 1980 Moscow games.

Waldemar Cierpinski

3)      Name the high-jumper who unveiled a new revolutionary technique of jumping at the 1968 Mexico games.

Dick Fosbury

4)      Whose record did Michael Phelps break for the most number of Olympic medals?

Larisa Latynina

5)      Name the only 2 Olympians who have won gold medals in the same individual event at 4 consecutive games. Also name the events.

Al Oerter (1956-68) in Discus Throw and Carl Lewis (1984-96) in Long Jump

6)      Name the legendary diver who swept away both the springboard and platform events at consecutive games in 1984 and 1988.

Greg Louganis

7)      What Olympic record is shared by Mark Todd of New Zealand and Aladár Gerevich of Hungary?

The most (28) years between the first and the last Olympic medals

8)      Name the legendary Australian swimmer who was the first to win the same event in 3 consecutive games

Dawn Fraser

9)      Which Olympic sport did Steven Redgrave rule between 1984 and 2000, winning 5 gold and 1 bronze medals?

Rowing

10)  Who set the longest standing Olympic record and in which event?

Bob Beamon in Long Jump. 8.90m Stood for 23 years from 1968 to 1991