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Olympics Track and Field

The sport that is known as Athletics to the International Olympic Committee, Track and Field has been an Olympic sport since the very first Olympic Games in 776 BC.

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What is the history of world triple jump record?

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15.52 m Daniel Ahearn (USA) 1911-05-30 New York, U.S.

15.525 m Nick Winter (AUS) 1924-07-12 Paris, France

15.58 m Mikio Oda (JPN) 1931-10-27 Tokyo, Japan

15.72 m Chuhei Nambu (JPN) 1932-08-14 Los Angeles, U.S.

15.72 m Chuhei Nambu (JPN) 1932-08-14 Los Angeles, U.S.

15.78 m Jack Metcalfe (AUS) 1935-12-14 Sydney, Australia

16.00 m Naoto Tajima (JPN) 1936-08-06 Berlin, Germany

16.00 m Adhemar da Silva (BRA) 1950-12-03 São Paulo, Brazil

16.01 m Adhemar da Silva (BRA) 1951-09-30 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

16.12 m Adhemar da Silva (BRA) 1952-07-23 Helsinki, Finland

16.22 m Adhemar da Silva (BRA) 1952-07-23 Helsinki, Finland

16.23 m Leonid Serbakov (URS) 1953-07-19 Moscow, Soviet Union

16.56 m Adhemar da Silva (BRA) 1955-03-26 Mexico City, Mexico

16.59 m Oleg Rjahovsky (URS) 1958-07-19 Moscow, Soviet Union

16.70 m Oleg Fedoseyev (URS) 1959-05-03 Nalchik, Soviet Union

17.03 m Jozef Szmidt (POL) 1960-08-05 Olsztyn, Poland

17.10 m Giuseppe Gentile (ITA) 1968-10-16 Mexico City, Mexico

17.22 m Giuseppe Gentile (ITA) 1968-10-17 Mexico City, Mexico

17.23 m Viktor Sanyeyev (URS) 1968-10-17 Mexico City, Mexico

17.27 m Nelson Prudencio (BRA) 1968-10-17 Mexico City, Mexico

17.39 m Viktor Sanyeyev (URS) 1968-10-17 Mexico City, Mexico

17.40 m Pedro Pérez (CUB) 1971-08-05 Cali, Colombia

17.44 m Viktor Sanyeyev (URS) 1972-10-17 Sukhumi, Soviet Union

17.89 m João Carlos de Oliveira (BRA) 1975-10-15 Mexico City, Mexico

17.97 m Willie Banks (USA) 1985-06-16 Indianapolis, U.S.

17.98 m Jonathan Edwards (GBR) 1995-07-18 Salamanca, Spain

18.16 m Jonathan Edwards (GBR) 1995-08-07 Gothenburg, Sweden

18.29 m Jonathan Edwards (GBR) 1995-08-07 Gothenburg, Sweden

What is the world record for the men's 400m hurdles?

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Men don't run the 100 meter hurdles in world class competition, they run the 110 meter hurdles. The world record for the 110 meter hurdles is 12.87 seconds set by Dayron Robles of Cuba in 2008.
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What are the men's indoor high jump records?

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As of October, 2007 Javier Sotomayor of Cuba holds the men's indoor high jump record at 2.43 meters (7 feet 11 3/4 inches).

Who holds the female 200m record?

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Florence Griffith-Joyner holds the women's world record in the 200 meter dash with a time of 21.34 seconds set at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.

How much does a athlete get paid for breaking a world record at the Olympics?

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Guinness World Records do not pay any money to those who break or set records. However, they do award an official certificate of the achievement free of charge.

However, after you break a world record, you might get a lot of exposure and sponsors will pay you, so there could be a monetary gain, but not from Guinness world records.

In which sports did Jackie Joyner-Kersee win an Olympic medal?

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Heptathlon and long jump.

Jackie won 6 Olympic medals, 3 each in heptathlon (2 gold, 1 silver) and long jump (1 gold, 2 bronze).

Who is the world record holder for the 200m dash?

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Usain Bolt is the world record holder in the 200m dash, men's. Set at the Berlin world championships of 2009.

Who has the world record for the longest discus throw and what is their nationality?

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The men's world record for the men's 2kg discus throw is held by Jurgen Schult of Germany with a throw of 74.08 meters in 1986.

The women's world record for the women's 1kg discus throw is held by Gabriele Reinsch of Germany with a throw of 76.80 meters in 1988.

What is the world record for the men's 20km walk?

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The current World Record for the Men's 20km Walk was set by Sergey Morozov from Russia. The current record stands at 1:16:43, set on 6/8/08.

What is the world record for the women's long jump?

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As of November 24, 2007 Inessa Kravits of Ukraine holds the women's outdoor world record at 15.50 meters set at the 1995 World Championships in Goteberg. The women's world indoor record is 15.36 meters set by Tatyana Lebedeva of Russia at the 2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships.

How old is dame kelly Holmes?

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Dame Kelly Holmes is 22 years old(2011)

When did Charles Austin beat the high jump olympic games record?

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Charles Austin won gold in high jump at the 1996 Games in Atlanta with a jump of 2.39 meters (7 feet, 10 1/10 inches). It stands today as an Olympic record.

How long is a javelin?

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A track and field javelin is about 2.5 metres long.

How many Olympics did Jackie Joyner-Kersee compete in?

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Jackie Joyner-Kersee won 6 medals in 4 Olympic Games: 1984 Silver - Heptathlon 1988 Gold - Long Jump, Heptathlon 1992 Gold - Heptathlon

Bronze - Long Jump 1996 Bronze - Long Jump

Who is the youngest Olympic runner and marathon runner?

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Through the 2008 Games in Beijing, that is Juan Carlos Zabala of Argentina who was 20 years old when he won gold in men's marathon at the 1932 Games in Los Angeles.

Who won both the 100m and 200m in track and field at the 1972 Olympics?

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Archie Hahn of the United States at the 1904 Games in St. Louis.

How long is the straight portion of an Olympics running track?

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100 meters. The entire track is 400 meters around.

Who won the ladies 100 meters race in the Olympic Games?

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Shelly-Ann Fraser of Jamaica won the 100 meters in the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China. She repeated her win in London in 2012 (only the third woman to repeat as Olympic Champion) and will continue to hold the Olympic title until the race is run again in the Olympics in 2016 in Rio de Janiero.

Im 12 and i ran a 100 meter dash in 11 seconds?

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A 12 year old's average time for the 100 meter dash, should be about 15 or 16 seconds.

What events are in a hepathlon?

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100 metre hurdles 200 metre sprint 800 metre run long jump javalin high jump shotput

I ran 800metres in 5 minutes is that good?

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Not for an adult but since you didn't tell us how old you are we really can't say.

age depends.... if you are like 8-11 yes.. over 14 not good

no its not. not even a sub 2:40.

a real good time is about a 2:03. or anything under 2. if your in high school, major colleges will start to look at you around 1:55

What are some track and field middle distance events?

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For high school runners, track and field distance events include the 400m, 800m, 1600m, 3200m, and 4x400m. Occasionally, some high schools compete in distance medleys which may be a 4x800m or 400, 800, 1200, 1600 relay or 4 x1600m.

For the Olympics, the distance events include: 400m, 800m, 1600m, 3000m, 5000m, and 10000m. There are also relays, the most famous one being 4x400m.

What is Jackie Joyner-Kersee famous for?

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Probably before your time if your in your early 20's. FloJo was a world-class sprinter who was very good for a number of years but wasn't breaking any records. After about a 2-yr layoff from 85-87 she returned and was 2nd at the world championships in the 200m. However, in 1988 she set the world of track on fire. She showed up at the olympic trials and set a wr that stands to this day of 10.49 in the 100m and then went to the Olympics where she won double gold in the 100m and 200m setting the wr in the 200m of 21.34 that stands today. FloJo was known for her glamorous outfits, six-inch nails, and her beauty. She was dodged by steroid rumors that were never proven. She suffocated on her pillow in 1998 due to a brain defect that caused her to seizure. As others pointed out, steroids were never proven or disproven.

What is the Olympic record for the men's 50km walk?

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The Olympic record for the 50 km walk is held by Vyacheslav Ivanenko, URS. The record was set on September 30, 1988 during the Seoul Summer Olympic Games with a time of 3:38:29.

Who holds the Olympic record for the mens 1500m?

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Outdoor - Hicham El Guerrouj (MOR), 3:26.00, 7/14/1998 in Rome, Italy

Indoor - Hicham El Guerrouj (MOR), 3:31.18, 2/2/1997 in Stuttguart, Germany