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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.
509 Questions
What was the record of Wilma Rudolph?
Wilma Rudolph sprinted to three gold medals at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, becoming the first woman from the United States to win three golds in one Olympics. Rudolph, an African-American, won the 100 meter dash and the 200 meter dash and anchored the winning 400 meter relay team. Born to a large, poor family in Tennessee, Rudolph battled polio, scarlet fever and pneumonia as a child and for a few years lost the use of one leg. By the time she was a teenager she was 5' 11" and an outstanding wilma-rudolphplayer. She began sprinting with a team from Tennessee State University when she was still in high school, and earned a bronze medal as a member of a relay team in the 1956 Olympics in Melbourne before earning triple gold four years later. In 1973 she was inducted into the Black Athletes Hall of Fame, and in 1974 she was named to the National Track and Field Hall of Fame. Her 1977 autobiography was titled Wilma.
A 1977 TV movie about her life, Wilma, was directed by Bud Greenspan and starred actress Shirley Jo Finney as Rudolph.
What is Kelly Holmes religion?
She has told interviewers that she does not consider herself religious, although she does believe in God. Her mother and step-dad raised her as a Christian, but there is no evidence she belongs to any church at this time.
How fast is 26 seconds in the 200 meters for a 14 year old male?
no effencce but that's slow for ur age and gender im a girl in 7th grade and i run 26.9:)
keep practicing buddy
How many winners of 100m and 200m races in Olympics?
Only 4 people have won both in the same Olympics
Jesse Owens
Carl Lewis
Florence Griffith-Joyer
Usain Bolt
What are the Olympic field events?
discus, hammer throw, javlin's, triple jump, long jump, high jump, pole vault, shot put.
How many medals has kelly holmes won?
Jackie Joyner-Kersee won her first Olympic gold medal on September 24, 1988 at the Summer Olympics in Seoul in long jump. Five days later, on September 29, she won her second Olympic gold medal, this is heptathlon.
What is Wilma Rudolph's husband's name?
Wilma Rudolph's husband's name is Robert eldridge, but they later divorced when they had 4 kids.
Born in Canada but would like to represent another country in the Olympics?
If you have the citizenship of the country you want to represent, ask them for try outs and if they accept you, you can represent them instead of Canada.
Why did Michael Johnson not run the 4x400m in the 1996 Olympics?
Because he didn't had enough enderance.
How are lanes assigned in track?
During the 100 meter races, they will be assigned according to their time.
Bahamian triple jumper Frank Rutherford is 53 years old (birthdate: November 23, 1964).
