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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
Who was the runner with no toes?
Glenn Cunningham. No toes on his left foot and a severely damaged arch. Silver 1936 olympic mile. WR mile 4:06. Retired 1940
When was Rudolph Giuliani Married?
Rudy Giuliani married 3 times:
* Regina Peruggi, on October 26, 1968 * Donna Hanover, on April 15, 1984 * Judith Nathan, on May 24, 2003
How did Jackie Joyner-Kersee impact society?
She was an excellent athlete, winning medals in four different Olympic Games. She was an very good basketball player in college (UCLA) and scored over 1000 points in her college career. She was voted Top Woman Collegiate Athlete for the last 25 years of the 20th century. She played fair ... in an era when athletes were taking performance enhancing drugs she stayed clean. There has never been any talk about her taking drugs. She is a true role model to those that aspire to be successful in Track and Field and in life in general.
Tommy Smith is 65 years old (birthdate: April 5, 1945).
Who is the last Australian male track and field athlete to win an olympic gold medal?
Steve Hooker in men's pole vault at the 2008 Games in Beijing.
Who was nicknamed king of the mile?
Hicham El Guerrouj - he has held the world record for the mile for over a decade at 3:43.
Are tracks at track and field meets measured in meters or yards?
They are measured in meters. Example, 100 meter dash, 200 meter dash, 400 meter dash, 800 meter dash, 1600 meter run, 400 meter relay, 1600 meter relay etc.
Was Rodal expected to win the 800 meters in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics?
No.
Wilson Kipketer, a Kenyan who was living in Denmark, was considered the favorite in the time leading up to the 1996 Games. But Kipketer was not a full citizen of Denmark and the Kenyan Olympic Committee protested his participation. The International Olympic Committee agreed and Kipketer was not allowed to compete at the 1996 Games.
Athletes from Kenya had won the previous 2 Olympic men's 800 meter events and were expected to be the favorites in the competition.
Vebjørn Rodal of Norway had never won an international event and was not considered to be a medal contender. But he won the gold medal in a time of 1:42.58 which is still an Olympic record. Four of the runners (Rodal, Hezekial Sepeng of South Africa, Fred Onyancha of Kenya, and Norberto Téllez of Cuba) finished the race in under 1:43 in what was one of the most exciting races of the 1996 Games. The time difference between 1st place and 4th place was .27 seconds.
The Olympic gold medal was Rodal's only international victory of his career.
What now is the world record for long jump?
Mike Powell for USA jumped 8.95 at the World Champs in 1991.
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Who were the 8 finalists in the 100 meter final at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics?
Gold - Jim Hines, United States - 9.95 seconds, a world record
Silver - Lennox Miller, Jamaica
Bronze - Charlie Greene, United States
4th - Pablo Montes, Cuba
5th - Roger Bambuck, France
6th - Mel Pender, United States
7th - Harry Jerome, Canada
8th - Jean-Louis Ravelomanantsoa, Madagascar
What was the split times of the Jamaican runners in the relay with world record 36.84?
10.1; 8.9; 9.0; 8.8
How large is a track in track and field?
The majority of running tracks measure 400 meters (437.2 yards) in length. They are usually laid out with each straight section 100 meters, and each turn 100 meters respectively. Some tracks are laid out with shorter straight sections and longer curves such as 90m straight and 110m curve. The longer the curve the less radius and therefore the faster you can run around the curve. Although most of the 440 yard (1/4 mile) tracks have been converted to metric dimension, there are still a few around, mostly at high schools in the U.S.
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For lengths on the order of 10 kilometres, see 1 myriametre.
The length of a field track varies, depending on whether it is an outdoor or indoor track. Most outdoor tracks tend to be about 1/4 mile long/.4 km and indoor tracks are typically shorter.
How did Wilma Rudolph over come her disease?
She was born prematurely, which was the main cause, and developed polio when she was 3. She got measles, mumps, chicken pox, and pneumonia two times when she was a child and her mother and siblings helped her through it all.
In 1991 who set the record for the 100m dash?
LeRoy Burrell did it in June and then Carl Lewis lowered it again in August.
What are the olympic running tracks made of?
The track field is made up of my come melted with some rubber and if you stick ur a$$ to the track then it might melt ur a$$ cheeks with my hot come.
