Daily Quiz | On all-time legends of the Olympics
Nadia Comeneci of Romania. She became the first person to score a perfect 10. The scoreboard could hold only 3 digits. Thus, the score was shown as 1.00.
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Who is this multiple gold medal winner who later made a successful career for himself in Hollywood, which earned him a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame?
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Who created an Olympic first by winning the gold medal in 5,000 metres, 10,000 metres and the marathon at the 1952 Helsinki Games?
Answer : Emil Zatopek of the erstwhile Czechoslovakia
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Who did the “double double” by winning the 5,000 and 10,000 metres gold medals both at the 1972 Munich and 1976 Montreal Olympic Games?
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Who won back-to-back gold medals in both diving events at the 1984 Los Angeles and 1988 Seoul Games?
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Which two athletes won gold medal in the 1500m and 5000m in the same Olympics – one in 1924 Antwerp Games and the second in the 2004 Athens Games?
Answer : Paavo Nurmi in 1924 & Hicham El Guerrouj of Morocco.
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Who is the only athlete to win a gold medal in 100 metres and 200 metres in three consecutive Olympic Games?
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Who holds the Olympic record of having won the most gold medals in Women’s Field Hockey competition?
Answer : Rechelle Hawkes Australia with 3 gold medals equaling the feat of 7 Indian men.
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Identify the most decorated athlete in Olympics history with 23 Gold medals and 28 overall medals.
Published - July 30, 2024 05:32 pm IST
