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Discover how well you know historic world records, measurement marks, and unprecedented times in track and field. Answer each question to see whether you got it right, with an explanation every time.
A free 14-question multiple-choice practice test on Sport. Each question has one correct answer and a short explanation, and the full answer key below the player doubles as a study sheet. No account, no time limit — take it as often as you like.
This is a free, 14-question multiple-choice quiz. Answer each question to see whether you got it right, with an explanation for every answer. There is no sign-up and no time limit — take it as many times as you like, and use the answer key above to revise before or after.
Correct answer: A9.58 seconds
Usain Bolt shattered his own world record in Berlin on August 16, 2009, clocking an astonishing 9.58 seconds.
Correct answer: BArmand Duplantis
Armand 'Mondo' Duplantis progressively broke the pole vault world record through consistent one-centimeter increments.
Correct answer: BFlorence Griffith-Joyner
Florence Griffith-Joyner ('Flo-Jo') posted the enduring time of 10.49 seconds at the 1988 US Olympic Trials in Indianapolis.
Correct answer: CEliud Kipchoge
Eliud Kipchoge clocked 1:59:40.2 at the INEOS 1:59 Challenge in Vienna in 2019, though it was ineligible for official record status.
Correct answer: B8.90 meters
Bob Beamon leaped 8.90 meters (29 feet 2.5 inches), surpassing the existing world mark by 55 centimeters in a historic jump.
Correct answer: BMike Powell
Mike Powell jumped 8.95 meters (29 feet 4.25 inches) at the 1991 World Championships in Tokyo during a dramatic duel with Carl Lewis.
Correct answer: ASergey Bubka
Sergey Bubka cleared 6.00 meters in Paris in 1985 and proceeded to break indoor and outdoor pole vault world marks 35 times.
Correct answer: B2.45 meters
Javier Sotomayor cleared 2.45 meters (8 feet 0.5 inches) in Salamanca, Spain, in July 1993, establishing the longest-standing men's high jump record.
Correct answer: AJan Železný
Jan Železný launched the javelin 98.48 meters in Jena, Germany, using the modern redesigned javelin specifications.
Correct answer: AWayde van Niekerk
South Africa's Wayde van Niekerk broke Michael Johnson's 17-year-old record by sprinting 43.03 seconds from the outside lane in Rio.
Correct answer: BRyan Crouser
Two-time Olympic champion Ryan Crouser improved the world shot put record to 23.56 meters at the Los Angeles Grand Prix in May 2023.
Correct answer: CSydney McLaughlin-Levrone
Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone clocked an unprecedented 50.68 seconds in Eugene in 2022, and subsequently lowered it again at the Paris 2024 Games.
Correct answer: ARoger Bannister
On May 6, 1954, Roger Bannister ran a mile in 3 minutes 59.4 seconds at the Iffley Road Track in Oxford.
Correct answer: BJonathan Edwards
Great Britain's Jonathan Edwards jumped 18.29 meters on his second attempt in Gothenburg, becoming the first athlete past 60 feet.