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Answer the following questions related to the Olympic Marathon events.

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1.

Name the first Australian runner to win a medal at Olympic Marathon.

  Rob Castella

  Lisa Martin

  Ian Thorpe

  Cliff Young

 

2.

What is the standardized race distance of the modern Olympic Marathon race?

  20 miles

  24 miles and 85 yards

  26 miles and 385 yards

  30 miles and 800 yards

 

3.

Who was the first runner to win the gold medal in two successive Marathon events?

  Carl Lewis

  Emil Zatopek

  Michael Johnson

  Abebe Bikila

 

4.

Name the first Asian runner to win a Marathon race in the Olympic games.

  Naoto Tajima

  Shoryu Nan

  Kee-Chung Sohn

  Masao Harad

 

5.

Name the marathoner who managed to win the bronze medal at the 2004 Athens Olympics, even after his lead position in the race was interrupted by a protester ?

  Mebrahtom Keflezighi

  Vanderlei de Lima

  Jon Brown

  Stefano Baldini

 

6.

Who won the Marathon race in the 2004 Athens Olympics?

  Mebrahtom Keflezighi

  Jon Brown

  Stefano Baldini

  Vanderlei de Lima

 

7.

Who was the first woman to win a Marathon race in the Olympic games ?

  Diane Dixon

  P. T. Usha

  Grete Waitz

  Joan Benoit

 


 
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