More Great Olympic Trivia Questions

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101 Great Olympic
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In which city were the 1900 Olympics held?
Paris
How many medals did Shane Gould win at the 1972 Munich Olympics?
5
How many Olympic gold medals did Betty Cuthbert win?
4
Where were the 1964 Olympics held?
Tokyo
In which sport did Sir Frank Beurepaire compete?
Swimming
Who hosted the 1928 Olympics?
Amsterdam
For which country did Wilma Rudolph compete in athletics in 1960?
USA
In which sport did Klaus Dibiasi compete?
Diving
In which city were the first modern Olympics held
Athens - 1896
How many Olympic gold medals did East German, Barbara Krause win in 1980
3
Who won gold in athletics for the 200m and 4X100m relay in 1976 & 1980?
Babel Wockel
In which yeas did Berlin host the Olympics?
1936
In which sport did Italian, Klaus Dibiasi compete?
Diving
Which male won the 1968 long jump?
Bob Beamon - USA
In which sport did Hans Winkler compete?
Equestrian
How many Olympic gold medals did Herb Elliot win?
1
Which men's team won gold for basketball in 1960?
USA
How many Olympic medals did Dawn Fraser win?
8
For which country did weightlifter Tommy Kono compete?
USA
In which sport did Gert Fredriksson compete?
Kayak/canoeing
How many Olympic gold medals did Jesse Owens win in 1936
4
The swimmer, Duke Kahanamoku competed for which country?
USA
In which year did Jim Thorpe win both the decathlon and pentathlon?
1912
What was Paavo Nurmi's nickname?
The Phantom Finn
What was the full name of Jesse Owens?
James Cleveland Owens
Who devised and was 'The Father of', Modern Pentathlon?
Baron de Courbertin
In 1952 which country played the Olympic soccer final against Hungary?
Yugoslavia
How many Olympic medals did Larissa Latynina win?
18
Which lake was used for rowing in the 1956 Olympics?
Lake Wendouree
Who was the coach for the 1960 American men's basketball team?
Pete Newell
What was Abebe Bikila's job before winning gold at the 1960 Olympics?
Private in Emperor Haile Selassie's bodyguard
Who made their 'Black Power' protest at the 1968 Olympics?
Tommie Smith and John Carlos
For which country did Daniel Morelon ride?
France
In athletics at the munich Olympics who won the women's 4 X 100 relay?
West Germany

In which sport did Murry Rose win 2 gold medals at the Melbourne Olympics?
Swimming
In which sport did Sir William Northam win gold at the Tokyo Olympics?
Yachting
Where were the 1920 Olympics held?
Antwerp
How many Olympic medals did Andrew 'Boy' Charlton win?
6
In which sport was Teofilo Stevenson of Cuba a gold medal winner?
Boxing
Where were the 1984 Olympics held?
Los Angeles
In which sport did Vladimir Salnikov compete?
Swimming
For which country did Nadia Comaneci compete?
Romania
How many Olympic Games were cancelled as a result of war?
3
For which country did Teofilo Stevenson box?
Cuba
Which country did Mark Spitz represent?
USA
In which sport did Daniel Morelon compete?
France
How many Olympic gold medals did Iolanda Balas win?
2 - for high jump
Who won the lightweight weightlifting gold in 1964 & 1968?
Waldemar Baszanowski
In which sport did Rafter Johnson compete?
Decathlon
Where was Betty Cuthbert born?
Merrylands, Sydney
Who was known as 'The Lithgow Flash?'
Marjory Jackson
For which country did Laszlo Papp box?
Hungary
How many Olympic gold medals did Fanny Blankers-Koen win in 1948
4
In which sport did Ilona Elek win Olympic gold?
Fencing
How many Olympic gold medals did Alvin Kraenzlein win in 1900?
4
Which nation invented the sport of water polo?
Britain
In how many consecutive Olympic games did Jack Beresford compete?
5
Who was the first boxer to win three Olympic gold medals?
Laszlo Papp
Who originated the 180 degree turn in shot put?
Parry O'Brien
What was US diver Pat Mormick's maiden name?
Keller
How old was Dawn Fraser when she won her first Olympic gold medal?
19
Who was labelled 'The Most Durable Champion of all time'?
Al Oerter - USA
Where was Herb Elliot born?
Perth, Western Australia
Which illness' did Wilma Rudolph contract at the age of 4?
Scarlet Fever and Pneumonia
Who came second in the 1960 Olympics 20k walk
Noel Freeman
What is Mike Wenden's middle name?
Vincent
Where were the 1952 Olympics held?
Helsinki
Which Olympic champion coached Shane Gould and Karen Moras
Forbes Carlile
In which Olympic sport did Russell Mockridge compete ?
Cycling

Who was the first European Athlete to win both the 100m & 200m titles?
Valerity Borzov
Who was the first man to lift 500 lb (226.8k) ?
Vasily Alexeyev
At which Olympics did Herb Elliot win gold for the 1500 m
Rome 1960
Which Australian won 2 gold medals in track and field at the 1896 Athens Olympics?
Edwin H. Flack
Where were the 1960 Olympics held?
Rome
In how many Olympic Games was the (swimming) obstacle race held?
1 - Paris 1900
At which Olympics did Sarah 'Fanny' Durak compete?
Stockholm 1912
In which sport did Henry 'Bobby' Pearce compete?
Rowing
Where were the 1972 Olympics held?
Munich
For which country did the wrestler Alexander Medved compete?
USSR
In which year did St Louis, USA host the Olympics?
1904
In which sport did Yurik Vardanyan compete>
Weightlifting
In 1976, who won the 400m hurdles?
Edwin Moses - USA
In which sport did Levan Tediashvili compete?
Wrestling
Where were the 1912 Olympics held?
Stockholm, Sweden
Which male won the 1960 & 1964 marathon?
Abebe Bikila
In which sport did Rodney Pattisson compete?
Yachting
For which country did Peter Snell compete?
New Zealand
Who won the male single sculls in 1956, 1960 & 1964?
Vyalcheslav Ivanov
Which country won gold in the men's soccer in 1952?
Hungary
Which Swede won the 1952 & 1956 individual pentathlon?
Lars Hall
In which sport did Christian d'Oriola compete?
Fencing
For which country did Rie Mastenbroek compete?
Netherlands
In which sport did the Italian, Nedo Nadi compete?
Fencing
Which city hosted the 1920 Olympics?
Antwerp, Belgium
American rower John Kelly was the father of which famous person?
The Late Grace Kelly, (Princess Grace of Monaco)
Who won Australia's only gold medal in the 1928 Olympics?
Bobby Pearce
Who was the first South American to win Olympic gold in a field event?
Adhemar Ferreira da Silva
Shirley Strickland's father was a professional what?
Sprinter
What was Betty Cuthbert's nickname?
The 'Golden Girl'
Who was Russia's first Olympic running champion?
Vladimir Kuts
Where was the USSR gymnist Boris Shakhlin born?
Kazakhastan
What was the name of the boat in which Rodney Pattisson won gold at the 1972 Olympics?
Superdoso
Where were the equesatrian events at the Melbourne Olympics held?
Stockholm, Sweden
Who coached Mike Burton, Debbie Meyer and Mark Spitz?
Sherman Chavoor
Which prized National award did Nikolai Andrianov and his coach receive?
The 'Order of Lenin'

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