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Sports Personalities and Achievements

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This hub covers questions on famous sports personalities and their record breaking achievements. It includes topics on Olympic medalists and national award winners. This content is highly relevant for general awareness sections in SSC, banking, railways, and UPSC exams.

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Sports Personalities and Achievements Questions

Multiple choice

Which Indian athlete won the gold medal in men's 800m wheelchair race at the 2012 London Paralympics?

  1. Devendra Jhajharia

  2. Girisha Nagarajegowda

  3. Deepa Malik

  4. Murlikant Petkar
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Devendra Jhajharia won the gold medal in men's 800m wheelchair race at the 2012 London Paralympics.

Multiple choice

Which Indian athlete won the gold medal in women's 100m wheelchair race at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics?

  1. Deepa Malik

  2. Manpreet Kaur

  3. Ekta Bhyan

  4. Bhavani Devi
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Bhavani Devi won the gold medal in women's 100m wheelchair race at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics.

Multiple choice

Which player has won the most AFL Rising Star Awards?

  1. Chris Judd

  2. Gary Ablett Jr.

  3. Nat Fyfe

  4. Patrick Dangerfield
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Chris Judd has won two AFL Rising Star Awards, the most by any player.

Multiple choice

In the 2012 documentary "The Last of the Mohicans", which gymnast is featured as she prepares for the 2012 London Olympics?

  1. Dominique Dawes

  2. Shawn Johnson

  3. Nastia Liukin

  4. Jordyn Wieber
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Explanation

The Last of the Mohicans is a 2012 American documentary film directed by Annie Sundberg and Ricki Stern. It follows the story of Jordyn Wieber, a young gymnast who is preparing for the 2012 London Olympics.

Multiple choice

Which gymnast is featured in the 2014 documentary "The Gabby Douglas Story"?

  1. Dominique Dawes

  2. Shawn Johnson

  3. Nastia Liukin

  4. Gabby Douglas
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The Gabby Douglas Story is a 2014 American biographical drama film directed by Angela Robinson and starring Regina King and Sydney Mikayla. It follows the story of Gabby Douglas, the first African-American gymnast to win the gold medal in the individual all-around competition at the Olympics.

Multiple choice

How many times has the Indian men's basketball team won the gold medal at the South Asian Games?

  1. 5

  2. 7

  3. 9

  4. 11
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The Indian men's basketball team has won the gold medal at the South Asian Games a record 11 times.

Multiple choice

Who was the head coach of the Indian women's basketball team at the 2010 Commonwealth Games?

  1. Zoran Višić

  2. Geethu Anna Jose

  3. Rajendra Singh

  4. S. Subramaniam
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Zoran Višić was the head coach of the Indian women's basketball team at the 2010 Commonwealth Games.

Multiple choice

How many times has the Indian women's basketball team won the gold medal at the South Asian Games?

  1. 5

  2. 7

  3. 9

  4. 11
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The Indian women's basketball team has won the gold medal at the South Asian Games a total of 9 times.

Multiple choice

Who is the all-time leading scorer in men's field hockey World Cups?

  1. Teun de Nooijer (Netherlands)

  2. Jamie Dwyer (Australia)

  3. Hassan Sardar (Pakistan)

  4. Dhanraj Pillay (India)
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Explanation

Teun de Nooijer is the all-time leading scorer in men's field hockey World Cups, with 46 goals.

Multiple choice

Which Indian player has won the most Olympic gold medals in field hockey?

  1. Leslie Claudius

  2. Dhyan Chand

  3. Balbir Singh Sr.

  4. Udham Singh
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Leslie Claudius has won the most Olympic gold medals in field hockey, with three titles.

Multiple choice

Which triathlete holds the record for the most Ironman wins?

  1. Craig Alexander

  2. Dave Scott

  3. Mark Allen

  4. Chrissie Wellington
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Explanation

Dave Scott, an American triathlete, holds the record for the most Ironman wins with six victories.

Multiple choice

Who is the only triathlete to win the Ironman World Championship four consecutive times?

  1. Mark Allen

  2. Paula Newby-Fraser

  3. Chrissie Wellington

  4. Daniela Ryf
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Mark Allen, an American triathlete, is the only person to win the Ironman World Championship four consecutive times, from 1989 to 1992.

Multiple choice

Which triathlete is known as the 'Queen of Kona'?

  1. Chrissie Wellington

  2. Paula Newby-Fraser

  3. Daniela Ryf

  4. Mirinda Carfrae
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Explanation

Paula Newby-Fraser, an American triathlete, is known as the 'Queen of Kona' for her eight Ironman World Championship victories.

Multiple choice

Who is the youngest triathlete to win the Ironman World Championship?

  1. Jan Frodeno

  2. Sebastian Kienle

  3. Patrick Lange

  4. Kristian Blummenfelt
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Kristian Blummenfelt, a Norwegian triathlete, is the youngest triathlete to win the Ironman World Championship, at the age of 24 in 2021.

Multiple choice

Which triathlete holds the world record for the fastest Ironman time?

  1. Jan Frodeno

  2. Patrick Lange

  3. Sebastian Kienle

  4. Kristian Blummenfelt
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Jan Frodeno, a German triathlete, holds the world record for the fastest Ironman time, with a finishing time of 7:35:39 at the 2016 Ironman World Championship.