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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 swimmer won the gold medal in the 50-meter butterfly event at the 2018 Asian Games?

  1. Khazan Singh

  2. Arati Saha

  3. Nisha Millet

  4. Sajan Prakash
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Explanation

Sajan Prakash won the gold medal in the 50-meter butterfly event at the 2018 Asian Games.

Multiple choice

Who is the first Indian swimmer to win a medal at the FINA World Swimming Championships?

  1. Khazan Singh

  2. Arati Saha

  3. Nisha Millet

  4. Sajan Prakash
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Explanation

Sajan Prakash won the first medal for India in swimming at the FINA World Swimming Championships in 2019.

Multiple choice

Which Indian swimmer holds the national record for the 200-meter freestyle event?

  1. Khazan Singh

  2. Arati Saha

  3. Nisha Millet

  4. Sajan Prakash
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Explanation

Sajan Prakash holds the national record for the 200-meter freestyle event with a time of 1:46.98.

Multiple choice

Which Indian wrestler won the first Olympic gold medal for India in wrestling?

  1. KD Jadhav

  2. Sushil Kumar

  3. Yogeshwar Dutt

  4. Bajrang Punia
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Explanation

KD Jadhav won the first Olympic gold medal for India in wrestling at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics. He defeated the reigning world champion, Nasuh Akar of Turkey, in the final.

Multiple choice

Which Indian wrestler won the first Olympic medal for India in women's wrestling?

  1. Geeta Phogat

  2. Babita Phogat

  3. Vinesh Phogat

  4. Sakshi Malik
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Geeta Phogat won the first Olympic medal for India in women's wrestling at the 2012 London Olympics. She won a bronze medal in the 55 kg weight class.

Multiple choice

Which Indian wrestler is the only one to have won two Olympic medals in wrestling?

  1. Sushil Kumar

  2. Yogeshwar Dutt

  3. Bajrang Punia

  4. Ravi Kumar Dahiya
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Explanation

Sushil Kumar is the only Indian wrestler to have won two Olympic medals in wrestling. He won a bronze medal in the 66 kg weight class at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and a silver medal in the same weight class at the 2012 London Olympics.

Multiple choice

Which Indian wrestler won the gold medal in the 65 kg weight class at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics?

  1. Bajrang Punia

  2. Ravi Kumar Dahiya

  3. Deepak Punia

  4. Anshu Malik
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Explanation

Bajrang Punia won the gold medal in the 65 kg weight class at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. He defeated Takuto Otoguro of Japan in the final.

Multiple choice

Which Indian wrestler won the silver medal in the 57 kg weight class at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics?

  1. Ravi Kumar Dahiya

  2. Deepak Punia

  3. Anshu Malik

  4. Sonam Malik
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Explanation

Ravi Kumar Dahiya won the silver medal in the 57 kg weight class at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. He lost to Zavur Uguev of Russia in the final.

Multiple choice

Which Indian wrestler won the bronze medal in the 86 kg weight class at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics?

  1. Deepak Punia

  2. Anshu Malik

  3. Sonam Malik

  4. Sarita Mor
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Explanation

Deepak Punia won the bronze medal in the 86 kg weight class at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. He defeated Myles Amine of San Marino in the bronze medal match.

Multiple choice

Which Indian wrestler won the bronze medal in the 62 kg weight class at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics?

  1. Anshu Malik

  2. Sonam Malik

  3. Sarita Mor

  4. Vinesh Phogat
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Explanation

Anshu Malik won the bronze medal in the 62 kg weight class at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. She defeated Iryna Kurachkina of Belarus in the bronze medal match.

Multiple choice

Which Indian wrestler won the bronze medal in the 68 kg weight class at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics?

  1. Sonam Malik

  2. Sarita Mor

  3. Vinesh Phogat

  4. Divya Kakran
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Sonam Malik won the bronze medal in the 68 kg weight class at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. She defeated Alla Cherkasova of Ukraine in the bronze medal match.

Multiple choice

Which Indian wrestler won the bronze medal in the 76 kg weight class at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics?

  1. Sarita Mor

  2. Vinesh Phogat

  3. Divya Kakran

  4. Pooja Dhanda
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Explanation

Sarita Mor won the bronze medal in the 76 kg weight class at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. She defeated Aiperi Medet Kyzy of Kyrgyzstan in the bronze medal match.

Multiple choice

Which Indian wrestler won the bronze medal in the 53 kg weight class at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics?

  1. Vinesh Phogat

  2. Divya Kakran

  3. Pooja Dhanda

  4. Seema Bisla
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Explanation

Vinesh Phogat won the bronze medal in the 53 kg weight class at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. She defeated Vanesa Kaladzinskaya of Belarus in the bronze medal match.

Multiple choice

Who is the only gymnast to have won three consecutive Olympic all-around titles?

  1. Nadia Comaneci

  2. Vitaly Scherbo

  3. Kohei Uchimura

  4. Simone Biles
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Explanation

Kohei Uchimura, a Japanese gymnast, achieved this remarkable feat at the 2008, 2012, and 2016 Olympic Games.

Multiple choice

Which gymnast was the first to perform a triple backflip on the floor exercise?

  1. Simone Biles

  2. Oksana Chusovitina

  3. Shawn Johnson

  4. Dominique Dawes
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Explanation

Simone Biles, an American gymnast, made history by becoming the first gymnast to perform this complex skill in competition.