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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

Who holds the world record for the women's 5000-meter run?

  1. Letesenbet Gidey

  2. Tirunesh Dibaba

  3. Genzebe Dibaba

  4. Meseret Defar
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Letesenbet Gidey set the world record for the women's 5000-meter run at 14:06.62 in 2020.

Multiple choice

Who is the current world record holder for the women's marathon?

  1. Brigid Kosgei

  2. Paula Radcliffe

  3. Mary Keitany

  4. Tirunesh Dibaba
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Brigid Kosgei set the world record for the women's marathon at 2:14:04 in 2019.

Multiple choice

Who holds the world record for the women's pole vault?

  1. Yelena Isinbayeva

  2. Anzhelika Sidorova

  3. Katie Nageotte

  4. Sandi Morris
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Yelena Isinbayeva set the world record for the women's pole vault at 5.06 meters in 2009.

Multiple choice

Who is the current world record holder for the women's triple jump?

  1. Yulimar Rojas

  2. Caterine Ibargüen

  3. Olga Rypakova

  4. Anna Pyatykh
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Yulimar Rojas set the world record for the women's triple jump at 15.67 meters in 2021.

Multiple choice

Who holds the world record for the women's discus throw?

  1. Gabriele Reinsch

  2. Ilke Wyludda

  3. Diane Dupuis

  4. Yuliya Fomenko
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Gabriele Reinsch set the world record for the women's discus throw at 76.80 meters in 1988.

Multiple choice

Who is the celebrated canoeist who won multiple Olympic medals and is recognized for his innovative paddling techniques?

  1. Bill Mason

  2. Greg Barton

  3. Curtis Imrie

  4. David Florence
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Greg Barton, a Canadian canoeist, achieved remarkable success in the sport, winning multiple Olympic medals and gaining recognition for his pioneering paddling techniques.

Multiple choice

Which Indian athlete won the first Olympic gold medal for India?

  1. Milkha Singh

  2. P.T. Usha

  3. Abhinav Bindra

  4. Leander Paes
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Abhinav Bindra won the first Olympic gold medal for India in the 10m air rifle event at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Multiple choice

Which Indian athlete won the first Paralympic gold medal for India?

  1. Murlikant Petkar

  2. Devendra Jhajharia

  3. Deepa Malik

  4. Mariyappan Thangavelu
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Murlikant Petkar won the first Paralympic gold medal for India in the men's 50m freestyle swimming event at the 1972 Heidelberg Paralympics.

Multiple choice

Which Indian athlete won the first Commonwealth Games gold medal for India?

  1. Milkha Singh

  2. P.T. Usha

  3. K.D. Jadhav

  4. Leslie Claudius
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K.D. Jadhav won the first Commonwealth Games gold medal for India in the men's 100-yard freestyle swimming event at the 1934 British Empire Games.

Multiple choice

Which Indian athlete won the first Asian Games gold medal for India?

  1. Milkha Singh

  2. P.T. Usha

  3. Gurbachan Singh Randhawa

  4. Leslie Claudius
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Gurbachan Singh Randhawa won the first Asian Games gold medal for India in the men's 110m hurdles event at the 1951 Asian Games.

Multiple choice

Which Indian athlete won the first World Championships gold medal for India?

  1. Anju Bobby George

  2. P.T. Usha

  3. Krishna Poonia

  4. Seema Punia
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Anju Bobby George won the first World Championships gold medal for India in the women's long jump event at the 2003 World Championships in Athletics.

Multiple choice

Which Indian athlete won the first World Cup gold medal for India?

  1. Leander Paes

  2. Mahesh Bhupathi

  3. Sania Mirza

  4. Rohan Bopanna
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Leander Paes won the first World Cup gold medal for India in the men's doubles event at the 1996 Davis Cup.

Multiple choice

Which Indian athlete won the first Asian Cup gold medal for India?

  1. Bhaichung Bhutia

  2. I.M. Vijayan

  3. Renedy Singh

  4. Jo Paul Ancheri
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Bhaichung Bhutia won the first Asian Cup gold medal for India in the men's football event at the 2007 AFC Asian Cup.

Multiple choice

Which Indian athlete won the first Afro-Asian Games gold medal for India?

  1. Milkha Singh

  2. P.T. Usha

  3. Gurbachan Singh Randhawa

  4. Leslie Claudius
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Gurbachan Singh Randhawa won the first Afro-Asian Games gold medal for India in the men's 110m hurdles event at the 1951 Afro-Asian Games.

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Which Indian athlete won the first Commonwealth Youth Games gold medal for India?

  1. Jinson Johnson

  2. Dutee Chand

  3. Hima Das

  4. Muhammed Anas
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Jinson Johnson won the first Commonwealth Youth Games gold medal for India in the men's 800m event at the 2004 Commonwealth Youth Games.