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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 boxer won the gold medal in the welterweight division at the 2018 World Boxing Championships?

  1. Zeyad Eashash

  2. Roniel Iglesias

  3. Ablaikhan Zhussupov

  4. Vikas Krishan Yadav
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Zeyad Eashash of Jordan won the gold medal in the welterweight division at the 2018 World Boxing Championships.

Multiple choice

Which boxer won the gold medal in the light heavyweight division at the 2022 World Boxing Championships?

  1. Robby Gonzales

  2. Bekzad Nurdauletov

  3. Loren Alfonso Dominguez

  4. Vadim Musaev
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Bekzad Nurdauletov of Kazakhstan won the gold medal in the light heavyweight division at the 2022 World Boxing Championships.

Multiple choice

Which Indian female athlete won the first individual Olympic medal for India?

  1. P.T. Usha

  2. K. Malleshwari

  3. Karnam Malleswari

  4. Mary Kom
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Karnam Malleswari became the first Indian woman to win an individual Olympic medal when she won a bronze medal in weightlifting at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.

Multiple choice

Which Indian sportswoman was appointed as the first female member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC)?

  1. P.T. Usha

  2. Anju Bobby George

  3. Mary Kom

  4. Saina Nehwal
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A Correct answer
Explanation

P.T. Usha was appointed as the first female member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 2000.

Multiple choice

What is the name of the Indian sportswoman who won the gold medal in the women's 10m air rifle event at the 2012 Summer Olympics?

  1. Gagan Narang

  2. Vijay Kumar

  3. Abhinav Bindra

  4. Anjali Bhagwat
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Vijay Kumar won the gold medal in the men's 10m air rifle event at the 2012 Summer Olympics, not a female sportswoman.

Multiple choice

Which Indian sportswoman was the first to win a medal at the Commonwealth Games?

  1. P.T. Usha

  2. Anju Bobby George

  3. Mary Kom

  4. Saina Nehwal
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Explanation

P.T. Usha was the first Indian sportswoman to win a medal at the Commonwealth Games, winning a bronze medal in the 400m hurdles event in 1982.

Multiple choice

What is the name of the Indian sportswoman who won the gold medal in the women's 20km race walk event at the 2018 Asian Games?

  1. Swapna Barman

  2. Hima Das

  3. Dutee Chand

  4. Manika Batra
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Explanation

Swapna Barman won the gold medal in the women's 20km race walk event at the 2018 Asian Games.

Multiple choice

Which athlete holds the record for the most Olympic gold medals?

  1. Michael Phelps

  2. Usain Bolt

  3. Carl Lewis

  4. Jesse Owens
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Explanation

Michael Phelps is the most decorated Olympian of all time, having won a total of 28 medals, including 23 gold medals, in swimming events at the Olympic Games.

Multiple choice

Who is the only athlete to win gold medals in both the Summer and Winter Olympic Games?

  1. Eddie Eagan

  2. Eric Heiden

  3. Carl Lewis

  4. Jesse Owens
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Explanation

Eddie Eagan is the only athlete to win gold medals in both the Summer and Winter Olympic Games, having won gold in boxing in 1920 and in the four-man bobsled event in 1932.

Multiple choice

Who is the only athlete to win the Olympic gold medal in the 100-meter dash three times?

  1. Usain Bolt

  2. Carl Lewis

  3. Jesse Owens

  4. Maurice Greene
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Usain Bolt is the only athlete to win the Olympic gold medal in the 100-meter dash three times, achieving this feat in 2008, 2012, and 2016.

Multiple choice

Who was the first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal?

  1. P.T. Usha

  2. Karnam Malleswari

  3. Saina Nehwal

  4. Mary Kom
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Karnam Malleswari became the first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal when she won a bronze medal in weightlifting at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.

Multiple choice

Which Indian woman holds the record for most medals won at the Commonwealth Games?

  1. P.T. Usha

  2. Saina Nehwal

  3. Mary Kom

  4. Dipa Karmakar
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Explanation

P.T. Usha holds the record for most medals won by an Indian woman at the Commonwealth Games, with a total of 11 medals, including 4 gold, 5 silver, and 2 bronze medals.

Multiple choice

Who was the first Indian woman to win a gold medal at the Asian Games?

  1. P.T. Usha

  2. Karnam Malleswari

  3. Saina Nehwal

  4. Mary Kom
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Explanation

P.T. Usha became the first Indian woman to win a gold medal at the Asian Games when she won the 400-meter hurdles event at the 1986 Seoul Asian Games.

Multiple choice

Which Indian woman is the only one to have won a medal in both the Olympics and the Commonwealth Games?

  1. P.T. Usha

  2. Karnam Malleswari

  3. Saina Nehwal

  4. Mary Kom
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Explanation

P.T. Usha is the only Indian woman to have won a medal in both the Olympics and the Commonwealth Games. She won a bronze medal in the 400-meter hurdles at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics and a gold medal in the same event at the 1986 Edinburgh Commonwealth Games.

Multiple choice

Who is the first Indian woman to win a medal at the World Championships in Athletics?

  1. P.T. Usha

  2. Karnam Malleswari

  3. Saina Nehwal

  4. Mary Kom
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Explanation

P.T. Usha became the first Indian woman to win a medal at the World Championships in Athletics when she won a bronze medal in the 400-meter hurdles at the 1983 Helsinki World Championships.