General Awareness

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 swimmer holds the world record for the fastest 50-meter butterfly?

  1. Caeleb Dressel

  2. Milorad Cavic

  3. Rafael Munoz

  4. Nicholas Santos
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Explanation

Caeleb Dressel set the world record in the 50-meter butterfly at the 2017 World Championships with a time of 22.35 seconds.

Multiple choice

Who is the only swimmer to have won the 400-meter individual medley event at four consecutive Olympic Games?

  1. Michael Phelps

  2. Ryan Lochte

  3. Laszlo Cseh

  4. Kosuke Hagino
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Explanation

Michael Phelps achieved this remarkable feat at the 2004 Athens, 2008 Beijing, 2012 London, and 2016 Rio Olympics.

Multiple choice

Which female swimmer holds the world record for the fastest 800-meter freestyle?

  1. Katie Ledecky

  2. Lauren Boyle

  3. Mireia Belmonte Garcia

  4. Lotte Friis
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Katie Ledecky set the world record in the 800-meter freestyle at the 2016 Rio Olympics with a time of 8:04.79.

Multiple choice

Who is the only swimmer to have won the 100-meter butterfly event at three consecutive Olympic Games?

  1. Michael Phelps

  2. Ian Thorpe

  3. Pieter van den Hoogenband

  4. Milos Milosevic
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Explanation

Michael Phelps achieved this remarkable feat at the 2004 Athens, 2008 Beijing, and 2012 London Olympics.

Multiple choice

Which swimmer holds the world record for the fastest 200-meter individual medley?

  1. Ryan Lochte

  2. Michael Phelps

  3. Kosuke Hagino

  4. Chase Kalisz
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Ryan Lochte set the world record in the 200-meter individual medley at the 2011 World Championships with a time of 1:54.00.

Multiple choice

Who is the only swimmer to have won the 1500-meter freestyle event at three consecutive Olympic Games?

  1. Gregorio Paltrinieri

  2. Sun Yang

  3. Grant Hackett

  4. Kieren Perkins
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Explanation

Gregorio Paltrinieri achieved this remarkable feat at the 2016 Rio, 2020 Tokyo, and 2024 Paris Olympics.

Multiple choice

Which female swimmer holds the world record for the fastest 400-meter individual medley?

  1. Katinka Hosszu

  2. Ye Shiwen

  3. Mireia Belmonte Garcia

  4. Hannah Miley
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Katinka Hosszu set the world record in the 400-meter individual medley at the 2016 Rio Olympics with a time of 4:26.36.

Multiple choice

Who is the only swimmer to have won the 10-kilometer open water swimming event at two consecutive Olympic Games?

  1. Ana Marcela Cunha

  2. Sharon van Rouwendaal

  3. Poliana Okimoto

  4. Keri-Anne Payne
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Explanation

Ana Marcela Cunha achieved this remarkable feat at the 2016 Rio and 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

Multiple choice

Which Indian athlete won the first individual gold medal for India at the Olympics?

  1. Abhinav Bindra

  2. Milkha Singh

  3. P.T. Usha

  4. Vijay Kumar
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Explanation

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

Multiple choice

Who is the only Indian athlete to have won an Olympic medal in wrestling?

  1. Sushil Kumar

  2. Yogeshwar Dutt

  3. Sakshi Malik

  4. Bajrang Punia
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Explanation

Sushil Kumar won a bronze medal in the 66 kg freestyle wrestling event at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Multiple choice

Which Indian athlete won the first Olympic medal in badminton?

  1. Saina Nehwal

  2. P.V. Sindhu

  3. Jwala Gutta

  4. Ashwini Ponnappa
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Saina Nehwal won a bronze medal in the women's singles badminton event at the 2012 London Olympics.

Multiple choice

Who is the only Indian athlete to have won two Olympic medals in shooting?

  1. Abhinav Bindra

  2. Vijay Kumar

  3. Gagan Narang

  4. Jitu Rai
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Explanation

Vijay Kumar won a silver medal in the 25m rapid fire pistol event and a bronze medal in the 10m air pistol event at the 2012 London Olympics.

Multiple choice

Which Indian athlete won the first Olympic medal in boxing?

  1. Vijender Singh

  2. Mary Kom

  3. Shiva Thapa

  4. Vikas Krishan Yadav
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Vijender Singh won a bronze medal in the 75 kg middleweight boxing event at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Multiple choice

Who is the only Indian athlete to have won an Olympic medal in archery?

  1. Deepika Kumari

  2. Atanu Das

  3. Tarundeep Rai

  4. Bombayla Devi Laishram
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Explanation

Bombayla Devi Laishram won a bronze medal in the women's individual archery event at the 2012 London Olympics.

Multiple choice

Which Indian athlete won the first Olympic medal in weightlifting?

  1. Mirabai Chanu

  2. Karnam Malleswari

  3. Kunjarani Devi

  4. Sanamacha Chanu
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Explanation

Karnam Malleswari won a bronze medal in the 69 kg weightlifting event at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.