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

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. Usain Bolt
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Eddie Eagan is the only athlete to win gold medals in both the summer and winter Olympic Games. He won gold in boxing in the 1920 Summer Olympics and in bobsleigh in the 1932 Winter Olympics.

Multiple choice

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

  1. Carl Lewis

  2. Usain Bolt

  3. Jesse Owens

  4. Donovan Bailey
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Usain Bolt is the only athlete to win three consecutive Olympic gold medals in the 100-meter dash, achieving this feat in 2008, 2012, and 2016.

Multiple choice

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

  1. Michael Phelps

  2. Katie Ledecky

  3. Ryan Lochte

  4. Natalie Coughlin
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Michael Phelps holds the record for the most Olympic gold medals, with 28 gold medals won throughout his career.

Multiple choice

Who is the only athlete to win the Boston Marathon, New York City Marathon, and London Marathon in the same year?

  1. Bill Rodgers

  2. Joan Benoit

  3. Grete Waitz

  4. Paula Radcliffe
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Bill Rodgers is the only athlete to win the Boston Marathon, New York City Marathon, and London Marathon in the same year, achieving this feat in 1979.

Multiple choice

Which bodybuilder won the Mr. Olympia title in 2020?

  1. Mamdouh Elssbiay

  2. Brandon Curry

  3. Phil Heath

  4. William Bonac
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Mamdouh Elssbiay won the Mr. Olympia title in 2020.

Multiple choice

Who holds the world record for the 100-meter dash?

  1. Usain Bolt

  2. Tyson Gay

  3. Yohan Blake

  4. Asafa Powell
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Usain Bolt set the world record for the 100-meter dash at 9.58 seconds in 2009.

Multiple choice

Which athlete has won the most Olympic gold medals?

  1. Michael Phelps

  2. Usain Bolt

  3. Carl Lewis

  4. Jesse Owens
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Michael Phelps has won 28 Olympic gold medals, more than any other athlete in history.

Multiple choice

Who is the only athlete to have won the Boston Marathon, New York City Marathon, and Chicago Marathon in the same year?

  1. Bill Rodgers

  2. Alberto Salazar

  3. Joan Benoit

  4. Grete Waitz
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Bill Rodgers is the only athlete to have won the Boston Marathon, New York City Marathon, and Chicago Marathon in the same year, which he accomplished in 1975.

Multiple choice

Which swimmer has won the most Olympic gold medals?

  1. Michael Phelps

  2. Katie Ledecky

  3. Ryan Lochte

  4. Natalie Coughlin
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Michael Phelps has won 28 Olympic gold medals, more than any other swimmer in history.

Multiple choice

Who is the only Indian to have won an individual gold medal at the Olympic Games?

  1. Abhinav Bindra

  2. Leander Paes

  3. Saina Nehwal

  4. P. V. Sindhu
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Abhinav Bindra, an Indian shooter, won the gold medal in the men's 10m air rifle event at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, becoming the first Indian to win an individual gold medal at the Olympic Games.

Multiple choice

Who is the only Indian athlete to have won a medal in both the Summer and Winter Olympic Games?

  1. Shiva Keshavan

  2. Vijay Kumar

  3. Gagan Narang

  4. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore
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Shiva Keshavan, an Indian luger and skeleton racer, is the only Indian athlete to have won a medal in both the Summer and Winter Olympic Games.

Multiple choice

Who is the only Indian wrestler to have won an individual gold medal at the Olympic Games?

  1. Sushil Kumar

  2. Yogeshwar Dutt

  3. Bajrang Punia

  4. Ravi Kumar Dahiya
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Sushil Kumar, an Indian wrestler, won the gold medal in the men's 66 kg freestyle wrestling event at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, becoming the first Indian wrestler to win an individual gold medal at the Olympic Games.

Multiple choice

Who is the only Indian athlete to have won a medal in the Paralympics?

  1. Devendra Jhajharia

  2. Murlikant Petkar

  3. Deepa Malik

  4. Girisha Nagarajegowda
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Devendra Jhajharia, an Indian javelin thrower, is the only Indian athlete to have won a medal in the Paralympics, winning two gold medals and a silver medal in the men's javelin throw event.

Multiple choice

Who is the only Indian shooter to have won an individual gold medal at the World Championships?

  1. Heena Sidhu

  2. Jitu Rai

  3. Gagan Narang

  4. Abhinav Bindra
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Abhinav Bindra, an Indian shooter, is the only Indian shooter to have won an individual gold medal at the World Championships, which he achieved in the men's 10m air rifle event in 2006.

Multiple choice

Who is the only Indian athlete to have won a medal in the Asian Games, Commonwealth Games, and Olympic Games?

  1. Milkha Singh

  2. P. T. Usha

  3. Sachin Tendulkar

  4. Viswanathan Anand
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Milkha Singh, an Indian track and field athlete, is the only Indian athlete to have won a medal in the Asian Games, Commonwealth Games, and Olympic Games.