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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 men's 110-meter hurdles?

  1. Aries Merritt

  2. David Oliver

  3. Liu Xiang

  4. Dayron Robles
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Aries Merritt set the world record for the men's 110-meter hurdles at 12.80 seconds in 2012.

Multiple choice

Who is the only athlete to win the Olympic gold medal in the women's 100-meter hurdles four times?

  1. Sally Pearson

  2. Gail Devers

  3. Ludmila Engquist

  4. Joanna Hayes
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Sally Pearson won the Olympic gold medal in the women's 100-meter hurdles in 2008, 2012, 2016, and 2020.

Multiple choice

Who holds the world record for the men's 400-meter dash?

  1. Wayde van Niekerk

  2. Michael Johnson

  3. Jeremy Wariner

  4. LaShawn Merritt
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Wayde van Niekerk set the world record for the men's 400-meter dash at 43.03 seconds in 2016.

Multiple choice

Who is the only athlete to win the Olympic gold medal in the women's 200-meter dash four times?

  1. Veronica Campbell-Brown

  2. Allyson Felix

  3. Florence Griffith-Joyner

  4. Marion Jones
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Veronica Campbell-Brown won the Olympic gold medal in the women's 200-meter dash in 2004, 2008, 2012, and 2016.

Multiple choice

Who holds the world record for the men's 1500-meter run?

  1. Hicham El Guerrouj

  2. Bernard Lagat

  3. Asbel Kiprop

  4. Taoufik Makhloufi
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Hicham El Guerrouj set the world record for the men's 1500-meter run at 3:26.00 minutes in 1998.

Multiple choice

Who is the only athlete to win the Olympic gold medal in the women's 400-meter dash four times?

  1. Marie-José Pérec

  2. Cathy Freeman

  3. Sanya Richards-Ross

  4. Allyson Felix
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Allyson Felix won the Olympic gold medal in the women's 400-meter dash in 2008, 2012, 2016, and 2020.

Multiple choice

Who holds the world record for the men's 3000-meter steeplechase?

  1. Saif Saaeed Shaheen

  2. Ezekiel Kemboi

  3. Brimin Kipruto

  4. Conseslus Kipruto
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Saif Saaeed Shaheen set the world record for the men's 3000-meter steeplechase at 7:53.63 minutes in 2004.

Multiple choice

Which city hosts the sculpture of the iconic Indian wrestler Khashaba Jadhav, known as the 'Lion of Maharashtra'?

  1. Pune

  2. Mumbai

  3. Nagpur

  4. Kolhapur
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The sculpture of Khashaba Jadhav, showcasing his powerful wrestling stance, is located in Kolhapur, Maharashtra, celebrating his achievements and contributions to the sport.

Multiple choice

Which sculpture in Hyderabad pays tribute to the Indian badminton player Pullela Gopichand, known as the 'Architect of Indian Badminton'?

  1. Pullela Gopichand Sculpture

  2. Charminar Sculpture

  3. Golconda Fort Sculpture

  4. Hussain Sagar Sculpture
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The Pullela Gopichand Sculpture, depicting his dynamic badminton strokes, is located at the Gachibowli Stadium in Hyderabad, recognizing his contributions to the sport and his role in shaping Indian badminton.

Multiple choice

Who holds the world record for the heaviest snatch in the men's 109 kg category?

  1. Lasha Talakhadze

  2. Akbar Djuraev

  3. Yang Zhe

  4. Simon Martirosyan
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Lasha Talakhadze set the world record for the heaviest snatch in the men's 109 kg category at 225 kg in 2021.

Multiple choice

Which weightlifter holds the world record for the heaviest clean and jerk in the women's 87 kg category?

  1. Li Wenwen

  2. Wang Zhouyu

  3. Kim Su-hyeon

  4. Sarah Robles
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Li Wenwen set the world record for the heaviest clean and jerk in the women's 87 kg category at 187 kg in 2021.

Multiple choice

Who is the youngest weightlifter to win an Olympic gold medal?

  1. Naim Suleymanoglu

  2. Halil Mutlu

  3. Pyrros Dimas

  4. Akakios Kakiasvilis
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Naim Suleymanoglu won an Olympic gold medal at the age of 15 years and 364 days in 1988.

Multiple choice

Which weightlifter holds the world record for the heaviest clean and jerk in the men's 109 kg category?

  1. Lasha Talakhadze

  2. Akbar Djuraev

  3. Yang Zhe

  4. Simon Martirosyan
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Lasha Talakhadze set the world record for the heaviest clean and jerk in the men's 109 kg category at 264 kg in 2021.

Multiple choice

What is the world record for the total lifted in the women's 76 kg category?

  1. 335 kg

  2. 340 kg

  3. 345 kg

  4. 350 kg
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Zhang Wangli set the world record for the total lifted in the women's 76 kg category at 345 kg in 2021.

Multiple choice

Who is the oldest weightlifter to win an Olympic gold medal?

  1. Rudolf Mang

  2. Josef Strassberger

  3. Louis Hostin

  4. Henri de Baillet-Latour
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Rudolf Mang won an Olympic gold medal at the age of 44 years and 105 days in 1920.