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 Indian athlete won the gold medal in the men's 800m at the 1960 Rome Olympics?

  1. Milkha Singh

  2. Gurbachan Singh Randhawa

  3. Leslie Claudius

  4. K.D. Jadhav
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Gurbachan Singh Randhawa won the gold medal in the men's 800m at the 1960 Rome Olympics, becoming the first Indian to win an individual gold medal in athletics.

Multiple choice

Which Indian wrestler won the gold medal in the men's freestyle 60kg category at the 2012 London Olympics?

  1. Yogeshwar Dutt

  2. Sushil Kumar

  3. Narsingh Yadav

  4. Bajrang Punia
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Yogeshwar Dutt won the gold medal in the men's freestyle 60kg category at the 2012 London Olympics.

Multiple choice

Which Indian boxer won the bronze medal in the men's light heavyweight category at the 2008 Beijing Olympics?

  1. Vijender Singh

  2. Akhil Kumar

  3. Jitender Kumar

  4. Suranjoy Singh
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Explanation

Vijender Singh won the bronze medal in the men's light heavyweight category at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Multiple choice

Which Indian shooter won the gold medal in the women's 10m air rifle event at the 2016 Rio Olympics?

  1. Heena Sidhu

  2. Apurvi Chandela

  3. Anjum Moudgil

  4. Elavenil Valarivan
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Apurvi Chandela won the gold medal in the women's 10m air rifle event at the 2016 Rio Olympics.

Multiple choice

Which Indian gymnast won the bronze medal in the men's vault event at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics?

  1. Dipa Karmakar

  2. Aruna Reddy

  3. Pranati Nayak

  4. Manika Batra
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Explanation

Dipa Karmakar won the bronze medal in the men's vault event at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

Multiple choice

Which Indian table tennis player won the bronze medal in the women's singles event at the 2016 Rio Olympics?

  1. Manika Batra

  2. Mouma Das

  3. Madhurika Patkar

  4. Poulomi Ghatak
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Explanation

Manika Batra won the bronze medal in the women's singles event at the 2016 Rio Olympics.

Multiple choice

Which Indian badminton player won the gold medal in the mixed doubles event at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics?

  1. Saina Nehwal

  2. P.V. Sindhu

  3. Satwiksairaj Rankireddy

  4. Chirag Shetty
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Explanation

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty won the gold medal in the mixed doubles event at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

Multiple choice

Which athlete's autobiography, published in 2012, was titled \"Unbroken\"?

  1. Lance Armstrong

  2. Michael Phelps

  3. Usain Bolt

  4. Serena Williams
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Explanation

Lance Armstrong's autobiography, \"Unbroken\", was published in 2012.

Multiple choice

Who was the first athlete to be inducted into the Olympic Hall of Fame?

  1. Jesse Owens

  2. Carl Lewis

  3. Michael Phelps

  4. Nadia Comaneci
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Explanation

Jesse Owens, the legendary American track and field athlete, was the first to be inducted into the Olympic Hall of Fame in 1983.

Multiple choice

Which female athlete holds the record for the most Olympic gold medals won in a single Games?

  1. Simone Biles

  2. Katie Ledecky

  3. Usain Bolt

  4. Jenny Thompson
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Explanation

Simone Biles, the American gymnast, won four gold medals at the 2016 Rio Olympics, setting a new record for the most gold medals won by a female athlete in a single Games.

Multiple choice

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

  1. Eddie Eagan

  2. Eric Heiden

  3. Paavo Nurmi

  4. Carl Lewis
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Explanation

Eddie Eagan, an American athlete, won a gold medal in boxing at the 1920 Summer Olympics and a gold medal in bobsledding at the 1932 Winter Olympics, making him the only athlete to achieve this unique feat.

Multiple choice

Who was the youngest athlete to win an Olympic gold medal?

  1. Marjorie Gestring

  2. Kim Yuna

  3. Tara Lipinski

  4. Nadia Comaneci
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Explanation

Marjorie Gestring, an American diver, won a gold medal at the 1936 Berlin Olympics at the age of 13 years and 268 days, making her the youngest athlete to win an Olympic gold medal.

Multiple choice

Which athlete holds the record for the most Olympic medals won by an individual?

  1. Michael Phelps

  2. Larisa Latynina

  3. Jenny Thompson

  4. Carl Lewis
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Explanation

Michael Phelps, the American swimmer, holds the record for the most Olympic medals won by an individual, with a total of 28 medals, including 23 gold medals.

Multiple choice

Who was the first African-American athlete to win an Olympic gold medal?

  1. Jesse Owens

  2. Jackie Robinson

  3. Althea Gibson

  4. Wilma Rudolph
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Jesse Owens, the legendary American track and field athlete, was the first African-American athlete to win an Olympic gold medal, achieving this feat at the 1936 Berlin Olympics.

Multiple choice

Which athlete holds the record for the most consecutive Olympic gold medals won in an individual event?

  1. Carl Lewis

  2. Usain Bolt

  3. Michael Phelps

  4. Paavo Nurmi
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Explanation

Carl Lewis, the American track and field athlete, holds the record for the most consecutive Olympic gold medals won in an individual event, with four consecutive gold medals in the long jump from 1984 to 1996.