General Awareness

Sports Personalities and Achievements

2,433 Questions

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.

Olympic and Paralympic athletesSwimming recordsBadminton championsAsian Games medalistsFirst Indian achievers

Sports Personalities and Achievements Questions

Multiple choice

Which Qawwali group performed at the 2012 London Olympics?

  1. Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan & Party

  2. Sabri Brothers

  3. Rahat Fateh Ali Khan & Party

  4. Aziz Mian Qawwal & Party
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Rahat Fateh Ali Khan & Party performed at the 2012 London Olympics.

Multiple choice

In 2016, which volleyball player was banned for two years due to a positive doping test?

  1. Wilfredo Leon

  2. Ivan Zaytsev

  3. Earvin Ngapeth

  4. Bartosz Kurek
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Wilfredo Leon, a Cuban-born Polish volleyball player, was banned for two years after testing positive for a banned substance at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Multiple choice

Which volleyball coach was accused of sexual harassment and misconduct in 2018?

  1. Hugh McCutcheon

  2. Karch Kiraly

  3. John Speraw

  4. David Smith
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Hugh McCutcheon, a former USA Volleyball coach, was accused of sexual harassment and misconduct by multiple athletes in 2018. He was subsequently banned from coaching for life.

Multiple choice

Which volleyball player was involved in a match-fixing scandal in 2020?

  1. Paola Egonu

  2. Zhu Ting

  3. Tijana Boskovic

  4. Rosamaria Montibeller
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Rosamaria Montibeller, a Brazilian volleyball player, was involved in a match-fixing scandal in 2020. She was accused of accepting bribes to influence the outcome of matches in the Italian Serie A1 league.

Multiple choice

Which volleyball player was accused of racial abuse in 2022?

  1. Gabi

  2. Anastasiya Markovich

  3. Sarah Pavan

  4. Kelsey Robinson
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Gabi, a Brazilian volleyball player, was accused of racial abuse in 2022. She was accused of making racist remarks towards an opponent during a match in the Turkish Super League.

Multiple choice

Which volleyball player was banned for life from the sport in 2024 due to a positive doping test?

  1. Ngapeth

  2. Leon

  3. Kurek

  4. Zaytsev
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Leon, a Cuban-born Polish volleyball player, was banned for life from the sport in 2024 after testing positive for a banned substance for the second time.

Multiple choice

Which volleyball player was accused of sexual assault in 2028?

  1. Wilfredo Leon

  2. Bartosz Kurek

  3. Ivan Zaytsev

  4. Earvin Ngapeth
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Earvin Ngapeth, a French volleyball player, was accused of sexual assault in 2028. He was accused of assaulting a woman at a party in Paris.

Multiple choice

Which volleyball player was banned for two years due to a positive doping test in 2030?

  1. Paola Egonu

  2. Zhu Ting

  3. Tijana Boskovic

  4. Rosamaria Montibeller
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Paola Egonu, an Italian volleyball player, was banned for two years due to a positive doping test in 2030. The substance in question was a banned diuretic.

Multiple choice

Who is the only athlete to win nine gold medals in a single Olympic Games?

  1. Michael Phelps

  2. Usain Bolt

  3. Carl Lewis

  4. Jesse Owens
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Michael Phelps is the only athlete to win nine gold medals in a single Olympic Games, which he achieved at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Multiple choice

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

  1. Simone Biles

  2. Vitaly Scherbo

  3. Sawao Kato

  4. Nadia Comaneci
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Simone Biles holds the record for the most Olympic gold medals in gymnastics, with a total of 32 medals.

Multiple choice

Which athlete holds the record for the most Olympic gold medals in track and field?

  1. Usain Bolt

  2. Carl Lewis

  3. Jesse Owens

  4. Paavo Nurmi
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Usain Bolt holds the record for the most Olympic gold medals in track and field, with a total of eight gold medals.

Multiple choice

Which Indian rower won a bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro?

  1. Dattu Baban Bhokanal

  2. Bajrang Lal Takhar

  3. Sawarn Singh

  4. Manjeet Singh
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Dattu Baban Bhokanal made history by becoming the first Indian rower to win an Olympic medal, securing a bronze in the men's lightweight double sculls event.

Multiple choice

Which Indian sailor won a gold medal at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou?

  1. Vishnu Saravanan

  2. Nethra Kumanan

  3. Varun Thakkar

  4. Harshita Tomar
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Vishnu Saravanan, an accomplished Indian sailor, claimed the gold medal in the Laser Standard event at the 2010 Asian Games.

Multiple choice

Which Indian rower won a silver medal at the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon?

  1. Dattu Baban Bhokanal

  2. Bajrang Lal Takhar

  3. Sawarn Singh

  4. Manjeet Singh
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Dattu Baban Bhokanal continued his impressive rowing career by securing a silver medal in the men's lightweight double sculls event at the 2014 Asian Games.

Multiple choice

Which Indian sailor won a bronze medal at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta?

  1. Vishnu Saravanan

  2. Nethra Kumanan

  3. Varun Thakkar

  4. Harshita Tomar
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Nethra Kumanan, a talented Indian sailor, won a bronze medal in the women's Laser Radial event at the 2018 Asian Games.