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 athlete was stripped of their gold medal in the 100-meter dash at the 1988 Summer Olympics due to a positive drug test?

  1. Ben Johnson

  2. Carl Lewis

  3. Linford Christie

  4. Dennis Mitchell
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Explanation

Ben Johnson was stripped of his gold medal and world record after testing positive for stanozolol, an anabolic steroid.

Multiple choice

Which athlete was disqualified from the 2000 Summer Olympics for taking a banned substance?

  1. Marion Jones

  2. Tim Montgomery

  3. Kelli White

  4. Maurice Greene
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Explanation

Marion Jones was disqualified from the 2000 Summer Olympics after testing positive for the banned substance EPO.

Multiple choice

Which athlete was banned from competition for two years after testing positive for a banned substance in 2012?

  1. Tyson Gay

  2. Asafa Powell

  3. Usain Bolt

  4. Yohan Blake
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Explanation

Tyson Gay was banned from competition for two years after testing positive for the banned substance stanozolol in 2012.

Multiple choice

Which athlete was disqualified from the 2016 Summer Olympics for refusing to take a drug test?

  1. Justin Gatlin

  2. Andre De Grasse

  3. Yohan Blake

  4. Usain Bolt
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Explanation

Justin Gatlin was disqualified from the 2016 Summer Olympics for refusing to take a drug test.

Multiple choice

Which athlete was disqualified from the 2022 Winter Olympics for taking a banned substance?

  1. Kamila Valieva

  2. Alexandra Trusova

  3. Anna Shcherbakova

  4. Kaori Sakamoto
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Explanation

Kamila Valieva was disqualified from the 2022 Winter Olympics after testing positive for the banned substance trimetazidine.

Multiple choice

What was the name of the scandal that involved the use of performance-enhancing drugs by athletes at the 2022 Commonwealth Games?

  1. Operation Birmingham

  2. Project England

  3. The London Affair

  4. The Manchester Scandal
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Project England was a scandal involving the use of performance-enhancing drugs by athletes at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England.

Multiple choice

Which athlete was banned from competition for two years after testing positive for a banned substance in 2023?

  1. Sha'Carri Richardson

  2. Dina Asher-Smith

  3. Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce

  4. Elaine Thompson-Herah
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Explanation

Sha'Carri Richardson was banned from competition for two years after testing positive for the banned substance THC in 2023.

Multiple choice

Which athlete was disqualified from the 2024 Summer Olympics for taking a banned substance?

  1. Sydney McLaughlin

  2. Athing Mu

  3. Femke Bol

  4. Dalilah Muhammad
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Explanation

Sydney McLaughlin was disqualified from the 2024 Summer Olympics after testing positive for the banned substance EPO.

Multiple choice

Which famous rower won nine Olympic gold medals in the single sculls event?

  1. Steve Redgrave

  2. Matthew Pinsent

  3. Lasse Kjus

  4. Birgit Fischer
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Explanation

Steve Redgrave, a British rower, won nine Olympic gold medals in the single sculls event, making him one of the most successful Olympians in history.

Multiple choice

Which famous rower won four consecutive Olympic gold medals in the women's single sculls event?

  1. Katrin Rutschow-Stomporowski

  2. Ekaterina Karsten

  3. Rumyana Neykova

  4. Silken Laumann
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Explanation

Katrin Rutschow-Stomporowski, a German rower, won four consecutive Olympic gold medals in the women's single sculls event from 1992 to 2000.

Multiple choice

Which athlete has won the most gold medals in Weightlifting at the Mediterranean Games?

  1. Naim Süleymanoğlu

  2. Pyrros Dimas

  3. Talat Ercan

  4. Mohamed Hosny
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Explanation

Naim Süleymanoğlu, a Turkish weightlifter, has won the most gold medals in Weightlifting at the Mediterranean Games, with a total of 15 gold medals.

Multiple choice

Which weight class has produced the most gold medals in Weightlifting at the Mediterranean Games?

  1. 62 kg

  2. 77 kg

  3. 85 kg

  4. 94 kg
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C Correct answer
Explanation

The 85 kg weight class has produced the most gold medals in Weightlifting at the Mediterranean Games, with a total of 18 gold medals.

Multiple choice

Which Egyptian weightlifter won a gold medal in the 96 kg category at the 2022 Mediterranean Games?

  1. Mohamed Ihab

  2. Ahmed Ashour

  3. Mohamed Elsayed

  4. Amr Moussa
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Explanation

Mohamed Ihab, an Egyptian weightlifter, won a gold medal in the 96 kg category at the 2022 Mediterranean Games.

Multiple choice

Which Turkish weightlifter won a gold medal in the 102 kg category at the 2022 Mediterranean Games?

  1. Ali Davutoğlu

  2. Mete Binay

  3. Furkan Özbek

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

Mete Binay, a Turkish weightlifter, won a gold medal in the 102 kg category at the 2022 Mediterranean Games.

Multiple choice

Which Greek weightlifter won a gold medal in the 81 kg category at the 2022 Mediterranean Games?

  1. Christos Christodoulou

  2. Georgios Marinos

  3. Angelos Mitsis

  4. Theodoros Iakovidis
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Explanation

Christos Christodoulou, a Greek weightlifter, won a gold medal in the 81 kg category at the 2022 Mediterranean Games.