Track and Field Quiz: Run, Jump and Throw
Six questions about track lanes, unusual obstacles and how a close result is decided.
- Questions
6 - Length
About 3 min
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- Why are track starts staggered?
- What obstacle do runners cross in the 3,000-meter steeplechase but not in a hurdles sprint?
- Fosbury won Olympic high jump gold going over the bar head first. What helped make that landing practical?
- Two high jumpers clear the same height. What is the first tiebreaker?
- Can a decathlete win overall without winning an individual event?
- At the finish of a track race, which part of the runner must cross the line first to win?