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1. The Olympic men's decathlon is a grueling competition of ten track and field events held over a two-day period. Few decathletes are physically able to enter more than one Olympics, much less win the gold medal twice. Bob Mathias won it for the USA in 1948 and 1952. Who won the decathlon for Great Britain in 1980 and 1984?
2. Taking part of the Olympic motto "Faster" to heart, which U.S. female runner set records in the 1988 Olympics which stood for decades afterwards?
3. Not only did this British athlete win two long-distance running events at the 2012 Olympics, he originally came from a long distance to compete for Great Britain. Who is he?
4. Over the length of four Olympics this American won 9 gold and 1 silver medals in running and long jump events. Do you know who he is?
5. Many of the early modern Olympic track and field winners were from Scandinavia. One of those athletes went undefeated in races over 800 meters long for 121 events. Who is the man who won 12 Olympic medals beginning shortly after World War I?
6. The women's version of the decathlon is the heptathlon, 7 events of running, jumping and throwing. Who won the Olympic heptathlon on her home turf in 2012?
7. Besides winning the heptathlon at the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, Korea, this woman also won the individual long jump gold medal, then won the heptathlon again at Barcelona in 1992. Do you recall her name?
8. This man really got to rub Hitler's nose in it! The Nazis considered people of African descent to be inferior so this American won 4 gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. Who was he?
9. Jamaica gave the world a bobsled team at the 1988 Winter Olympics. In the 21st century they gave the world perhaps the fastest man to race on its surface. Who is this lightning man?
10. An early Olympic decathlon winner was a Native American who excelled at several sports. He had his medals revoked and then given back. Do you know his name?
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