Complete Clue List
Across
1. Heavy round object that is thrown
5. Bob Beaman; first man to leap over 29 ft in ___ jump at 1968 Mexico Olympics
7. ___ Guevara; winning member of Trinidad & Tobago 4x400m in 2019 World Relays
8. Hammer throw is throwing a metal ___ attached by a steel wire to a grip
9. Belgian athlete ___ Vidts; 3rd in heptathlon at 2024 Paris Olympics
10. American sprinter ___ Tolan; won 100m and 200m at 1932 Los Angeles Olympics
13. Japanese high jumper ___ Sato, competed in 2019 World Athletics C'ship
15. American sprinter ___ Montgomery; won 4x100m men's relay at 2000 Sydney Olympics
17. American high-school star athlete ___ Kpana-Quamohs, killed 5 days prior to 2016 state meet
18. American hurdler ___ Ali; 2nd in women's 100m hurdles at 2016 Olympics
20. Chinese Taipei athlete ___ Hui-fang; 17th place in men's triple jump at 1996 Olympics
22. Somali-British runner Mo ___; 4-time Olympic champion in 5000m, 10000m in 2012, 2016
25. American sprinter Henry ___; won 2 golds in 100m, 4x100m at 1964 Tokyo Olympics
26. Kenyan distance runner ___ Masai; 9th at 2024 Chicago Marathon in men's event
27. Belgian marathoner ___ Rens; 84th in women's event at 2016 Rio Olympics
28. Moroccan runner ___ Aouita; won men's 5000m at 1984 Los Angeles Olympics
29. American sprinter ___ Ashford; won women's 100m at 1984 Los Angeles Olympics
Down
2. 2020 Olympic men's 4x100m relay winning team
3. American men's 1500m runner ___ Hocker; surprise winner at 2024 Paris Olympics
4. ___ pit, landing area used for 5A
5. ___ infringement leads to disqualification
6. American female marathoner ___ Fulton; won 2021 Twin Cities marathon
11. Spanish steeplechase runner ___ Martin; 21st in women's event at 2012 London Olympics
12. Neeraj Chopra; first Asian man from ___ to win men's javelin at Tokyo 2020 Olympics
13. Australian distance runner ___ Clarke; 3rd in men's 10000m at 1964 Tokyo Olympics
14. Japanese jumper Mikio ___; 1st Asian individual Olympic gold medalist (men's triple jump in 1928)
15. Number of events in a decathlon
16. Japanese female marathon runner ___ Ito
19. Serbian female jumper ___ Spanovic; 2023 world champion in women's long jump
21. IOC president ___ Brundage; competed in decathlon in 1912 Olympics
22. American male 100m sprinter ___ Kerley; 2nd at 2020 Tokyo, 3rd at 2024 Paris Olympics
23. Australian female runner ___ Davies; broke national record in 5000m at 2024 Paris Olympics
24. Australian sprinter Jack ___; broke under-20 100m record with a time of 10.21s in 2016