Beijing 2008: Track Cycling Trivia Quiz

Answer: Great Britain

Chris Hoy, Jason Kenny and Jamie Staff of UK won gold with a time of 43.128, Gregory Bauge, Kevin Sireau and Arnaud Tornant of France won silver in a time of 43.651. Rene Enders, Maximilian Levy, and Stefan Nimke (Germany) won bronze finishing in 44.014. Ryan Bayley, Daniel Ellis, and Mark French of Australia missed out on a medal, finishing fourth in 44.022.

Answer: Joan Llaneras

Joan Llaneras of Spain won gold with score of 60, Roger Kluge of France won silver with a score of 58, and Chris Newton (UK) won bronze with a score of 56. Cameron Meyer of Australia missed out on a medal, finishing fourth with a score of 36.

Answer: Bradley Wiggins

Bradley Wiggins of UK won gold with a time of 4:16.977, Hayden Roulston of New Zealand won silver in a time of 4:19.611, and Steven Burke (also UK) won bronze finishing in 4:20.947. Alexei Markov of Russia missed out on a medal, finishing fourth in 4:24.149.

Answer: Chris Hoy

Chris Hoy of UK won gold, Ross Edgar also of UK won silver, and Kiyofumi Nagai (Japan) won bronze. Shane Kelly of Australia missed out on a medal, finishing fourth.

Answer: Rebecca Romero

Rebecca Romero of UK won gold with a time of 3:28.321, Wendy Houvenaghel also of UK won silver in a time of 3:30.395, and Lesya Kalitovska (Ukraine) won bronze finishing in 3:31.413. Alison Shanks of New Zealand missed out on a medal, finishing fourth in 3:34.156.

Answer: Marianne Vos

Marianne Vos of Netherlands won gold with score of 30, Yoanke Gonzalez of Cuba won silver with a score of 18, and Leire Olaberria (Spain) won bronze with a score of 18. Maria Luisa Calle of Columbia missed out on a medal, finishing fourth also with a score of 18.

Answer: Great Britain

Ed Clancy, Paul Manning, Geraint Thomas, and Bradley Wiggins of Team GB won gold with a time of 3:53.314 (World Record), Michael Moerkoev, Casper Joergensen, Jens-Erik Madson, and Alex Nicki Rasmussen of Denmark won silver in a time of 4:00.040. Sam Bewley, Hayden Roulston, Marc Ryan, and Jesse Sergent (New Zealand) won bronze finishing in 3:57.776. Jack Bobridge, Graeme Brown, Mark Jamieson, and Luke Roberts of Australia missed out on a medal, finishing fourth in 3:59.006.

Answer: Argentina

Juan Esteban Curuchet and Walter Fernando Perez of Argentina won gold with score of 8, Joan Llaneras and Antonio Tauler of Spain won silver with a score of 7, and Ignatyev Mikhail Ignatyev and Alexei Markov (Russia) won bronze with a score of 6. Maria Luisa Calle of Belgium missed out on a medal, finishing fourth with a score of 17, and 1 lap down.

Answer: Victoria Pendleton

Victoria Pendleton of UK won gold winning both races in the gold medal race. Anna Meares of Australia won silver. Guo Shuang (China) won bronze winning both races in the bronze medal race. Willy Kanis of Netherlands missed out on a medal, finishing fourth, losing both races in the bronze medal race.

Answer: Chris Hoy

Chris Hoy of UK won gold by winning both races in the gold medal race, Jason Kenny also of UK won silver losing both races in the gold medal race, and Mickael Bourgain (France) won bronze winning race 1, losing race 2, and winning the decider in the bronze medal race. Maximilian Levy of Germany missed out on a medal, finishing fourth losing race 1, winning race 2, and losing the decider.