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1. Where were the 1992 Olympic Games held?
2. Do the Olympic rules allow competitors in athletics events to participate without shoes?
3. What distance is the Olympic marathon?
4. How long is the run up for the Olympic high jump?
5. The modern pentathlon includes fencing, cross-country running, riding, shooting and one other event. What is it?
6. The womens pentathlon has been dominated by East German atheletes, but in 1972 there was a British winner. Name her.
7. Which Romanian gymnast won six individual gold medals in the games of 1976 and 1980, sometimes achieving perfect scores?
8. Where were the 1992 Winter Olympics held?
9. After how many failed attempts are pole-vaulters eliminated?
10. Two stlyes of wrestling are included in modern Olympics. One is Greco-Roma. What is the other?
11. Ben Johnson of Canada was disqualified in the 1988 Olympics games. Why?
12. Throwing events in the Olympics include javelin, shotput, and discus. What is the fourth?
13. In javelin throwing, a red flag indicates what?
14. Which young gymnast from the U.S.S.R. won the hearts of many for her alistic style in the 1972 Munich Olympics?
15. Which decade was judo made an Olympic sport?
16. The three-day Equestrian event includes show jumping and endurance. What is the third?
17. What's the difference between the vaulting horse used in the mens and womens gymnastics?
18. In ice dancing how long is the free dance programme?
19. How many judges are involved in triple jump events?
20. In what sport did Mark Spitz win seven gold medals at the 1972 Olympics?
21. What is the length of an Olympic swimming pool?
22. What are the two middle distance Olympic track events?
23. How many events are in the heptathlon?
24. The equestrian events of the Melbourne Olympics in 1956 were held in another country. Where were they held?
25. During the 1990s this British athlete was simultaneously the World, Olympic, European and Commonwealth champion in his event. Who is he?
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