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1. Who won the gold medal in the men's shot-put?

Answer: Tomasz Majewski

Tomasz Majewski of Poland won gold with a distance of 21.51m. Christian Cantwell of USA won silver throwing 21.09m. Andrei Mikhnevich (Belarus) won bronze with a distance of 21.05m. Angela Maurer of Germany missed out on a medal, finishing fourth throwing 21.04m.

2. Who won the gold medal in the women's 10,000m?

Answer: Tirunesh Dibaba

Tirunesh Dibaba of Ethiopia won gold with a time of 29:54.66. Elvan Abeylegesse of Turkey won silver in a time of 29:56.34. Shalane Flanagan (USA) won bronze finishing in 30:22.22. Linet Chepkwemoi Masai of Kenya missed out on a medal, finishing fourth in 30:26.50.

3. Who won the gold medal in the men's 20km walk?

Answer: Valeriy Borchin

Valeriy Borchin of Russia won gold with a time of 1:19:01. Jefferson Perez of Ecuador won silver in a time of 1:19:15. Jarred Tallent (Australia) won bronze finishing in 1:19:42. Wang Hao of China missed out on a medal, finishing fourth in 1:19:47.

4. Who won the gold medal in the women's shot-put?

Answer: Valerie Vili

Valerie Vili of New Zealand won gold with a distance of 20.56m. Natallia Mikhnevich of Belarus won silver throwing 20.28m. Nadzeya Ostapchuk (also Belarus) won bronze with a distance of 19.86m. Misleydis Gonzalez of Cuba missed out on a medal, finishing fourth throwing 19.50m.

5. Who won the gold medal in the women's heptathlon?

Answer: Nataliia Dobrynska

Nataliia Dobrynska of Ukraine won gold with score of 6733. Hyleas Fountain of USA won silver earning 6619 points. Tatiana Chernova (Russia) won bronze finishing in 6591 points. Kelly Sotherton of UK missed out on a medal, finishing fourth with 6517 points.

6. Who won the gold medal in the men's 100m?

Answer: Usain Bolt

Usain Bolt of Jamaica won gold with a time of 9.69. Richard Thompson of Trinadad and Tobago won silver in a time of 9.89. Walter Dix (USA) won bronze finishing in 9.91. Churandy Martina of Netherlands Antilles missed out on a medal, finishing fourth in 9.93.

7. Who won the gold medal in the women's marathon?

Answer: Constantina Tomescu

Constantina Tomescu of Romania won gold with a time of 2:26:44. Catherine Ndereba of Kenya won silver in a time of 2:27:06. Zhou Chunxiu (China) won bronze finishing in 2:27:07. Zhu Xiaolin also of China missed out on a medal, finishing fourth in 2:27:16.

8. Who won the gold medal in the men's hammer throw?

Answer: Primoz Kozmus

Primoz Kozmus of Slovenia won gold with a distance of 82.02m. Vadim Devyatovskiy of Belarus won silver throwing 81.61m. Ivan Tsikhan (also Belarus) won bronze with a distance of 81.51m. Krisztian Pars of Hungary missed out on a medal, finishing fourth throwing 80.96m.

9. Who won the gold medal in the women's 3000m steeplechase?

Answer: Gulnara Galkina-Samitova

Culnara Galkina-Samitova of Russia won gold with a time of 8:58.81 (World Record). Eunice Jepkorir of Kenya won silver in a time of 9:07.41. Ekaterina Volkova (also Russia) won bronze finishing in 9:07.64. Tatina Petrova also of Russia missed out on a medal, finishing fourth in 9:12.33.

10. Who won the gold medal in the women's triple jump?

Answer: Francoise Mbango Etone

Francoise Mbango Etone of Cameroon won gold with an average jump of 15.39m (Olympic Record). Tatyana Lebedeva of Russia won silver jumping 15.32m. Hrysopiyi Devetzi (Greece) won bronze with a distance of 15.23m. Olga Rypakova of Kazakhstan missed out on a medal, finishing fourth jumping 15.11m.

Source: Author AW3404

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Beijing 2008 Athletics Trivia Quiz

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