The Ultimate Summer Olympic Games Quiz

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1. What American athlete was the first to win an Olympic Gold Medal in four consecutive Summer Olympic Games?

Answer: Al Oerter

Al Oerter set an Olympic record with each Gold Medal. Al won the men's discus gold medal at the 1956 Melbourne, 1960 Rome, 1964 Tokyo and 1968 Mexico City Summer Olympic Games. Billy Mills won the mens 10,000 meters gold medal at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Olympic Games. Steve Prefontaine particpated in the men's 5000 meter race at the 1972 Munich Summer Olympic Games, but only finished fourth, and was killed in a tragic car accident a year before the 1976 Montreal Summer Olympic Games. Frank Shorter won the Gold Medal in the Men's Marathon at the 1972 Munich Summer Olympic Games, and a silver medal in the Men's Marathon at the 1976 Montreal Summer Olympic Games.

2. American Carl Lewis was arguably the greatest track and field star ever to compete in the summer Olympic Games. How many Olympic gold medals did Carl Lewis eventually win before he retired.

Answer: 9

Carl won the Men's long jump at the 1984 Los Angeles, 1988 Seoul, 1992 Barcelona and 1996 Atlanta Summer Olympic Games. He also won the Men's 100 meter sprint at the 1984 Los Angeles and 1988 Seoul Summer Olympic Games, the 200 meter sprint at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Olympic Games and as a member of the United States men's 4 x 100 meter sprint relay team at the 1984 Los Angeles and 1992 Barcelona Summer Olympic Games.

3. Who was the female American athlete who won three track and field gold medals at the 1960 Rome Summer Olympic Games?

Answer: Wilma Rudolph

Wilma overcame numerous childhood illnesses to eventually become one of America's greatest female athletes of all-time. Unfortunately Wilma died at the age of 54 from a brain tumor. Wilma won the 100 meter and 200 meter sprints and was a member of the winning 4 x 100 meter women's sprint relay.

4. How old was Bob Mathias when he won the decathlon gold medal for the United States at the 1948 London Summer Olympic Games?

Answer: 17

Bob was the first athlete to ever repeat as the Olympic decathlon champion when he won the Gold medal at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Olympic Games.

5. Dr. Benjamin Spock was well known as the "Baby Doctor" for writing his famous book, "Baby and Child Care", published in 1946. Prior to publishing his book, Dr. Spock competed and won a Gold Medal for the United States in the 1924 Paris Summer Olympic Games. What event did Dr. Spock win his Gold Medal in?

Answer: Men's Rowing

Dr. Spock was a member of the all-Yale eight, along with James Stillman Rockefeller, prominent member of the Rockefeller family. At that time the United States did not have try out camps as they do today. Rowing teams would be made up of sucessful college teams.

6. The first athlete to ever repeat as the men's 100M dash champion, is unofficially know as the "Fastest Man in the World" in the Summer Olympic Games. Who was the athlete that accomplished this feat?

Answer: Carl Lewis

Carl was only able to stand on the top of the medals podium during the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Olympic Games. Ben Johnson from Canada was stripped of his Gold Medal after testing positive for steroids after winning the Gold Medal at the 1988 Seoul Summer Olympic Games. "Bullet" Bob Hayes won the Gold Medal at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Olympic Games and later became a star football player for the Dallas Cowboys. Jesse Owens only competed at the 1936 Berlin Summer Olympic Games as the 1940 & 1944 Summer Olympic Games were canceled due to WWII. Donovan Bailey won the Gold Medal for Canada in the men's 100M dash at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Olympic Games.

7. What American track and field star shattered the Men's long jump world record by nearly two feet during the 1968 Mexico City Olympic Games?

Answer: Bob Beamon

Ralph Boston won the Men's long jump gold medal at the 1960 Rome Olympic Games, Lynn Davies, from Great Britain, was the 1964 Tokyo Olympic Games Men's long jump Gold medalist, and Dwight Phillips won the Gold medal for the United States in the Men's long jump at the 2004 Athens Olympic Games.

8. What was the name of the great British rower who won a Gold medal in five consecutive Olympic Games from 1984 to 2000?

Answer: Stephen Redgrave

Jack Beresford won 5 medals rowing for Great Britain, but only 3 Gold. Jack Kelly rowed for the United States and was a 3-time Gold medalist, and Thomas Lange was a 2-time rowing Gold medalist from Germany.

9. I was the first American athlete to earn 10 Olympic gold medals, including the 1906 intercalcated games held in Athens. I earned them in events that are no longer contested at the Olympic Games. These include the standing high jump, standing long jump and the standing triple jump. Who am I?

Answer: Ray Ewry

Jack Shea won two Gold medals for the United states at the 1932 Lake Placid Winter Olympic Games in the 500M and 1,500M speed skating events. Alvin Kraenzlein won four Gold medals for the United States at the 1900 Paris Olympic Games. Platt Adams was the only other person to win a Gold medal in the standing high jump, at the 1912 Stockholm Olympic Games. Ray overcame childhood polio to become one of America's greates Olympic Athletes.

10. What U.S. Olympic athlete earned five Gold medals during the 1924 Paris and 1928 Amsterdam Summer Olympic Games in the swimming events, and then earned fame by playing Tarzan in a dozen Hollywood films?

Answer: Johnny Weissmuller

Herman Brix won the Men's shot put silver medal for the United States at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Olympic Games and later played Tarzan in one of the earliest adaptaions of Edgar Rice Burroughs famous character. Buster Crabbe was a two-time medalist in swimming for the United states, winning a bronze medal at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Olympic Games in the Men's 1,500 meter freestyle event and a Gold medal at the 1932 Los Angels Summer Olympic Games in the Men's 400 meter freestyle event. Buster also portrayed Tarzan in Hollywood after his swimming career was over. Don Bragg won the Men's pole vault Gold medal for the United States at the 1960 Rome Summer Olympic Games. Don apparently wished to play Tarzan in Hollywood, but never had the opportunity even though he had the size and looks.

Source: Author rickyd0361

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