Running quiz
Note: Schedules for Sky Sport channels were not available at the time of going to print because of the Covid-19 outbreak causing major disruptions to live sport around the world.
1. This New Zealand legend won gold medals at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics in the 800m and 1500m events. Who was he?
2. Born in 1917, this New Zealand coach is credited with many of our Olympic track successes in the 1960s. Can you name him?
3. John Walker broke the world mile record with a time of 3:49.4 in which year?
4. How many Olympic medals did marathon runner Lorraine Moller win?
5. With a time of 9.58 secs, who holds the men’s 100m world record?
6. The women’s 100m world record is 10.49 secs. Who holds it?
7. Moroccan Hicham El Guerrouj was: a) a sprinter, b) a middle-distance runner, c) a marathon runner?
8. In 1981, this New Zealand runner won both the Boston and New York marathons. Who was she?
9. The legendary marathon runner Haile Gebrselassie hails from which African country?
10. Which British athlete won back-to-back 5000m and 10,000m golds at the past two Olympics?
11. What nationality was Lasse Viren?
12. Which New Zealand runner controversially became a Nike pro in 1981, and is credited with launching professionalism in road racing?
13. Which Dutch-born one-time 5000m world record holder was an Auckland councillor until his death in 2018?
14. Roger Bannister became the first man to break the four-minute mile in which year?
15. 2016 Olympic women’s 100m gold medallist Elaine Thompson hails from which country?
ANSWERS: 1. Peter Snell (1938-2019). 2. Arthur Lydiard. 3. 1975. 4. One, a bronze at Barcelona in 1992. 5. Usain Bolt, set in 2009. 6. Florence Griffith-Joyner, remarkably it was set in 1988. 7. b) middle distance. 8. Allison Roe. 9. Ethiopia. 10. Mo Farah. 11. Finnish. 12. Anne Audain. 13. Dick Quax. 14. 1954. 15. Jamaica.