Tokyo Olympics Quiz
11. Who won the gold medal in the women’s 400 metres athletic event at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics?
[A] Shaunae Miller-Uibo
[B] Marileidy Paulino
[C] Allyson Felix
[D] Courtney Frerichs
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Correct Answer: A [Shaunae Miller-Uibo]
Notes:
- Shaunae Miller-Uibo (Bahamas) won the gold medal in the women’s 400 metres athletic event at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
- Marileidy Paulino (Dominican Republic) won the silver.
- Allyson Felix (United States) won the bronze.
12. Who won the gold medal in the women’s 400 metres hurdles athletic event at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics?
[A] Dalilah Muhammad
[B] Femke Bol
[C] Hellen Obiri
[D] Sydney McLaughlin
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Correct Answer: D [Sydney McLaughlin]
Notes:
- Sydney McLaughlin (United States) won the gold medal in the women’s 400 metres hurdles athletic event at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
- Dalilah Muhammad (United States) won the silver.
- Femke Bol (Netherlands) won the bronze.
13. Who won the gold medal in the men’s pole vault event at the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics?
[A] Armand Duplantis
[B] Chris Nilsen
[C] Thiago Braz
[D] Patrick Bamford
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Correct Answer: A [Armand Duplantis]
Notes:
- Armand Duplantis (Sweden) won the gold medal in the men’s pole vault event at the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics.
- Chris Nilsen (United States) won the silver.
- Thiago Braz (Brazil) won the bronze.
14. Who won the gold medal in the men’s shot put event at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics?
[A] Joe Kovacs
[B] Ryan Crouser
[C] Tajinderpal Singh Toor
[D] Michail Antonio
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Correct Answer: B [Ryan Crouser]
Notes:
- Ryan Crouser (United States) won the gold medal in the men’s shot put event at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
- Joe Kovacs (United States) won the silver.
- Tom Walsh (New Zealand) won the bronze.
15. Who won the gold medal in the women’s 10000 metres athletic event at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics?
[A] Sifan Hassan
[B] Kalkidan Gezahegne
[C] Letesenbet Gidey
[D] Kendra Harrison
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Correct Answer: A [Sifan Hassan]
Notes:
- Sifan Hassan (Netherlands) won the gold medal in the women’s 10000 metres athletic event at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
- Kalkidan Gezahegne (Bahrain) won the silver.
- Letesenbet Gidey (Ethipia) won the bronze.
16. Who won the gold medal in the women’s 100 metres athletic event at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics?
[A] Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce
[B] Shericka Jackson
[C] Christine Mboma
[D] Elaine Thompson-Herah
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Correct Answer: D [Elaine Thompson-Herah]
Notes:
- Elaine Thompson-Herah (Jamaica) won the gold medal in the women’s 100 metres athletic event at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
- Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (Jamaica) won the silver.
- Shericka Jackson (Jamaica) won the bronze.
- This event witnessed a podium sweep by the Jamaican athletes.
17. Who won the gold medal in the men’s high jump event at the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics?
[A] Gianmarco Tamberi
[B] Mutaz Essa Barshim
[C] Giovani Lo Celso
[D] Both A and B
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Correct Answer: D [Both A and B]
Notes:
- Gianmarco Tamberi (Italy) and Mutaz Essa Barshim (Qatar) both shared the gold medal in the men’s high jump event at the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics.
- Gianmarco Tamberi along with Mutaz Essa Barshim emerged as joint winners of the event following a tie between both of them as they cleared 2.37m.
- Both Tamberi and Barshim agreed to share the gold medal in a rare instance where the athletes of different nations had agreed to share the same medal in the history of Olympics.
- The silver medal was not awarded.
- Maksim Nedasekau (Belarus) won the bronze.
- Mutaz Essa Barshim became only the second man to earn three medals in the high jump, joining Patrik Sjöberg of Sweden (1984 to 1992).
18. Who won the gold medal in the men’s 20 kilometres walk event at the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics?
[A] Rahul Rohilla
[B] Koki Ikeda
[C] Massimo Stano
[D] Ruben Dias
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Correct Answer: C [Massimo Stano]
Notes:
- Massimo Stano (Italy) won the gold medal in the men’s 20 kilometres walk event at the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics.
- Koki Ikeda (Japan) won silver medal.
- Toshikazu Yamanishi (Japan) won the bronze medal.
19. Who won the gold medal in the women’s 3000 metres steeple chase event at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics?
[A] Peruth Chemutai
[B] Courtney Frerichs
[C] Hyvin Jepkemoi
[D] English Gardner
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Correct Answer: A [Peruth Chemutai]
Notes:
- Peruth Chemutai (Uganda) won the gold medal in the women’s 3000 metres steeple chase event at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
- Courtney Frerichs (United States) won the silver.
- Hyvin Jepkemoi (Kenya) won the bronze.
20. Who won the gold medal in the women’s 5000 metres athletic event at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics?
[A] Hellen Obiri
[B] Gudaf Tsegay
[C] Sifan Hassan
[D] Kalkidan Gezahegne
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Correct Answer: C [Sifan Hassan]
Notes:
- Sifan Hassan (Netherlands) won the gold medal in the women’s 5000 metres athletic event at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
- Kalkidan Gezahegne (Bahrain) won the silver.
- Gudaf Tsegay (Ethiopia) won the bronze.
