1983/87ATHLE - QUIZ
COMPETITIONS : World
Championships 1983/87
1. Where did the first World Championships take place in 1983 ?
Rome Stuttgart Helsinki
2. Which athlete beat (or seemed to beat) the 100 m world record in 1987 ?
Ben Johnson Linford Christie Carl Lewis
3. Which pole vaulter aged 19 inaugurated in 1983 a series of 5 consecutive world champion titles ?
Thierry Vigneron Serguei Bubka Earl Bell
4. Who was the youngest world champion, crowned in 1983 aged 18 ?
Silke Gladisch Heike Daute (Dreschler) Juliet Cuthbert
5. Wth what time did Jarmila Kratochvilova beat the 400 m world record in 1983 ?
47"99 48"38 49"05
6. Which American realized the double 1500/3000 m in 1983 ?
Zola Budd Mary Decker Annette Peters Regina Jacobs
7. What was the nationality of the woman winner of marathon in 1983 ?
American Sovietic Portuguese Norwegian
8. Which country won the most gold medals in 1983 ?
Great Britain German Democratic Republic United States Soviet Union
9. How old was John Powell when he won the discus silver medal in 1987 ?
36 38 40 43
10. How high did you need to jump in order to be medallist at high jump in 1987 ?
2m28 2m32 2m35 2m38