solutions of ATHLE - QUIZ

COUNTRIES/AREAS : OCEANIA

 

1. What is the colour of the New Zealander's vest ?

black

2. In which Australian city did the 1956 Olympic games take place ?

Melbourne

3. What Australian runner is Olympic champion on 400 meters ?

Cathy Freeman

4. What country do the neo-Australian Tatiana Grigorieva et Viktor Chistyakov come from ?

Russia

5. In which city from New Zealand did the 1974 Commonwealth Games take place ?

Christchurch

6. How many Olympic titles did the Australian Ron Clarke win on 5 000 or 10 000 m ?

none (best place 3rd in Tokyo in 1964)

7. What is the favourite event of French Polynesia athletes ?

javelin throw

8. With what time did the New Zealander Dick Quax beat the 5000 m world record in 1977 in Stockholm ?

13'12"9

9. How many pole vault world records did the Australian Emma George beta (outdoor only) ?

12 (between 1995 and 1999, from 4m25 to 4m60)

10. What were the first Olympic Games in which athletes from Oceania participated ?

1896 (1 Australian only, Edwin Flack, but winner of both 800 and 1500 m)

 


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