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Discerningly Versed - Effective Iterative Learning Quiz Questions - 5000 Metres
Discerningly Versed - Effective Iterative Learning


Which nation has won 7 out of 10 5000 metre events staged at the World Championships ?

 

Finland
Ethiopia
Morocco
Kenya

 The 5000 metres event was first ran at which Olympics ?

 

1928 Amsterdam
1896 Paris
1912 Stockholm
1936 Berlin
The only male Olympic athlete to retain his title winning gold at 5000m in 1972 & 1976 was

 

Mohammed Gammondini
Lasse Viren
Said Aouita
Meseret Dejar

 Meserat Defar broke the world record for the 5000m in 2006 with a winning time of

 

18 mins 24.53 Secs
10 mins 24.53 Secs
24 mins 24.53 Secs
14 mins 24.53 Secs
Which nation has won 7 Olympic golds at 5000 metres, more than any other nation ?

 

Finland
Russia
Ethiopia
USA

 Gabriela Szabo & Tiunesh Dibuba have each won how many World Championships at 5000m ?

 

3
4
5
2
In which year did women first compete in the 5000 metres at the Olympics ?

 

1960 Rome
1984 Los Angeles
1996 Atlanta
1936 Berlin

 Which female athlete won 2 World Championships at 5000m & Olympic gold in 2000 ?

 

Sonia Osullivan
Gabriela Szabo
Meserat Defar
Tirunesh Dibaba
Paavo Nurmi in 1924 & Hicham El Guerroj in 2004 won the 5000m gold & which other gold ?

 

5 mile
1500m
Marathon
10000m

 The only male athlete so far to have won 2 World Championships at the 5000 metres in 93 & 97 is

 

Richard Limo
Said Aouita
Ismael Kirui
Benjamin Limo


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