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


Paavo Nurmi in 1924 & Hicham El Guerroj in 2004 won the 5000m gold & which other gold ?

 

10000m
Marathon
5 mile
1500m

 In which year did women first compete in the 5000 metres at the Olympics ?

 

1936 Berlin
1996 Atlanta
1960 Rome
1984 Los Angeles
The only male Olympic athlete to retain his title winning gold at 5000m in 1972 & 1976 was

 

Meseret Dejar
Said Aouita
Mohammed Gammondini
Lasse Viren

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

 

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

 

2
5
3
4

 Which nation has won 7 Olympic golds at 5000 metres, more than any other nation ?

 

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

 

Tirunesh Dibaba
Meserat Defar
Sonia Osullivan
Gabriela Szabo

 The 5000 metres event was first ran at which Olympics ?

 

1936 Berlin
1912 Stockholm
1928 Amsterdam
1896 Paris
Meserat Defar broke the world record for the 5000m in 2006 with a winning time of

 

14 mins 24.53 Secs
24 mins 24.53 Secs
18 mins 24.53 Secs
10 mins 24.53 Secs

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

 

Benjamin Limo
Ismael Kirui
Richard Limo
Said Aouita


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