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Some world athletic records have stood for decades! Do you know how far/fast each current world record is though!? π I hope you do! π±
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At the Tokyo World Championships in 1991, Mike Powell set the long jump world record. How far did he jump?
5 β
8.95
β 10
metres
51% got this right
2
The high jump world record has stood for 31 years. How high did Javier Sotomayor jump in 1993?
1 β
2.45
β 3
metres
65% got this right
3
Jonathan Edwards set the triple jump world record at the 1995 World Championships in Gothenburg. How far did he jump?
10 β
18.29
β 20
metres
50% got this right
4
Jan Ε½eleznΓ½ set the world record javelin throw in Germany 1996. How far did he throw?
80 β
98.48
β 100
metres
44% got this right
5
What time did Usain Bolt achieve in the 100m final at Berlin 2009?
9 β
9.58
β 11
seconds
67% got this right
6
What time did Usain Bolt achieve in the 200m final at Berlin 2009?
17 β
19.19
β 21
seconds
59% got this right
7
In Austria 2019, Eliud Kipchoge ran the fastest marathon time ever achieved. What time did he achieve in minutes?
100 β
119.4
β 200
minutes
37% got this right
It did not count as an official world record because standard competition rules for pacing and fluids werenβt followed.
8
Ryan Crouser set the shot-put world record at the USATF LA Grand Prix in 2023. How far did he throw?
15 β
23.56
β 30
metres
62% got this right
9
Mykolas Alekna beat the Discus throw world record in 2024 at the Oklahoma Throw Series event. How far did he throw?
60 β
74.35
β 90
metres
51% got this right
10
Armand Duplantis set a new world record in the pole-vault at the Paris Olympics 2024. How high did he jump?
3 β
6.25
β 8
metres
