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Men's Athletics World Records 2024 πŸƒβ€β™‚οΈπŸ‘ŸπŸ“

4.3
(32 votes)
10 questions
English
Some world athletic records have stood for decades! Do you know how far/fast each current world record is though!? πŸ“ I hope you do! 😱
1

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

52% 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

46% got this right

5

What time did Usain Bolt achieve in the 100m final at Berlin 2009?

9 β€”
9.58
β€” 11
seconds

68% got this right

6

What time did Usain Bolt achieve in the 200m final at Berlin 2009?

17 β€”
19.19
β€” 21
seconds

61% 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

38% got this right

It did not count as an official world record because standard competition rules for pacing and fluids weren’t 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

56% 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

50% 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

72% got this right