Can you name the Olympic Track and Field Events? by mflournoy

Can you name the Olympic Track and Field Events?

created by mflournoy

Enter an event in the box below
Correctly named events will show up below
Answers do not have to be guessed in order
Source: Olympic.org
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Relay

Walk

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Olympic Track and Field Events Quiz

by mflournoy

Created Nov 30, 2009 in Sports
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	iceman1731:	Nov 30th, 2009 at 12:28 GMT	-1 points
	4 years of highschool track got me 20/26

	mflournoy:	Nov 30th, 2009 at 17:50 GMT	-4 points
	I almost didn't include the racewalking due to general lameness, but they do make for a better quiz. It's nice to have a couple of obscure answers to keep it interesting.

	cocky:	Feb 12th, 2010 at 04:11 GMT	5 points
	They are part of the Olympics, why wouldn't you include them?

	corazondeltigre:	Jul 3rd, 2010 at 18:15 GMT	1 point
	This quiz was awesome!

	AngrySi:	Apr 14th, 2011 at 11:27 GMT	-2 points
	Good quiz, but way too much time. Two minutes would be better, or maybe even one to make it really challenging.

	mflournoy:	Apr 15th, 2011 at 02:35 GMT	0 points
	Noted. I knocked the time down to three minutes, which I agree is pretty generous, but fair. I think I accepted enough alternatives, but I want to give enough time to folks who might be unsure at first of how I'm expecting the answers to be written. (i.e. "100 meter dash" vs. "100m", etc.)

	mflournoy:	Apr 15th, 2011 at 02:40 GMT	1 point
	Does anyone have a better classification for the steeple than "Other?" You can call it middle distance, or you can call it hurdling, but neither is really quite correct. (You can also call it brutal, which is 100% correct. Most exhausting track race I've ever done.)

	GwynE:	Jun 24th, 2011 at 13:07 GMT	-1 points
	Great little quiz In general listings such as IAAF the steeplechase comes between the marathon and the 110/100 hurdles and really stands on its own as there are no natural events to switch to as there are with the other track events. Timing is right. Not everyone can type quick, I have a disabled friend who is frustrated by the assumption everyone can touch type. I am an average typist but quick thinker and I completed this with 25 seconds left so a good barometer.

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	ShawnCT:	May 24th, 2012 at 15:27 GMT	1 point
	it shouldn't require you to type "100 meter dash" Entering in 100, 400, 1500, etc (like I tried) should get you the right answer.

	mflournoy:	May 25th, 2012 at 00:40 GMT	1 point
	The quiz doesn't and never has required that. "100m," "400m," etc. will work, though.

	Golden:	May 25th, 2012 at 02:14 GMT	1 point
	@mflournoy - i think you have options. You can either take the hurdles routs and say 'steeplechase' and require the distance, or I think stick with what you've got, which is better. Although I couldn't think of it for the life of me. Also, I love watching olympic walking, its hilarious! Only lame in the sense noone can walk further after 50k of it.

	koopa08:	May 28th, 2012 at 19:07 GMT	1 point
	I always think the pent is in the Olympics. Could race walk be an acceptable answer? I don't know the distances of those 'races'. Also, I would put pole vault into the 'other' category, as it is not a true jump, hence, pole VAULT. Perhaps, with the pole, it's an 'assisted jump'. Fun quiz.