100M Sprint Quiz

100M Sprint Quiz takes you on a journey through the high-speed drama of the world’s most famous race. In 1983, the World Championships in Helsinki introduced electronic timing down to the hundredth of a second, forever changing how sprint records were measured. Before this, races were often decided by hand-timed results, which sometimes led to controversy and debate over who truly crossed the line first. The Helsinki event, held at the Olympic Stadium with over 1,300 athletes from 153 nations, was the first official World Championships and saw Carl Lewis win the men’s 100m in 10.07 seconds. Every fraction now counted, and the sport gained a new level of precision and fairness, making sprinting even more thrilling for fans and athletes alike.

100M Sprint

The ancient Greek race that inspired the 100m was called:

Stadion

Diaulos

Spartathlon

Dolichos

Who was the first man to break the 10-second barrier in the 100m?

Bob Hayes

Calvin Smith

Jim Hines

Silvio Leonard

Who was the most recent non-Black athlete to win Olympic gold in the men's 100m sprint?

Valeriy Borzov

Allan Wells

Linford Christie

Pietro Mennea

What significant change in starting technique was introduced in the 1920s?

Use of electronic timing

Wind gauges

False start sensors

Use of starting blocks

Which athlete became the first competitor from outside the United States to win the Olympic 100m gold medal?

Reggie Walker

Percy Williams

Harold Abrahams

Armin Hary

At which Olympic Games was the all-weather synthetic running track used for the first time?

1960 Rome

1964 Tokyo

1968 Mexico City

1972 Munich

What is the legal limit for wind assistance in 100m races?

2.5 m/s

2.0 m/s

1.5 m/s

3.0 m/s

Which 100m champion later became an NFL player?

Carl Lewis

Jesse Owens

Maurice Greene

Jim Hines

What is the standard number of lanes in a 100m Olympic final since 1964?

What is the reaction time threshold below which a sprinter is disqualified for a false start?

0.120 sec

0.130 sec

0.100 sec

0.150 sec

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The average score is 55%

Sample Questions from This Quiz

Who was the first man to break the 10-second barrier in the 100m?
Who was the most recent non-Black athlete to win Olympic gold in the men’s 100m sprint?
What significant change in starting technique was introduced in the 1920s?
What is the legal limit for wind assistance in 100m races?
What is the standard number of lanes in a 100m Olympic final since 1964?

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