TRACK AND FIELD

(e.g., Track and field events include running, jumping and ____ events. Answer: Throwing.)

Freshman level

1. He won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympics.

2. How many events make up the pentathlon?

3. This, the most prominent track team event, requires four runners.

Graduate level

4. This event is sometimes referred to as the “hop, step and jump.”

5. What jumping event requires the athlete to use specialized equipment?

6. What is the IOC?

Ph.D. level

7. Name the combined event that consists of 10 track and field events.

8. Regular throwing events include shot put, javelin, discus and _____.

9. Interpret the original Olympic motto: “Citius, Altius, Fortius.”

Answers: 1. Jesse Owens. 2. Five. 3. Relay race. 4. Triple jump. 5. Pole vaulting. 6. International Olympic Committee. 7. Decathlon. 8. Hammer. 9. Faster, Higher, Stronger.

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