Epic Track & Field Rivalries Quiz

Question 1

The intense 1980s 1500m rivalry featured which two British legends?

A Coe and Elliott

B Coe and Ovett

C Ovett and Cram

D Coe and Cram

Question 2

Which two American sprinters dominated the 100m in the 1980s, culminating in the 1988 Seoul final?

A Carl Lewis and Leroy Burrell

B Ben Johnson and Linford Christie

C Carl Lewis and Ben Johnson

D Carl Lewis and Maurice Greene

Question 3

Which two female sprinters were involved in the most famous rivalry of the 1990s?

A Gail Devers and Gwen Torrence

B Gail Devers and Merlene Ottey

C Marion Jones and Chandra Sturrup

D Merlene Ottey and Irina Privalova

Question 4

Who was the primary rival of Usain Bolt during the peak of his career?

A Asafa Powell

B Yohan Blake

C Justin Gatlin

D Tyson Gay

Question 5

Which two long-distance runners were the faces of the 5,000m and 10,000m events in the late 2000s?

A Bekele and Tergat

B Bekele and Farah

C Bekele and Gebrselassie

D Gebrselassie and Farah

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