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Icons of the Long Distance: a General level Athletics & Swimming quiz. Test your knowledge with 15 questions!

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Question 1

Who was the first man to run a sub-four-minute mile?

A Wes Santee

B Lasse Virén

C Roger Bannister

D John Landy

Question 2

Which runner famously won both the 5,000m and 10,000m at two consecutive Olympic Games?

A Emil Zátopek

B Mo Farah

C Lasse Virén

D Paavo Nurmi

Question 3

This athlete became the first woman to win the Olympic marathon in 1984.

A Grete Waitz

B Rosa Mota

C Ingrid Kristiansen

D Joan Benoit Samuelson

Question 4

Who holds the record for the most Olympic gold medals won by a long-distance runner?

A Hicham El Guerrouj

B Paavo Nurmi

C Kenenisa Bekele

D Mo Farah

Question 5

Which Kenyan runner is famously known as the first to break the two-hour marathon barrier?

A Wilson Kipsang

B Eliud Kipchoge

C Geoffrey Mutai

D Dennis Kimetto

📋 This quiz has 15 questions in total.