What is the official distance of the Olympic marathon in track and field?
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42.195 kilometres
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What is the official distance of the Olympic marathon in track and field?
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42.195 kilometres
Which athlete set the women’s 100 metres world record of 10.49 seconds in 1988?
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Florence Griffith-Joyner
Which athlete became the first to clear six metres in the men's pole vault?
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Sergey Bubka
What is the maximum allowable tailwind for an athletics 100-metre performance to count as a world record?
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2.0 metres per second
Which athlete won Olympic gold in both the 5,000 metres and 10,000 metres at the 1980 Moscow Games?
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Miruts Yifter
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Which athlete set the women’s 100 metres world record of 10.49 seconds in 1988?
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Florence Griffith-Joyner
Which athlete became the first to clear six metres in the men's pole vault?
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Sergey Bubka
What is the maximum allowable tailwind for an athletics 100-metre performance to count as a world record?
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2.0 metres per second
What is the diameter of the senior women's shot used in Olympic shot put competition?
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95 to 110 millimetres
Which athlete set the men's 400 metres world record of 43.03 seconds at the 2016 Olympic Games?
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Wayde van Niekerk
In what order are the three phases of the triple jump performed?
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Hop, step, jump