| Hint | Record | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m | 9.58 | Usain Bolt | 100%
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| 200 m | 19.19 | Usain Bolt | 100%
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| 4x100 m relay | 36.84 | Jamaica | 74%
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| 4x400 m relay | 2:54.29 | USA | 74%
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| 800 m | 1:40.91 | David Rudisha | 65%
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| 400 m | 43.03 | Wayde van Niekerk | 52%
|
| Triple jump | 18.29 m | Jonathan Edwards | 48%
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| Long Jump | 8.95 m | Mike Powell | 48%
|
| Pole Vault | 6.18 m | Armand Duplantis | 45%
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| 5000 m | 12:37.35 | Kenenisa Bekele | 45%
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| 10000 m | 26:17.53 | Kenenisa Bekele | 45%
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| Marathon | 2:01:39 | Eliud Kipchoge | 42%
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| High Jump | 2.45 m | Javier Sotomayor | 42%
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| 1500 m | 3:26.00 | Hicham El Guerrouj | 39%
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| Javelin throw | 98.48 m | Jan Železný | 35%
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| 400 m hurdles | 46.78 | Kevin Young | 35%
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| 110 m hurdles | 12.80 | Eries Merritt | 32%
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| Decathlon | 9126 pts | Kevin Mayer | 32%
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| Shot put | 23.12 m | Randy Barnes | 23%
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| Discus throw | 74.08 m | Jürgen Schult | 16%
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| 3000 m steeplechase | 7:53.63 | Saif Saaeed Shaheen | 10%
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| Hammer throw | 86.74 m | Yuriy Sedykh | 10%
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| 50 km walk | 3:32:33 | Yohann Diniz | 6%
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| 20 km walk | 1:16:36 | Yusuke Suzuki | 6%
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