| Event | Nationality | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100m | American | Florence Griffith Joyner | 85%
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| 200m | American | Florence Griffith Joyner | 85%
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| 4×100 m relay | - | United States Of America | 78%
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| 4×200 m relay | United States Of America | 78%
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| Distance medley relay | United States Of America | 78%
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| 4×1500 m relay | United States Of America | 78%
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| Heptathlon | American | Jackie Joyner-Kersee | 61%
|
| 400m | East German | Marita Koch | 59%
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| 400m Hurdles | American | Sydney McLaughlin | 56%
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| 4×400 m relay | Soviet Union | 49%
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| 4×800 m relay | Soviet Union | 49%
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| 100m Hurdles | Nigerian | Tobi Amusan | 46%
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| Pole Vault | Russian | Yelena Isinbayeva | 46%
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| Triple Jump | Venezuelan | Yulimar Rojas | 44%
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| 1 Mile/1600m | Dutch | Sifan Hassan | 39%
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| 60 minutes track | Dutch | Sifan Hassan | 39%
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| Javelin Throw | Czech | Barbora Špotáková | 37%
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| 1500m | Ethiopian | Genzebe Dibaba | 37%
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| 800m | Czechoslovakian | Jarmila Kratochvílová | 37%
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| Road relay/Ekiden | Ethiopia | 32%
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| Hammer Throw | Polish | Anita Włodarczyk | 29%
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| High Jump | Bulgarian | Stefka Kostadinova | 29%
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| 5000m | Ethiopian | Letesenbet Gidey | 20%
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| 10000m | Ethiopian | Letesenbet Gidey | 20%
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| Half Marathon | Ethiopian | Letesenbet Gidey | 20%
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| Long Jump | Soviet | Galina Chistyakova | 15%
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| Shot Put | Soviet | Natalya Lisovskaya | 12%
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| Discus Throw | East German | Gabriele Reinsch | 10%
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| 3000m | Chinese | Wang Junxia | 7%
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| 3000m Steeplechase | Kenyan | Beatrice Chepkoech | 5%
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| 2000m | Burundian | Francine Niyonsaba | 5%
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| 1000m | Russian | Svetlana Masterkova | 5%
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| 10km Road | Kenyan | Agnes Tirop | 2%
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| Decathlon | Lithuanian | Austra Skujytė | 2%
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| 5km Road | Ethiopian | Ejgayehu Taye | 2%
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| Marathon | Mary Jepkosgei Keitany | 2%
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| 10000m Walk | Soviet | Nadezhda Ryashkina | 2%
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| 100km Road | Japanese | Tomoe Abe | 2%
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| 20km Walk Road | Yang Jiayu | 2%
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| 20000m Walk | Chinese | Liu Hong | 0%
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| 50km Walk Road | Liu Hong | 0%
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