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Track & Field Events at the Olympics

Can you name the Olympic events in the sport of athletics?
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First submittedAugust 20, 2015
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Event
100 metres
200 metres
400 metres
800 metres
1500 metres
5000 metres
10,000 metres
Event
 
100 metres hurdles
 
110 metres hurdles
400 metres hurdles
3000 metres steeplechase
Marathon
20 kilometres race walk
Marathon race walking
mixed relay
Event
4 x 100 metres relay
4 x 400 metres relay
Pole vault
High jump
Long jump
Triple jump
Event
Shot put
Discus throw
Hammer throw
Javelin throw
 
Heptathlon
 
Decathlon
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72 Comments
cpgatbyu
+6
Level 87
Jul 8, 2016
Maybe accept "k" as an abbreviation for kilometres the way you accept "m" as an abbreviation for metres.
sillie
+28
Level 76
Jul 8, 2016
But kilometers is km, not just k.
Jerry928
+3
Level 76
Jul 8, 2016
+1
plattitude
+37
Level 95
Jul 11, 2016
Yes, but in racing, it's common to refer to something as a '5k' or '20k.'
Quizmaster
+6
Level ∞
Jul 12, 2016
Those variations will work now
milkman
+1
Level 60
Aug 15, 2024
And in 2024 they added the MIXED 4 x 400 relay. Great event! You should add this.
Sifhraven
+17
Level 73
Feb 14, 2020
The k doesnt actually stand for kilometres, but for 1000. It is used for money aswell (or basicly anything that can be counted). I understand the confusion, since it becomes 1k (1000) meters and it is actually where the k in km stands for.
Tim000w
+1
Level 72
Aug 1, 2024
On the other hand, the K in the money version also stands for Kilo. So 10K meters is 10 Kilo meters
KingWilwin
+1
Level 60
Aug 1, 2024
Yeah, thats what sifhraven said
lottoid
+1
Level 90
Jul 8, 2016
e.g. 20000m walk
Jerry928
+10
Level 76
Jul 8, 2016
Tried "100 metre relay", "100 metres relay", ditto with "meter", "100 relay", then gave up on that answer! Some type-ins there, maybe?
KingofQuiz
+3
Level 60
Jul 11, 2016
Agreed. I tried "1600 metres relay" (which, for those non-math wizards out there, is 4 x 400) and 400 metres relay (4 x 100) to no avail.
Quizmaster
+2
Level ∞
Jul 11, 2016
400 meter relay will now work for 4x100 relay, and 1600 meter relay for 4x400.
akbadry
+5
Level 51
Aug 14, 2016
Think someone mentioned it above, but surely u can accept "100m relay" or "100 metre/meter relay"...it's very clear what we're trying to say, the "4X" part isn't necessary
MiguelinBlanco
+3
Level 33
Aug 14, 2016
Every race at the stadium is in metres, road races are in km. It´s not the same 10.000m than 10km.
Roger77024
+1
Level 57
Aug 14, 2016
There is no 50km walk for women, so should have blue mark against it.
Quizmaster
+2
Level ∞
Aug 15, 2016
Good to know. Added the blue box.
mikeb
+4
Level 65
Aug 15, 2016
Tried "hop, step, & jump" for triple jump. Believe this is acceptable alternate title.
lightbulb75
+10
Level 18
Aug 16, 2016
Dude,that isnt the name of the game...those are just the things we need to do fr it
Sifhraven
+2
Level 73
Feb 14, 2020
No it is actually another name for it (unless you knew that already and made a joke, but you seemed genuinely em not really sure what to call the emotion/behaviour (especially in english) baffled by the suggestion perhaps)
Freestatebear
+1
Level 86
Aug 1, 2024
I've never heard the triple jump called anything but exactly that, including hop, step, and jump. I have heard it called a few things I can't repeat here (which I'm certain QM would delete anyhow).
DonTheLamplighter
+24
Level 86
Aug 10, 2017
I think "boing, boing, BOING!!!" should be acceptable.
Csreenchot
+2
Level 97
Sep 1, 2022
That was good😂
promastermage
+2
Level 63
Aug 14, 2017
From 2017 there is women's 50 kilometres walk.
blizzrd33
+4
Level 80
Aug 4, 2021
At the World Championships, but not at the Tokyo Olympics
TheDv8or
+2
Level 65
Feb 14, 2018
Didn't accept 110 hurdles for 110 metre hurdles. Think we can allow that?
Suzyhomemaker
+1
Level 60
Jul 5, 2018
There is no 1600 m, 3200 m, 3000 m, mile or 2 mile? I was surprised. I tried them all.
zakatan
+2
Level 65
Sep 4, 2019
Not in Olympics
FolgoreCZ
+2
Level 59
Aug 4, 2021
Not in top-level athletics full stop. The thing I don't get the most is why they use 1500m instead of 1600m. Anyone knows?
idontkn1
+6
Level 92
Aug 4, 2021
The original tracks in continental Europe were 500 meters so it was a race of 3 laps.
grantdon
+5
Level 74
Aug 4, 2021
Because most of the world uses the metric system
InterAlia
+5
Level 78
Aug 3, 2024
That's not the issue. There's a doubling progression of races up to that point, all in metric. The question, a reasonable one, is why the next race is not another doubling of the previous distance. Thankfully someone else answered the question more thoughtfully.

This is like incorrectly correcting a grammar error and revealing your own ignorance in the process. Same for those of you who endorsed this response.

EcceHomo
+1
Level 83
May 25, 2021
I spent so much time racking my brain trying to think of individual events that I missed the multi-discipline events. D'oh.
FMFrazzle
+5
Level 57
Aug 3, 2021
You could add the Mixed 4x400m relay which is making its Olympic debut at Tokyo.
vitriden
+1
Level 83
Aug 4, 2021
Well, it's still a 4×400m relay...
Constantinos
+3
Level 73
Aug 4, 2021
There's also the 4x400 mix relay now.
vitriden
+1
Level 83
Aug 4, 2021
Well, it's still a 4×400m relay...
kaderschaufel
+2
Level 72
Aug 4, 2021
just accept steeple for steeplechase?
luxint
+3
Level 66
Aug 4, 2021
Eh?
Akkenru
+1
Level 58
Aug 4, 2021
Heptathlon and Decathlon are simply combinations of all the other listed events. Rather pointless to have them included
Thomas1VL
+7
Level 65
Aug 4, 2021
They're still their own events though.
partdavid
+15
Level 74
Aug 4, 2021
Running 200m is simply combining running 100m and running 100m, rather pointless to have it included.
JWatson24
+3
Level 71
Aug 4, 2021
Why do men have to do 110m hurdles when women do 100m hurdles? What difference does 10m make? Of all the gender-based distinctions here, that one seems the most odd/arbitrary.
rjfrommtl
+6
Level 80
Aug 4, 2021
10m isn't the only difference. The hurdles are also considerably higher.
KoiFish
+12
Level 76
Aug 4, 2021
Mainly because of the difference in strides, 110m lets the men's hurdles be spaced further apart due to the general height difference between men and women
JWatson24
+1
Level 71
Aug 4, 2021
@KoiFish makes sense!
Alouka
+1
Level 69
Aug 4, 2021
That's when I notice that I only watched athletics in French (I don't really care for it, but my mum loves watching athletics, so, French.)

I couldn't find the translations ^^

levic
+1
Level 70
Aug 4, 2021
It's hard to know the names in english :(
MLR824
+3
Level 77
Aug 4, 2021
Didn’t know the distances for race walk events.
cafrance1089
+1
Level 67
Aug 6, 2021
Is pole vault not track and field?
seabird
+2
Level 68
Aug 8, 2021
It's one of the answers on there.
unfinishedsenten
+4
Level 47
Apr 23, 2022
Not to be one of those people but do we really have to have pink for women and blue for men? Wouldn't something like F and M do?

Great quiz tho :)

Nickelz
+5
Level 67
Oct 6, 2023
Is it really that big of a deal?
Feech
+1
Level 51
Jun 29, 2023
great quiz - thank you
springb
+1
Level 58
Dec 19, 2023
Fun quiz! Maybe time to revise with the mixed events.
milancampion
+1
Level 74
Mar 12, 2024
World Athletics need to replace the walking with cross country and/or mountain running
loganite
+3
Level 91
Mar 12, 2024
Ugh, I'm having a rough day. I literally thought to myself, "What's that event called where they jump three times?" Never did come up with the answer...
stylus
+3
Level 78
Mar 12, 2024
Probably worth explaining up top what the colour-coding refers to... I only worked out after the quiz was over what the blue and pink boxes meant. In hindsight it seems obvious but still no reason not to state it clearly
vitriden
+1
Level 83
Mar 13, 2024
4 × 400 metres relay with proper multiplication sign doesn't work...
NielsDeNoob2
+2
Level 72
Mar 13, 2024
Because nobody uses that symbol when typing things out.
PitifulExcuse
+1
Level 66
Aug 1, 2024
At least one person does.
Djilas
+1
Level 84
Mar 13, 2024
Pink and blue appear strange on mobile, i.e. just one of the lines, I thought I was missing an event there.
Stewart
+1
Level 68
Mar 13, 2024
This is now fixed
Alexquiz17
+2
Level 92
Mar 13, 2024
Ah, Daley Thompson’s Decathlon - what a game. I broke three joysticks on the Commodore 64 version, so much fun…
CardinalSin
+1
Level 80
Mar 15, 2024
Why do you accept m for metres but not km for kilometres?
Snipp
+2
Level 70
Mar 23, 2024
"Marathon race walking mixed relay"... Damn. Did the Americans come up with that one? :p
olek3173
+1
Level 26
May 28, 2024
Made this quiz back when the 50k race walk was still a thing so didn't even 100% my quiz but wtf is marathon race walking mixed relay, and who is responsible.
WT2008
+1
Level 77
Mar 25, 2024
Aren't marathon race walking and mixed relay two separate events?
JustAZoomer
+2
Level 45
Jul 14, 2024
I swear I'd never guess the "Marathon race walking mixed relay". Is this even a thing yet?
EvaR
+1
Level 67
Aug 14, 2024
yes, it's new in Paris 2024
Hedgehog76
+1
Level 70
Aug 27, 2024
Somehow, I believed that triple jump was dropped from the 2024 Olympics. Was surprised when it appeared in this quiz and checked: It wasn't dropped. How did I come to that idea? Was it in discussion to drop it in future?

Probably cost me a point, because I got 24/26 and the other one was guessed by only 5%, so I might have gotten full 5 points. Oh, well...

Nevson64
+1
Level 62
Jan 8, 2025
Need more type ins for relays
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