[PRGKT]

Ok ppl. Since we r gonna have the olympics this yr, it wud be very unfair not to start this thread. So, me taking the honour!
A few sitters as starters....

1) Which legendary discus thrower won 4 consecutive gold medals from 1956 to 1968?
2) Before Leander Paes, who was the only Indian to win an individual olympic medal?
3) Who is the oldest person to win an olympic sprint gold?
4) Who won the women's singles gold medal in tennis in the 1988 Seoul olympics???

Cheers,
Pradeep.

[CATAMANIAC]

Originally Posted by catcracker

Ok ppl. Since we r gonna have the olympics this yr, it wud be very unfair not to start this thread. So, me taking the honour!
A few sitters as starters....
1) Which legendary discus thrower won 4 consecutive gold medals from 1956 to 1968?
2) Before Leander Paes, who was the only Indian to win an individual olympic medal?
3) Who is the oldest person to win an olympic sprint gold?
4) Who won the women's singles gold medal in tennis in the 1988 Seoul olympics???
Cheers,
Pradeep.

1.Al Oerter.
2.KS Jadhav
3.Linford Christie??
4.Steffi Graf(golden girl of the year )
Here's a sitter from my side..
Which diver after having won two diving golds injured himself during the Olympics?
Name the sportsman and the year.
On second thots with people like you around Pradeeps I think my sitter is lying there to be

[narayanvinay]

this is quite a thread....btw the diver was greg louganis...the venue was seoul..the event: olympics in 1988

name the first and only man to have won at both the winter and summer olympics...and events 2 pls

[PRGKT]

Originally Posted by narayanvinay

name the first and only man to have won at both the winter and summer olympics...and events 2 pls

Eddie Eagan- Won the gold in boxing and bob sled.

Ok, who is the first man ever to defend a marathon title??

[Spiderman]

Originally Posted by catcracker

Ok, who is the first man ever to defend a marathon title??

Abebe Bikila :

[PRGKT]

Spiderman u got it right!

OK,
Who is the only man to win gold in 5000m, 1000m and the marathon in the same olympics???

cheers,
Pradeep.

[prakash]

Here r some more trivias

1) In which plympics was cricket played as a demonstartion sports.
2) Which country leads the olympic delegate in the opening ceremony.
3) For which sport was the 1st olympic medalawarded.

Bye
Prakash

[Spiderman]

prakash's questions

1.1900 i think
2. greece
3.

hey btw greece is always the first nation and the hosts are the last in a parade in the opening ceremony. does anyone know what will happen this time as greece is the host . ?will they march twice?