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Summer Olympic Records Quiz

  Carl Lewis Carl Lewis strives for gold in the long jump at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta. Tony Duffy/Allsport

1. Which male athlete has won the most medals in Olympic competition?
a. Nikolai Andrianov
b. Carl Lewis
c. Heikki Savolainen
d. Paavo Nurmi

2. Which female athlete has won the most medals in Olympic competition?
a. Lyudmila Turischeva
b. Fu Minxia
c. Larysa Latynina
d. Teresa Edwards

3. Which of the following men does not share the record for most Olympic gold medals won with nine?
a. Carl Lewis
b. Vassily Alekseev
c. Paavo Nurmi
d. Mark Spitz

4. Hungarian Fencer Aladár Gerevich and Swedish sailor Tore Holm share the record for the longest span between medals. How long was it between trips to the medal stand for these two athletes?
a. 12 years
b. 20 years
c. 28 years
d. 40 years

5. What is the longest winning streak in years by a nation in a single event?
a. Hungary's Sabre Fencing
b. U.S. Basketball
c. India's Field Hockey
d. U.S. Pole Vault

6. Which Olympian won the most gold medals in one day?
a. Vitaly Scherbo
b. Carl Lewis
c. Mark Spitz
d. Florence Griffith-Joyner

7. Which Olympic event had the most nations represented?
a. Men's Judo
b. Men's Marathon
c. Women's Marathon
d. 49er (Sailing)

8. Which individual Olympic event had the most competitors?
a. Skeet Shooting
b. Women's Cycling Road Race
c. Men's Cycling Road Race
d. Women's Sailing

9. Who is the oldest gold medalist in Olympic competition?
a. Oscar Swahn
b. Joshua Millner
c. Sybil ''Queenie'' Newell
d. Hurburt Raudaschl

10. Who is the youngest gold medalist in Olympic competition?
a. Kusuo Kitamura
b. Nadia Comaneci
c. Inge Sorensen
d. Marjorie Gestring

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