Saturday February 04 2012 Hosting and Development by: Quiz#1 winners Jari Vuorisalo Cathrine Erickson Peter Trudeau Andrew Mcdonagh Glenn Smith Tom Kohlhepp Answers to Quiz #1 1|Aleksei Spiridonov 2|John Flanagan; Matt McGrath; Cornelius Walsh 3|John Powell, U.S.A. 4|19 5|184ft. 11in.; 194ft. 2in.; 200ft. 1 1-2in.; 212ft. 6 1-2in. 6|Evelin Schlaak 7|Hungary 8|gymnastic slippers 9|Pan Am Games 10|Louis Brault Thanks to all those that tested their knowledge on the first quiz and conratulations to those who won T-Shirts. Your Full name: Your Email Address: 1. In 1976, Yuri Sedyh lead a Soviet sweep of the three medals in the hammer throw. Who placed second? Anatoly Bondarchuk Aleksei Spiridonov Vasily Rudenkov 2. A similar sweep happened in men's hammer in 1908 by the Americans. Who were the men, in order, involved in this? John Flanagan; Matt McGrath; Cornelius Walsh Matt McGrath; John Flanagan; Cornelius Walsh Pat Ryan; Matt McGrath; John Flanagan 3. In 1976, in the men's Discus throw, who won the bronze medal? John Powell, U.S.A. Wolfgang Schmidt, East Germany Mac Wilkens, U.S.A. 4. How old was American Randy Matson when he won silver in shot put at the 1964 Olympics? 19 22 18 5. In 1968, Al Oerter set a new record to win his 4th straight Olympic gold medal in the discus. What were his four gold medal distances, in order (1956-1968)? 184ft. 11in.; 194ft. 2in.; 200ft. 1 1-2in.; 212ft. 6 1-2in. 194ft. 11in.; 204ft. 2in.; 210ft. 1 1-2in.; 222ft. 6 1-2in. 183ft. 11in.; 193ft. 2in.; 202ft. 1 1-2in.; 214ft. 6 1-2in. 6. Who won the women's discus at the 1976 Olympics? Ivanka Christova Evelin Schlaak Faina Meinik 7. In 1968, javelin's female Olympic gold medallist was from which country? USSR Romania Hungary 8. In 1956, when Harold Connolly captured Olympic gold in men's hammer, what was he wearing on his feet? (please answer in all lowercase letters) 9. Which games were the first to host women's hammer as a non-exhibition event? Goodwill Games Pan Am Games Commonwealth Games 10. Who holds the Canada Summer Games men's javelin record? Larry Steinke Louis Brault Erin Bevans [ NEWS ] [ RANKINGS ] [ MERCHANDISE ] [ INFORMATION ] [ MEET INFORMATION ] [ ANALYSIS & TIPS ] [ THROWS ARTICLES ] [ INTERVIEWS ] [ RECORDS ] [ RESULTS ] [ CLASSIFIEDS ] [ HOT LINK ARCHIVE ] [ DISCUSSION FORUM ] [ SUBMISSIONS ] [ THROWERS QUIZ ] [ GUESTBOOK ]

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