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Answer the following questions related to the Olympic Marathon events.

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1.

In which year was the race distance for Marathon events in the modern Olympic games standardized ?

  1896

  1900

  1908

  1924

 

2.

Who won the Men's Marathon at the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games in?

  Carmine Petracca

  Gelindo Bordin

  Dorando Pietri

  Michael Johnson

 

3.

Who was the first woman to win a Marathon race in the Olympic games ?

  Joan Benoit

  P. T. Usha

  Grete Waitz

  Diane Dixon

 

4.

Since when is the Women's Marathon race held in Olympic games ?

  1896 Athens Olympics

  1900 Paris Olympics

  1984 Los Angeles Olympics

  1988 Seoul Olympics

 

5.

Who won the Marathon race in the 2004 Athens Olympics?

  Vanderlei de Lima

  Jon Brown

  Stefano Baldini

  Mebrahtom Keflezighi

 

6.

Who was the inspiration behind the idea of the Marathon race?

  Herodotus

  Michel Breal

  Spiridon Louis

  Pheidippides

 

7.

In which year was the first Olympic Marathon race (from Marathon Bridge to the stadium in Athens) held?

  1800

  1890

  1896

  1900

 


 
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