Try the Quiz : Olympic Games : Marathon events in Olympic Games
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| Question | Answer |
| Who was the inspiration behind the idea of the Marathon race? | Pheidippides |
| In which year was the first Olympic Marathon race (from Marathon Bridge to the stadium in Athens) held? | 1896 |
| What is the standardized race distance of the modern Olympic Marathon race? | 26 miles and 385 yards |
| Who was the winner of the first Marathon race in the 1896 Athens Olympics? | Spiridon Louis |
| Who was the first runner to win the gold medal in two successive Marathon events? | Abebe Bikila |
| Who won the Marathon race in the 2004 Athens Olympics? | Stefano Baldini |
| Name the first Australian runner to win a medal at Olympic Marathon. | Lisa Martin |
| Who won the Men's Marathon at the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games in? | Gelindo Bordin |
| Who was the first woman to win a Marathon race in the Olympic games ? | Joan Benoit |
| Name the first Asian runner to win a Marathon race in the Olympic games. | Kee-Chung Sohn |
| Name the first Asian woman athlete to win a Marathon race at the Olympic games. | Naoko Takahashi |
| Name the athlete who won the Marathon race consecutively at the 1976 and 1980 Olympic Games. | Waldemar Cierpinski |
| Name the marathoner who managed to win the bronze medal at the 2004 Athens Olympics, even after his lead position in the race was interrupted by a protester ? | Vanderlei de Lima |
| In which year was the race distance for Marathon events in the modern Olympic games standardized ? | 1924 |
| Since when is the Women's Marathon race held in Olympic games ? | 1984 Los Angeles Olympics |
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