4 × 100 metres relay at the World Athletics Championships - Quiz
  • 1. Which Nigerian athlete's drug use caused the team's 1999 disqualification?
A) Francis Obikwelu
B) Daniel Effiong
C) Deji Aliu
D) Innocent Asonze
  • 2. What was the original winning time of the US team in the 2001 World Championship?
A) 38.10 seconds
B) 41.71 seconds
C) 41.49 seconds
D) 37.96 seconds
  • 3. Which scandal led to Tim Montgomery admitting to drug use in 2005?
A) 1999 doping scandal
B) 2001 Olympic scandal
C) 2003 coaching scandal
D) BALCO scandal
  • 4. Which British athlete's drug use led to the team's 2003 disqualification?
A) Christian Malcolm
B) Dwain Chambers
C) Darren Campbell
D) Marlon Devonish
  • 5. Which two athletes from the 2001 US women's team were found to have used performance-enhancing drugs?
A) Marion Jones and Kelli White
B) Kelli White and Chryste Gaines
C) Marion Jones and Inger Miller
D) Chryste Gaines and Inger Miller
  • 6. What was the winning time of the US women's team in the 2001 World Championship before disqualification?
A) 37.96 seconds
B) 42.01 seconds
C) 41.49 seconds
D) 41.71 seconds
  • 7. Which two countries shared the same championship record time of 41.49?
A) Russia and Great Britain
B) Nigeria and Great Britain
C) United States and Nigeria
D) Russia and the United States
  • 8. When countries share a record time, how is the winner determined in the 4x100m relay?
A) Previous championship performance
B) A coin toss
C) Measuring to the thousandths of a second
D) The team with the youngest athletes
  • 9. How many athletes from the Nigerian team were disqualified from the 1999 World Championship?
A) Three
B) Four
C) One
D) Two
  • 10. In which year did the British team lose their silver medal due to a disqualification?
A) 2005
B) 2001
C) 2003
D) 1999
  • 11. Which athlete ran for Canada in the 1983 4x100m relay debut?
A) Christophe Cheval
B) Ben Johnson
C) Innocent Asonze
D) Angella Issajenko
  • 12. Who was the first female relay athlete to be sanctioned for doping?
A) Angella Issajenko
B) Kelli White
C) Toyin Augustus
D) Marion Jones
  • 13. Which nation was elevated to bronze after Nigeria's 1999 disqualification?
A) Brazil
B) Germany
C) South Africa
D) France
  • 14. Which French athlete was disqualified for using nandrolone in 2001?
A) Dwain Chambers
B) Tim Montgomery
C) Christophe Cheval
D) Ben Johnson
  • 15. Which country was elevated to gold after Tim Montgomery's disqualification for the 2001 event?
A) South Africa
B) Brazil
C) Germany
D) Netherlands
  • 16. Which country was made champions after the American women's team was disqualified due to Marion Jones and Kelli White?
A) Netherlands
B) Germany
C) Brazil
D) South Africa
  • 17. Which country became bronze medallists following the reassignment of medals in 2003?
A) Germany
B) Netherlands
C) South Africa
D) Canada
  • 18. Which Nigerian female runner had her team's 2009 result annulled?
A) Semoy Hackett
B) Yelyzaveta Bryzhina
C) Angella Issajenko
D) Toyin Augustus
  • 19. Which South Korean athlete was involved in a doping disqualification in 2011?
A) Innocent Asonze
B) Lim Hee-Nam
C) Christophe Cheval
D) Dwain Chambers
  • 20. Which Ukrainian athlete failed a doping test for drostanolone?
A) Yelyzaveta Bryzhina
B) Toyin Augustus
C) Semoy Hackett
D) Angella Issajenko
  • 21. In what year did the 4x100m relay event make its debut at the World Athletics Championships?
A) 1999
B) 2001
C) 1983
D) 1987
  • 22. What was Ben Johnson's status regarding drug tests in 1983?
A) He did not fail a drug test
B) He failed a test
C) He was banned for life
D) He admitted to a failed test
  • 23. What is the most prestigious title in the 4 × 100 metres relay discipline?
A) World Athletics Relays
B) Commonwealth Games
C) European Championships
D) Olympics
  • 24. How many teams typically compete in the final of the 4 × 100 metres relay?
A) Six
B) Twelve
C) Ten
D) Eight
  • 25. Who holds the men's championship record with 37.04 seconds?
A) Jamaica
B) France
C) Canada
D) United States
  • 26. How many times has the women's world record been broken or equalled at the championships?
A) Three
B) One
C) Zero
D) Five
  • 27. How many women's gold medals has the United States won in this event?
A) Three
B) Four
C) Five
D) Nine
  • 28. How many gold medals has Jamaica won in the women's event?
A) Five
B) Nine
C) Four
D) Two
  • 29. Which nation has the third highest overall medal tally in the event?
A) Great Britain
B) Germany
C) France
D) Canada
  • 30. Who is the most successful athlete in the event's history?
A) Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce
B) Usain Bolt
C) Carl Lewis
D) Nesta Carter
  • 31. In which year were the United States stripped of both men's and women's gold medals due to doping?
A) 2015
B) 2009
C) 2023
D) 2001
  • 32. Which other nation besides the USA and Jamaica has won three gold medals?
A) France
B) Germany
C) Great Britain
D) Canada
  • 33. What is the total number of medals held by the United States?
A) 15
B) 24
C) 20
D) 26
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