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4 × 100 metres relay at the World Athletics Championships - Quiz
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  • 1. Which Nigerian athlete's drug use caused the team's 1999 disqualification?
A) Francis Obikwelu
B) Innocent Asonze
C) Daniel Effiong
D) Deji Aliu
  • 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) 37.96 seconds
D) 41.49 seconds
  • 3. Which scandal led to Tim Montgomery admitting to drug use in 2005?
A) 2001 Olympic scandal
B) 1999 doping scandal
C) BALCO scandal
D) 2003 coaching scandal
  • 4. Which British athlete's drug use led to the team's 2003 disqualification?
A) Dwain Chambers
B) Darren Campbell
C) Marlon Devonish
D) Christian Malcolm
  • 5. Which two athletes from the 2001 US women's team were found to have used performance-enhancing drugs?
A) Chryste Gaines and Inger Miller
B) Marion Jones and Kelli White
C) Marion Jones and Inger Miller
D) Kelli White and Chryste Gaines
  • 6. What was the winning time of the US women's team in the 2001 World Championship before disqualification?
A) 41.49 seconds
B) 37.96 seconds
C) 42.01 seconds
D) 41.71 seconds
  • 7. Which two countries shared the same championship record time of 41.49?
A) Russia and Great Britain
B) United States and Nigeria
C) Russia and the United States
D) Nigeria and Great Britain
  • 8. When countries share a record time, how is the winner determined in the 4x100m relay?
A) A coin toss
B) The team with the youngest athletes
C) Measuring to the thousandths of a second
D) Previous championship performance
  • 9. How many athletes from the Nigerian team were disqualified from the 1999 World Championship?
A) Three
B) Two
C) Four
D) One
  • 10. In which year did the British team lose their silver medal due to a disqualification?
A) 1999
B) 2003
C) 2005
D) 2001
  • 11. Which athlete ran for Canada in the 1983 4x100m relay debut?
A) Angella Issajenko
B) Innocent Asonze
C) Christophe Cheval
D) Ben Johnson
  • 12. Who was the first female relay athlete to be sanctioned for doping?
A) Angella Issajenko
B) Marion Jones
C) Kelli White
D) Toyin Augustus
  • 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) Christophe Cheval
B) Tim Montgomery
C) Ben Johnson
D) Dwain Chambers
  • 15. Which country was elevated to gold after Tim Montgomery's disqualification for the 2001 event?
A) Netherlands
B) Germany
C) Brazil
D) South Africa
  • 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) South Africa
D) Brazil
  • 17. Which country became bronze medallists following the reassignment of medals in 2003?
A) Netherlands
B) Canada
C) Germany
D) South Africa
  • 18. Which Nigerian female runner had her team's 2009 result annulled?
A) Semoy Hackett
B) Toyin Augustus
C) Yelyzaveta Bryzhina
D) Angella Issajenko
  • 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) Toyin Augustus
B) Yelyzaveta Bryzhina
C) Angella Issajenko
D) Semoy Hackett
  • 21. In what year did the 4x100m relay event make its debut at the World Athletics Championships?
A) 1999
B) 1983
C) 2001
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) European Championships
C) Olympics
D) Commonwealth Games
  • 24. How many teams typically compete in the final of the 4 × 100 metres relay?
A) Ten
B) Eight
C) Six
D) Twelve
  • 25. Who holds the men's championship record with 37.04 seconds?
A) Canada
B) France
C) Jamaica
D) United States
  • 26. How many times has the women's world record been broken or equalled at the championships?
A) One
B) Zero
C) Three
D) Five
  • 27. How many women's gold medals has the United States won in this event?
A) Five
B) Nine
C) Four
D) Three
  • 28. How many gold medals has Jamaica won in the women's event?
A) Four
B) Two
C) Nine
D) Five
  • 29. Which nation has the third highest overall medal tally in the event?
A) Great Britain
B) France
C) Germany
D) Canada
  • 30. Who is the most successful athlete in the event's history?
A) Nesta Carter
B) Carl Lewis
C) Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce
D) Usain Bolt
  • 31. In which year were the United States stripped of both men's and women's gold medals due to doping?
A) 2023
B) 2001
C) 2015
D) 2009
  • 32. Which other nation besides the USA and Jamaica has won three gold medals?
A) Canada
B) France
C) Great Britain
D) Germany
  • 33. What is the total number of medals held by the United States?
A) 20
B) 24
C) 26
D) 15
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