ATHLETICS QUIZ 1 - PART 4

16.Which event has been a standard women's since 1981?

17.Which British athlete finished 13th at the 1984 European junior heptathlon championships and later in her career won an Olympic gold in an individual event?

18.Which athlete had to give up his Olympic Gold medal following accusations of professionalism (he had played minor league baseball)? Interestingly the other competitors refused to take the higher position, leaving the gold medal unclaimed.

19.Which type of event was introduced as a test for the Irish military in around 300 A.D.?

20.Which athlete has topped the world merit ranking more than any other?