Q 01/05

What is the men's 100 metres world record?

A) 9.58

B) 9.63

C) 9.69

D) 9.72

Answer · why

A) 9.58

It was set in the 2009 World Championships final in Berlin, taking 0.11 off the previous mark.

Q 02/05

Which sprinter set the women's 100 m world record of 10.49 seconds?

A) Evelyn Ashford

B) Carmelita Jeter

C) Sha'Carri Richardson

D) Florence Griffith Joyner

Answer · why

D) Florence Griffith Joyner

Florence Griffith Joyner had never won an individual Olympic or world title before 1988, then set this record at the US trials and took three Olympic ...

Q 03/05

What are the three instructions given to sprinters at the start of a 100 m race?

A) Ready, steady, go

B) Take your marks, hold, go

C) On your marks, set, and the gun

D) Marks, get set, bang

Answer · why

C) On your marks, set, and the gun

The set position lets them preload their muscles isometrically for a faster start.

Q 04/05

At roughly what point in a 100 m race do sprinters reach top speed?

A) 10-20 m

B) 30-40 m

C) 50-60 m

D) 80-90 m

Answer · why

C) 50-60 m

They then decelerate towards the line, so holding top speed is the main training focus.

Q 05/05

A reaction time faster than how many seconds is ruled a false start?

A) 0.050

B) 0.100

C) 0.150

D) 0.200

Answer · why

B) 0.100

Tests suggest the human brain cannot respond to the gun any quicker than that.