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Ep351: Olympic Records Trivia · Kidcast Daily

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  Hit play. It's trivia time.
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  Gather round friends in the lines for space books, movies 2
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  science facts coming at you. Welcome back to Kid Cast Daily.
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  Get ready to learn something awesome today.
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  Whether it's sports records, science, discoveries, history,
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  mysteries, or wild trivia. Today we are diving into Olympic
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  records trivia. These are the fastest runs, the
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  biggest jumps, the most medals, and the longest streaks.
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  Keep your ears sharp because after each question there will
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  be a short pause so you can guess the answer.
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  Here comes our warm up question. One who holds the all time
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  record for the most Olympic medals and he is a swimmer from
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  the United States. The answer is Michael Phelps.
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  He won 28 Olympic medals, including 23 golds across the
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  2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016 Games. That is the highest total by any
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  Olympian in history. Let's pick up the pace with
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  sprinting speed question 2. Which sprinter set the men's
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  100m Olympic record at 9.63 seconds in London in 2012?
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  The answer is Usain Bolt of Jamaica.
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  He ran 963 seconds in the 2012 final and also owns the Olympic
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  record in the 200 meters at 19.30.
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  From 2008. Bolt won 8 Olympic gold medals
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  across three games. Time for a gymnastics classic.
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  Question three. Who was the first gymnast to
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  score a perfect ten at the Olympics?
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  And it happened in 1976 in Montreal.
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  The answer is Nadia Kamen H of Romania.
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  She earned the first perfect 10 in Olympic gymnastics history at
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  age 14. Over that games she received 7
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  perfect 10's and won 3 gold medals.
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  Here is a record about longevity in sports.
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  Question four, Who is the oldest Olympic medalist ever?
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  And he competed in shooting for Sweden.
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  The answer is Oscar Swan. He won a silver medal in 1920 at
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  age 72 years and 279 days. He also won gold earlier at age
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  64, making him the oldest Olympic champion as well.
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  Now a record for the youngest champion.
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  Question five, who is the youngest individual Olympic gold
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  medalist? And she won springboard diving
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  in 1936. The answer is Marjorie Gesturing
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  of the United States. She won the 3M springboard at
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  age 13 years and 268 days. That remains the youngest
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  individual Olympic champion on record.
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  Let's go to the long jump pit. Question 6.
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  Which athletes set the men's long jump Olympic record at 8.90
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  meters in Mexico City in 1968? The answer is Bob Beeman of the
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  United States. His 8.90m leap set both the
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  Olympic and world record at the time.
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  The Olympic record still stands decades later.
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  How about a road race test? Question 7.
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  What is the men's marathon Olympic record time set in
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  Beijing in 2008? The answer is 2 hours, 6 minutes
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  and 32 seconds by Samuel Wanjiru of Kenya.
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  He attacked the race from the start and finished with the
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  fastest Olympic marathon time. It was Kenya's first men's
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  marathon gold. Let's jump back in the pool.
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  Question 8. Which swimmer won the same
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  individual event at four straight Olympics?
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  And the race is the 800 meter freestyle?
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  The answer is Katie Ledecky of the United States.
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  She won the women's 800 freestyle in 2012, 2016, 2020
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  and 2024, becoming the first woman to win the same individual
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  swimming event at 4 Olympics. Her long distance dominance
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  spans more than a decade. Time for a huge gold rush.
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  Question 9. Who won a record 8 gold medals
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  at a single Olympics in 2008? The answer is Michael Phelps.
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  He won 8 golds at the Beijing Games, the most ever by 1
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  athlete at a single Olympics. Those victories included
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  individual events and relays across multiple strokes and
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  distances. Let's hit the track again.
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  Question 10. Who holds the women's 100m
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  Olympic record of 10.61 seconds set at Tokyo 2020?
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  The answer is Elaine Thompson, hero of Jamaica.
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  She ran 1061 seconds in the Olympic final in 2021, which
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  counted for the Tokyo 2020 Games.
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  She also won the 200 meters that year for a Sprint.
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  Double hurdles time question 11. Which athlete ran 45.94 seconds
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  in Tokyo 2020 to set the men's 400 meter hurdles, Olympic and
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  world record? The answer is Karsten Warholm of
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  Norway. He broke the 46 second barrier,
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  which was a historic first in that event.
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  His race is widely recognized as one of the greatest Olympic
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  track performances. Let's fly into relay territory.
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  Question 12. Which country set the men's
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  4X100 meter relay Olympic record of 36.84 seconds at London 2012?
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  The answer is Jamaica. The team blasted through the
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  final to finish in 36.84 seconds, an Olympic record.
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  Usain Bolt ran the anchor leg and sealed the win.
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  Ready for a field event favorite Question 13.
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  Who holds the women's long jump Olympic record of 7.40 meters
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  from the 1988 Seoul Games? The answer is Jackie Joyner
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  Kersey of the United States. She set the mark during the 1988
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  Olympics and also won gold in the heptathlon at the same
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  games. Her 7.40 meters remains the
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  Olympic long jump record for women.
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  Before our final challenge, here is a quick extra note about all
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  around metal magic. In 1980, Alexander Didieton of
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  the Soviet Union won eight medals in one Olympics in
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  gymnastics, which is the most by any athlete at a single games
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  other than Phelps's 8 golds. It shows how strong multi event
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  athletes can be across many routines.
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  All right, it is time for the Super Challenge.
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  This one is for true trivia fans who track athletes over many
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  years. Super challenge question.
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  Name the gymnast who has competed in a record 8 Olympic
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  Games, starting in 1992 and continuing through 2020.
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  The answer is Oksana Chisovatina.
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  She has represented different teams during her career,
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  including the Unified Team Germany and Uzbekistan, and she
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  kept qualifying for the Olympics over nearly 3 decades.
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  Her longevity in elite gymnastics is unmatched.
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  That wraps up today's Olympic records.
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  Trivia you learned about lightning fast sprints, powerful
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  pool performances, and records that have lasted for years.
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  Thanks for playing along and giving each question your best
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  guess. If you enjoyed this, share a
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  question with a friend or quiz your family at dinner.
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  Come back tomorrow for more curious facts and everyday
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  discoveries. Until then, keep learning, keep
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  moving, and keep your curiosity switched on.
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