athletics

Track and field combines running, jumping, and throwing. This topic is part of Track and Field within Sports. This page currently draws on 21 supporting questions, with answers and bonus facts available below.

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Athletics commonly includes running, jumping, and what?

Answer: Throwing events

Bonus fact: Track and field combines running, jumping, and throwing.

Which athletics event combines ten disciplines?

Answer: Decathlon

Bonus fact: The men's decathlon has ten track-and-field events.

What throwing event uses a heavy metal ball?

Answer: Shot put

Bonus fact: Shot put athletes push a heavy spherical shot.

The word “gymnasium” comes from ancient Greece, where such places were used for athletic training and what else?

Answer: Education

Bonus fact: Greek gymnasia became centers for both physical training and intellectual instruction.

In athletics, the javelin is thrown from behind what?

Answer: An arc marking the foul line

Bonus fact: Throwers must release before crossing the arc.

What athletic festival began in ancient Greece?

Answer: Olympic Games

Bonus fact: The ancient Olympics were held at Olympia.

Which silent-film star was famous for highly athletic slapstick stunts?

Answer: Buster Keaton

Bonus fact: Keaton performed many dangerous physical gags himself.

Who received the first Heisman Trophy, originally presented as the Downtown Athletic Club Trophy, in 1935?

Answer: Jay Berwanger

Bonus fact: Berwanger received the award in 1935; it was renamed the Heisman Memorial Trophy the following year.

In which city was the first recorded indoor athletics meeting staged in 1863?

Answer: London

Bonus fact: The meeting at Ashburnham Hall featured four running events and the triple jump.

Which organization issued the first official list of women's world records in athletics in 1927?

Answer: FSFI

Bonus fact: FSFI stood for Fédération Sportive Féminine Internationale, the International Women's Sports Federation.

Which country staged the first national athletics championships in 1866?

Answer: England

Bonus fact: The championships were held at Beaufort House in London.

Which athletic-ritual structure at Chichen Itza is among the largest of its kind in Mesoamerica?

Answer: Great Ball Court

Bonus fact: The ball court is one of the city’s most monumental spaces.

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