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| x Long jump |
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Jumps | Men's Long jump |
The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength, and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a take off point. This event has been an Olympic medal event since the first modern Olympics in 1896 and...
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| x High jump |
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Jumps | Men's High jump |
The high jump is a track and field athletics event in which competitors must jump over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without the aid of certain devices. In its modern most practiced format, auxiliary weights and mounds have been used...
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| x Triple jump |
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Jumps | Women's Triple jump |
The triple jump (sometimes referred to as the hop, step and jump or, incorrectly, the hop, skip and jump) is a track and field sport, similar to the long jump, but involving a “hop, bound and jump” routine, whereby the competitor runs down the track...
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Hurdling | Bershawn Jackson | Women's Athletics, 400m hurdles |
The 400 metres hurdles is an Olympic athletics event in track and field. On a standard outdoor track 400 metres is the length of the inside lane once around the stadium. Runners stay in their lane the entire way after starting out of the blocks and...
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| x 100 metres hurdles |
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Hurdling | Women's Athletics, 100m hurdles |
The 100 m hurdles are an Olympic track and field athletics discipline run by women (the male counterpart is the 110 metres hurdles). For the race ten hurdles of a height of 83.8 cm (2 feet 9 inches) are placed evenly spaced along a straight course...
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| x 110 metres hurdles |
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Hurdling | Men's Athletics, 110m hurdles |
The 110 metres hurdles is a hurdling track and field event for men. It is included in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympic Games. The female counterpart is the 100 metres hurdles. As part of a racing event, ten hurdles of 1.067 metres (3.5...
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| x 60 metre hurdles | Hurdling |
60 metres hurdles is a distance in hurdling which is generally run in indoor competitions. It is equivalent with the first 60 metres including the first 5 hurdles of a standard outdoor hurdle race. The current women's and men's world records are 7...
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| x 10,000 metres |
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The 10,000 metres or 10K is a common long distance running event. As "10,000 metres" it is a track event, and appears in athletics events such as the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics; as "10K" it is a roadrace or cross country...
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| x 100 metres |
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Sprint |
The 100 metres, or 100-metre dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, it is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been contested at the Summer...
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| x 100 yard dash |
The 100 yard dash is a track and field event of 100 yards or 91.44 metres. It was part of the Commonwealth Games until 1966, and was included in the decathlon of the Olympics, at least in 1904. It is not generally used in international events ...
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| x 12-hour run |
A 12-hour run is a form of ultramarathon in which each competitor tries to run as far as possible in 12 hours. The event is typically held on 1 to 2 mi (1.6 to 3.2 km) loops, but sometimes is held on 400-metre (0.25 mi) tracks. Some races are held...
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| x 1500 metres |
The 1500 metres or 1,500-metre run (approximately 0.932 miles or 4921 feet, 3.1 inches in distance) is the foremost middle distance track event in athletics. The distance has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896 and the World...
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| x 20 kilometres race walk |
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The 20 kilometre race walk is an Olympic athletics event that is competed by both men and women. The racewalking event is competed as a road race. Athletes must always keep in contact with the ground and the supporting leg must remain straight until...
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| x 200 metres |
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Sprint |
A 200 metres race is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 m track, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques are needed to successfully run the race. A slightly shorter race, called the stadion...
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| x 24-hour run |
A 24-hour run is a form of ultramarathon, in which a competitor runs as far as he can in 24 hours. They are typically held on 1- to 2-mile loops or occasionally 400-meter tracks. Top runners will often run 130 miles or more, depending on conditions,...
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| x 3000 metres |
The 3000 metres is a popular amateur track running event (colloquially known as "3k") where 7.5 laps are completed around a 400 metre track. This event can be classified as either a middle distance or long distance event. It is classed as the latter...
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| x 4 x 100 metres relay |
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The 4 × 100 metres relay or sprint relay is an athletics track event run in lanes over one lap of the track with four runners completing 100 metres each. The first runners begin in the same stagger as for the individual 400 m race. A relay baton is...
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| x 4 x 400 metres relay |
The 4 x 400 metres relay or long relay is an athletics track event in which teams comprise four runners who each complete 400 metres or one lap. It is traditionally the final event of a track meet. At top class events, the first 500 metres is run in...
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| x 4 x 800 metres relay |
The 4 x 800 metres relay is an athletics track event in which teams comprise four runners who each complete 800 metres or 2 laps on a standard 400 metre track.
The event is often exciting because a psychological advantage for a chasing runner means...
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| x 400 metres |
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Sprint |
The 400 metres, or 400 metre dash, is a common sprinting event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 (1964 for women). On a standard outdoor running track, it is exactly...
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| x 50 metre hurdles |
50 metres hurdles is a distance in hurdling, usually only run in indoor competitions. It is usually an alternative to the 60 metres hurdles.
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| x 50 metres |
50 metres is a sprint event in track and field. It is a championship event for indoor championships, normally dominated by the best outdoor 100 metres runners. At outdoor athletics competitions it is a rare distance, at least for senior athletes. It...
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| x 5000 metres |
The 5000 metres (approximately 3.1 mi or 16,404 ft) is a popular running distance also known as 5 km or 5K ("five-K"). It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics. "5000 metres" refers to racing on a...
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| x 55 metre hurdles |
55 metres hurdles is a distance in hurdling, usually only run in indoor competitions. This is more commonly run at the high school level. The objective is to approach the first hurdle with 7 steps, each hurdle after that needs to have 3 step...
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| x 55 metres |
55 metres is a sprint event in track and field. It is a championship event for indoor championships, normally dominated by the best outdoor 100 metres runners. At outdoor venues it is a rare distance, at least for senior athletes.
The history of the...
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| x 60 metres |
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60 metres is a sprint event in track and field athletics. It is a championship event for indoor championships, normally dominated by the best outdoor 100 metres runners. At outdoor venues it is a rare distance, at least for senior athletes. The 60...
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| x 800 metres |
The 800 metre race (or 800 metres) is a common track running event. It is the shortest common middle distance track event. The 800 metres is run over two laps of the track (400 metre track) and has always been an Olympic event. During indoor track...
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| x Decathlon |
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The decathlon is a combined event in athletics consisting of ten track and field events. The word decathlon is of Greek origin, from δέκα (déka, meaning "ten") and ἄθλος (áthlos, or ἄθλον, áthlon, meaning "feat"). Events are held over two...
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| x Discus throw |
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The discus throw ( pronunciation) is an event in track and field athletics competition, in which an athlete throws a heavy disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than his or her competitors. It is an ancient sport, as...
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| x Distance Medley Relay |
The distance medley relay is an athletic event in which four athletes compete as part of a relay. Unlike most track relays, each member of the team runs a different distance. A distance medley relay is made up of a 1200 meter leg, or three laps on a...
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| x Half marathon |
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A half marathon is a road running event of 21.0975 kilometres (13.1094 mi). It is half the distance of a marathon and usually run on roads. Participation in half marathons has grown steadily recently. One of the main reasons for this is that it is a...
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| x Hammer throw |
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The modern or Olympic hammer throw is an athletic throwing event where the object is to throw a heavy metal ball attached to a wire and handle. The name "hammer throw" is derived from older competitions where an actual sledge hammer was thrown. Such...
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| x Heptathlon |
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A heptathlon is a track and field athletics combined events contest made up of seven events. The name derives from the Greek hepta (seven) and athlon (contest). A competitor in a heptathlon is referred to as a heptathlete.
There are two versions...
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| x Icosathlon |
Also called the double decathlon. In Track and Field, the icosathlon is an ultra multi-event competition consisting of twenty events contested over two days. There is an extra rule, that each day should contain a pause of an hour. Mostly the...
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| x Javelin throw |
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The javelin throw is a track and field athletics throwing event where the object to be thrown is the javelin, a spear approximately 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in) in length. Javelin is an event of both the men's decathlon and the women's heptathlon. The javelin...
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| x Marathon |
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Men's Marathon |
The marathon is a long-distance running event with an official distance of 42.195 kilometres (26 miles and 385 yards), that is usually run as a road race. The event was instituted in commemoration of the fabled run of the Greek soldier Pheidippides,...
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| x Mini marathon |
A mini marathon is a middle to long-distance road race of a distance which is less than a marathon. The term is sometimes used in place of "Half Marathon" (OneAmerica 500 Festival Mini-Marathon in Indianapolis, but can also be applied to races of...
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| x One hour run |
The one hour run is an athletics event in which competitors try to cover as much distance as possible within one hour. While officially recognized by the International Association of Athletics Federations as a track event, it is rarely contested...
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| x Women's Athletics, Pentathlon |
The pentathlon is a sports contest made up of five events (from the Greek pente (five) and athlon (contest)). The women's pentathlon was contested in the Olympics from 1964 until 1980, and it was replaced in the 1984 Games with the heptathlon. It...
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| x Pole vault |
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Pole vaulting is a track and field event in which a person uses a long, flexible pole (which today is usually made either of fiberglass or carbon fiber) as an aid to leap over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the ancient Greeks, as...
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| x Quarter marathon |
Quarter marathon (QM) refers to either an exact race of a quarter of a marathon, or running for 10-15 kilometers (approx. 6.5–9 miles) without a race. The former is held in many places around the world. Sisaket, a north-eastern province in Thailand,...
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| x Shot put |
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The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" (throwing in a pushing motion) a heavy metal ball—the shot—as far as possible. It is common to use the term "shot put" to refer to both the shot itself and to the putting (throwing) action....
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| x Standing triple jump |
Standing triple jump is an athletics event. As with conventional triple jump the event involves three phases, but in this event there is no approach run.
The first phase is a hop from a stand still, which requires the athlete to take-off from a two...
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| x Standing high jump |
The standing high jump is an athletics event that was featured in the Olympics from 1900 to 1912.
It is performed in the same way as high jump, with the difference being that the athlete stands still and jumps with both feet together.
Ray Ewry was...
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| x Standing long jump |
The standing long jump is an athletics event. It was an Olympic event until 1912.
In performing the standing long jump, the jumper stands at a line marked on the ground with the feet slightly apart. The athlete takes off and lands using both feet,...
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| x Steeplechase |
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The steeplechase is an obstacle race in athletics, which derives its name from the steeplechase in horse racing.
The length of the race is usually 3000 metres; junior and some masters events are 2000 m, as women's events formerly were. The circuit...
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| x Swedish relay |
Swedish relay is an athletics track event in which teams comprise four runners. The first runner runs 100 meters, the second one 200 m, the third one 300 m and the fourth runner 400 m, so the total length of the race is one kilometer.
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| x Two miles |
The 2 mile is a historic running distance. Like the mile run, it is still contested at some invitational meets, perhaps because it provides an easier record to break for meet promoters (and corresponding bonus payment for participants), as well as...
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| x Ultramarathon |
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An ultramarathon (also called ultra distance) is any sporting event involving running longer than the traditional marathon length of 42.195 kilometres (26.2188 mi).
There are two types of ultramarathon events: those that cover a specified distance,...
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| x Weight throw |
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The weight throw is a family of throwing events within the field events of track and field, where the objective is to throw a heavy weight the longest distance or, less often, the greatest height: see weight throw for height. It is not recognised by...
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