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Katie Ledecky, Usain Bolt and Jonathan Edwards.
Katie Ledecky, Usain Bolt and Jonathan Edwards. Composite: Getty
Katie Ledecky, Usain Bolt and Jonathan Edwards. Composite: Getty

World records quiz: which athletes went highest, fastest and strongest?

Do you know the discus from the javelin? The mile run from the medley? And the 100m sprint from the 110m hurdles?

  1. 1.Which men’s world record is 9.58 seconds?
  2. 2.Which women’s swimming world record is 23.61 seconds?
  3. 3.Which men’s world record is 18.29 metres?
  4. 4.Which women’s record is 21.34 seconds?
  5. 5.Which men’s world record is 12 minutes and 35 seconds?
  6. 6.Which women’s world record is 82.98 metres?
  7. 7.Which men’s world record is two hours and 35 seconds?
  8. 8.Which women’s record is five metres and six centimetres?
  9. 9.Which men’s record is three minutes and 43 seconds?
  10. 10.Which world record is 76.80 metres?
  11. 11.Which women’s world record is seven hours and 25 minutes?
  12. 12.Which men’s record is 198.6 miles?
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