Question 1

True or false: Rudisha grew up training at high altitude in the Great Rift Valley of Kenya.

Accepted Answer

True. He was born and raised in Kilgoris, in the Great Rift Valley region of Kenya, at high altitude, where he trained.

Question 2

True or false: David Rudisha's 800m world record of 1:40.91 was set at the 2012 London Olympics.

Accepted Answer

True. Rudisha ran 1:40.91 at the 2012 Olympics, a world record that still stands as of 2024, the only man under 1:41.

Question 3

True or false: Rudisha's father was a legendary 400m runner who won Olympic gold in 1968.

Accepted Answer

False. His father, Daniel Rudisha, was a 4x400m silver medalist at the 1968 Olympics, not a gold medalist.

Question 4

True or false: Rudisha was the first athlete to win two Olympic gold medals in the 800m since 1964.

Accepted Answer

True. He won in 2012 and 2016, the first back-to-back 800m Olympic champion since Peter Snell (1960 and 1964).

Question 5

True or false: Rudisha was the first person to run the 800m in under 1 minute and 41 seconds.

Accepted Answer

True. Before his 1:40.91, no one had broken the 1:41 barrier. He shattered it at the 2012 London Games.

Question 6

True or false: David Rudisha set the men's 800m world record in 2012.

Accepted Answer

True. At the 2012 London Olympics, Rudisha ran 1:40.91 to break the world record, a time that remains unbeaten.

Question 7

True or false: Rudisha never lost a major championship 800m final between 2010 and 2016.

Accepted Answer

True. David Rudisha won gold in the 800m at the 2011 and 2013 World Championships and the 2012 and 2016 Olympics. He missed the 2015 World Championships due to injury, so he did not lose any major final in that period.

Question 8

True or false: Rudisha's 800m world record was broken by Nijel Amos in 2014.

Accepted Answer

False. Amos never broke it. Rudisha's 1:40.91 remains the world record; Amos ran 1:41.73 (silver in 2012).

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