Olympic Measures
Below are some interesting measurements and records from events at
the Olympic Games. Unfortunately they have been muddled up.
Can you cut out the cards and regroup them correctly?
Usain Bolt's 100 metres
World Record
76.8
metres
Women's Long Jump
World Record
10
seconds
Men's High Jump World Record
10
metres
Basketball hoop diameter
8.59
hr:min:sec
Basketball hoop height
21.3
inches
Mass of Women's Discus
1500
kg
Women's Discus World Record
01:48:53
metres
Diameter of Archery target
6.14
mph
Archers’ distance from the target
9.58
hr:min:sec
Average speed of World Record
Men's 50 km Walking race
18
hr:min:sec
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Olympic Measures
Men's Shot put World Record
1
metres
Height of Diving platform
02:15:25
feet
Men's 10km Swimming
2008 Olympics winner's time
10
cm
Men's 50m Swimming
2008 Olympics winner's time
7.52
metres
Paula Radcliffe's
Women's Marathon World Record
122
km
Triathlon Swim (distance)
23.12
seconds
Triathlon Bicycle ride (distance)
01:51:52
metres
Triathlon Run (distance)
40
metres
Men's Triathlon
2008 Olympics winner's time
2.45
metres
Men's Pole Vault World Record
70
km
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