Summer Olympics - Random Trivia Answers

• A1) Cassius Clay. Four years later, the Kentuckian would upset Sonny Liston for the heavyweight title and convert to Islam as Muhammad Ali.
• A2) Bob Hayes. Bullet Bob tied the world record with a 10.0-second clocking in the finals, was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys as a wide receiver later in the year, and helped the team win Super Bowl VI in 1972.
• A3) Mark Spitz. The mustachioed Californian was four years off on his prediction, as he set a record with seven gold medals in 1972.
• A4) Olga Korbut. The Soviet star also won a silver medal on the uneven bars and added another team gold and an individual silver to her collection in 1976.
• A5) John Naber. The backstroke specialist set records in both the 100 meters and 200 meters that would last for seven years. His result in the longer event was the first sub-two-minute time ever.
• A6) Daley Thompson. The British track and field star remains the last man to win consecutive Olympic decathlons. Robert Mathias (1948 and 1952) is the only other two-timer.
• A7) Carl Lewis. The runner and long jumper would add two golds and a silver in 1988, two golds in 1992, and a final gold in 1996. For these accomplishments, the International Olympic Committee honored him as "Sportsman of the Century".
• A8) Roy Jones, Jr.. Foul play led to the suspension of all three judges for awarding the title victory to the local fighter, but Jones was never upgraded from silver.
• A9) Gail Devers. The Seattle-born Californian also helped the U.S win the 4x100 meter relay gold in 1996 but never medalled in the 100-meter hurdles, her other specialty.
• A10) Kerri Strug. Bela Karolyi's student, who had also helped the team win the bronze four years earlier, vaulted herself onto the cover of Sports Illustrated, an appearance on Saturday Night Live, and ESPN's own commercials.
• A11) Marion Jones. The sprinter was caught by the BALCO scandal and was sentenced to six months in jail for lying to investigators.
• A12) Michael Phelps. The American captured six gold medals (two team) and two bronze medals (one team) while setting one world record, three Olympic records, and two American records (one team).