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HOW THE WORLD RECORD PROGRESSED100 MetresLong JumpShot PutHigh JumpJimThorpeUSA191211.222-:t1:-442-3l 26-118PaavoYrjo1aFinland192711. 722-1346-9 476-- 8BobMathiasUSA195210.922-1of150-2­ 276-2­ 8RaferJohnsonUSA196010.624-~ 452-05-1~ 8KurtBendlinW. Germany196710.624-~ 447-76- !. 2BillToomeyUSA196910.3125-5­ 2147-2­ 46-4Niko1ayAvi10vRussia197211.00125-2­ 2147-1­ 216-11- 2400 Metres52.252.850.248.647.947.148.5High Hurdles15.616.814.714.514.814.314.31DiscusPole VaultJavelin121-410-8140-11133-~10-6188-4153-10113-1 2194-3170-~113-- 43233-2­ 4151-111 413-4 2245-71152-6­ 4114-- 4215-8154-11 214-111 4202-3f1,500 Metres4:40.14:54.24:50.85:09.94: 19.44:39.44:22.8Total67566,7687,7318,0638,3198,4178,451The above represents only 11. sampling of world record decathlons for purposes of illustratingadvances in the event and should not be taken as a complete list.a) How many events take place at a decathlon meet?b) They are all part of what general sport?c) A player competes against the existing records for each event and a record-tying orrecord-beating performance is worth 1,000 points. How many points could a decathletepossibly be awarded? __._.. _--'- _d) In general, have the times for ru~ning events increased or decreased? Have the distancesfor field events increased or decreased?e) Who ran the fastest 1,500 metres? the fastest 100 metres?f) The Olympic records for the 100 metres was 10.8 in 1912, 10.4 in 1952, 10.2 in 1960,and 10 14 in 1972 Which decathlete was closest to the Olympic record at that time?g) Find out who the current world record holder is. What are his times and distances?h) How many events would occur at a pentathlon? What are they?411