United KingdomSociety 39 · A modern society
Jessica Ennis won a gold medal at the London 2012 Olympics in which event?
- aThe heptathlonCorrect answer
- bThe marathon
- cThe 400 metres hurdles
- dThe pole vault
Why?
Jessica Ennis (now Jessica Ennis-Hill) won Olympic gold in the heptathlon in 2012. The heptathlon is made up of seven different track and field events.
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