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Peak

Make your first guess. Each guess scores against the hidden runner across five clues.

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How clues work

Colour key

Green — Exact
Red — Very close
Amber — Close
Grey — Miss

Red is a positive clue: age or peak year is within 2. Amber means within 5, same continent, or same event family. Numbers also show ↑ / ↓ for higher or lower.

Event families

Sprints: 100m, 200m, 400m
Middle distance: 800m, 1500m, mile
Long distance: 3000m, 5000m, 10000m, steeplechase
Road: 5K, 10K, half marathon, marathon
Hurdles: 100mH, 110mH, 400mH
Jumps: high jump, pole vault, long jump, triple jump
Throws: shot put, discus, hammer, javelin
Combined: decathlon, heptathlon, pentathlon
Race walks: 20km walk, 35km walk, 50km walk

Peak year

Peak year is the year of the athlete's highest World Athletics points performance in the game database.