About Dan’s Challenge

About My Challenge

In 2010, I took on a challenge to complete every different Olympic and Paralympic sport and the blog I wrote at the time is set out below.

in 2013, I started a new challenge – to run 10 km in every country in the world. The relevant blog can be found here: https://dansgoldchallenge.wordpress.com/2013/09/30/run-the-world-how-it-all-began

About My Olympic / Paralympic Challenge

As the CEO of Gold Challenge, its now time to take on my own personal challenge. After much thought (and trepidation!) I’ve decided to do every Olympic Event…and all the individual Paralympic events that don’t have Olympic counterparts. I will also be fundraising for NSPCC, Cancer Research UK, Oxfam, Right To Play and Scope so please show your support for this terrifying effort and sponsor my challenge at http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/DansGoldChallenge

You can also follow my challenge on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.

Thank you.

How It Works

The challenge sounds simple (if daunting) : complete every Olympic and Paralympic event before the start of the Games in 2012.

But what exactly does that mean in terms of the events to be done ? And how did we conclude that there were 110 events to do in total ?

In order to decide all of this, we needed to agree a basic principle and a set of accompanying ‘rules’.  The basic principle we adopted was that I should do every event that a single person could (legally) do in theUK.

The more detailed ‘rules’ we came up with, were as follows:

1. It doesn’t make any difference whether the event in question is male only, female only or done by both genders at the Olympics / Paralympics. They all have to be done. (So, yes, synchronised swimming and rhythmic gymnastics are part of the challenge.)
2. If an event takes place at both the Olympics and the Paralympics, then the event only has to be done once.
3. If there are separate – but very similar – male and female versions of an event, then only the longer / harder version of the event should be done. (For example, the men run a 110m hurdles race and the women run a 100m hurdles race. In this case, just the 110m hurdles race has to be completed.)
4. If there are both individual events and team events in the same sport, then only the individual events should be done. (For example, rowing is to be done as single sculls rather than as part of a pair, a four or an eight.)
5. For the avoidance of doubt, team sports – where there are no individual events – must also be completed. (For example, football, hockey, handball, volleyball etc.)
6. Where there are multiple events in one sport based on weight categories, then only the relevant weight category per sport needs to be done. (Weightlifting and the combat sports are divided into several events based on weight categories – but clearly a single person can only do one of the weight categories. You can’t be both a heavyweight and a flyweight!)
7. Events that are illegal in theUKaren’t part of the challenge. (There are two pistol shooting events at the Olympics which can’t be done because it’s illegal to shoot a pistol in theUK.)

We then applied these rules to the full list of Olympic and Paralympic events and came up with the result that there 109 events to be done.  For anyone’s who interested, I’ve included a full list of the events below – the ones in red denote events I’m not doing.

And if you don’t agree with the rules, then please leave a comment or email us at info@goldchallenge.org with Dan’s Gold Challenge Rules in the subject field!

Sport	Events
Archery	70m Team
Archery	70m
Athletics (Track)	100m
Athletics (Track)	100m hurdles
Athletics (Track)	110m hurdles
Athletics (Track)	200m
Athletics (Track)	400m
Athletics (Track)	400m hurdles
Athletics (Track)	800m
Athletics (Track)	1500m
Athletics (Track)	4x100m relay
Athletics (Track)	4x400m relay
Athletics (Track & Field)	Decathlon
Athletics (Track & Field)	Heptathlon
Athletics (Distance)	3000m steeplechase
Athletics (Distance)	5000m
Athletics (Distance)	10000m
Athletics (Distance)	20km walk
Athletics (Distance)	Half marathon
Athletics (Distance)	Marathon
Athletics (Distance)	50km walk
Athletics (Field)	Discus
Athletics (Field)	Hammer
Athletics (Field)	High jump
Athletics (Field)	Javelin
Athletics (Field)	Long jump
Athletics (Field)	Pole vault
Athletics (Field)	Shot put
Athletics (Field)	Triple jump
Badminton	Doubles
Badminton	Singles
Basketball	Team
Boxing	– 48kg (light-flyweight)
Boxing	+ 91kg (super heavyweight)
Boxing	48 – 51kg (flyweight)
Boxing	51 – 54kg (bantamweight)
Boxing	54 – 57kg (featherweight)
Boxing	57 – 60kg (lightweight)
Boxing	60 – 64kg  (light welterweight)
Boxing	64 – 69kg  (welterweight)
Boxing	69 – 75kg  (middleweight)
Boxing	75 – 81kg (light-heavyweight)
Boxing	81 – 91kg (heavyweight)
Boxing	48 – 51kg (flyweight)
Boxing	56 – 60kg (lightweight)
Boxing	69 – 75kg (middleweight)
Canoe/Kayak	Slalom C-1 (canoe single)
Canoe/Kayak	Slalom C-2 (canoe double)
Canoe/Kayak	Slalom K-1 (kayak single)
Canoe/Kayak	Flatwater C-1 1000m (canoe single)
Canoe/Kayak	Flatwater C-1 500m (canoe single)
Canoe/Kayak	Flatwater C-2 1000m (canoe double)
Canoe/Kayak	Flatwater C-2 500m (canoe double)
Canoe/Kayak	Flatwater K-1 1000m (kayak single)
Canoe/Kayak	Flatwater K-1 500m (kayak single)
Canoe/Kayak	Flatwater K-2 1000m (kayak double)
Canoe/Kayak	Flatwater K-2 500m (kayak double)
Canoe/Kayak	Flatwater K-4 1000m (kayak four)
Canoe/Kayak	Flatwater K-4 500m (kayak four)
Canoe/Kayak	200m Sprint Canoe
Canoe/Kayak	200m Sprint Kayak
Cycling	BMX
Cycling	Mountain Bike (Cross Country)
Cycling	Individual Road Race
Cycling	Individual Time Trial
Cycling	Track Keirin
Cycling	Track Olympic Sprint
Cycling	Track Sprint
Cycling	Track Omnium
Cycling	Track Team Pursuit (4000m)
Diving	10m platform
Diving	3m springboard
Diving	Synchronized diving 10m platform
Diving	Synchronized diving 3m springboard
Equestrian	Dressage – Individual
Equestrian	Dressage – Team
Equestrian	Eventing – Individual
Equestrian	Eventing – Team
Equestrian	Jumping – Individual
Equestrian	Jumping – Team
Fencing	Epée Individual
Fencing	Epée Team
Fencing	Foil Individual
Fencing	Sabre Individual
Fencing	Sabre Team
Football	Team
Gymnastics	Floor Exercises
Gymnastics	Horizontal Bar
Gymnastics	Individual All-Round
Gymnastics	Parallel Bars
Gymnastics	Pommel Horse
Gymnastics	Rings
Gymnastics	Team Competition
Gymnastics	Vault
Gymnastics	Balance Beam
Gymnastics	Uneven Bars
Gymnastics	Rhythmic Gymnastics Team
Gymnastics	Rhythmic Gymnastics Individual
Gymnastics	Trampoline
Handball	Team
Hockey	Team
Judo	– 60 kg
Judo	60 – 66kg (half-lightweight)
Judo	66 – 73kg (lightweight)
Judo	73 – 81kg (half-middleweight)
Judo	81 – 90kg (middleweight)
Judo	90 – 100kg (half-heavyweight)
Judo	+ 100kg (heavyweight)
Judo	– 48kg (extra-lightweight)
Judo	48 – 52kg (half-lightweight)
Judo	52 – 57kg (lightweight)
Judo	57 – 63kg (half-middleweight)
Judo	63 – 70kg (middleweight)
Judo	70 – 78kg (half-heavyweight)
Judo	+ 78kg (heavyweight)
Modern Pentathlon	Individual competition
Rowing	Coxless pair (2-)
Rowing	Double sculls (2x)
Rowing	Eight with coxswain (8+)
Rowing	Four without coxswain (4-)
Rowing	Lightweight coxless four (4-)
Rowing	Lightweight double sculls (2x)
Rowing	Quadruple sculls without coxsw
Rowing	Single sculls (1x)
Sailing	470 – ‘s T Person Dinghy
Sailing	Laser One Person Dinghy
Sailing	RS:X Windsurfer
Sailing	Star Keelboat
Sailing	Yngling Keelboat
Sailing	49er – Skiff
Sailing	Finn – Heavyweight Dinghy
Sailing	Tornado – Multihull
Shooting	10m air pistol (60 shots)
Shooting	10m air rifle (60 shots)
Shooting	25m rapid fire pistol (60 shots)
Shooting	50m pistol (60 shots)
Shooting	50m rifle 3 positions (3×40 shots)
Shooting	50m rifle prone (60 shots)
Shooting	double trap (150 targets)
Shooting	skeet (125 targets)
Shooting	trap (125 targets)
Shooting	10m air pistol (40 shots)
Shooting	10m air rifle (40 shots)
Shooting	25m pistol (30+30 shots)
Shooting	50m rifle 3 positions (3×20 shots)
Shooting	skeet (75 targets)
Shooting	trap (75 targets)
Swimming	100m backstroke
Swimming	100m breaststroke
Swimming	100m butterfly
Swimming	100m freestyle
Swimming	1500m freestyle
Swimming	200m backstroke
Swimming	200m breaststroke
Swimming	200m butterfly
Swimming	200m freestyle
Swimming	200m individual medley
Swimming	400m freestyle
Swimming	400m individual medley
Swimming	4x100m freestyle relay
Swimming	4x100m medley relay
Swimming	4x200m freestyle relay
Swimming	50m freestyle
Swimming	Marathon10km
Swimming	800m freestyle
Swimming	Synchronised Swimming Duet
Swimming	Synchronised Swimming Team
Taekwondo	– 58 kg
Taekwondo	58 – 68 kg
Taekwondo	68 – 80 kg
Taekwondo	+ 80 kg
Taekwondo	– 49 kg
Taekwondo	49 – 57 kg
Taekwondo	57 – 67 kg
Taekwondo	+ 67 kg
Table Tennis	Singles
Table Tennis	Doubles
Tennis	Doubles
Tennis	Singles
Triathlon	Individual (1500m swim ; 40km bike ; 10km run)
Triathlon	Sprint (750m swim ; 20km bike ; 5km run)
Volleyball	Team
Volleyball	Beach volleyball
Water Polo	Water Polo
Weightlifting	56kg
Weightlifting	62kg
Weightlifting	69kg
Weightlifting	77kg
Weightlifting	85kg
Weightlifting	94kg
Weightlifting	105kg
Weightlifting	+ 105kg
Weightlifting	48kg
Weightlifting	53kg
Weightlifting	58kg
Weightlifting	63kg
Weightlifting	69kg
Weightlifting	75kg
Weightlifting	+ 75kg
Wrestling	Freestyle – 55kg
Wrestling	Freestyle 55 – 60kg
Wrestling	Freestyle 60 – 66kg
Wrestling	Freestyle 66 – 74kg
Wrestling	Freestyle 74 – 84kg
Wrestling	Freestyle 84 – 96kg
Wrestling	Freestyle 96 – 120kg
Wrestling	Freestyle – 48kg
Wrestling	Freestyle 48 – 55kg
Wrestling	Freestyle 55 – 63kg
Wrestling	Freestyle 63 – 72kg
Wrestling	Greco Roman – 55kg
Wrestling	Greco Roman 55 – 60kg
Wrestling	Greco Roman 60 – 66kg
Wrestling	Greco Roman 66 – 74kg
Wrestling	Greco Roman 74 – 84kg
Wrestling	Greco Roman 84 – 96kg
Wrestling	Greco Roman 96 – 120kg
Paralympic Events	Events that aren’t in the Olympics
Athletics (Field)	Club Throw
Athletics (Track)	Wheelchair 400m
Boccia	Team
Goal Ball	Team
Football (V.I)	Team
Wheelchair Basketball	Team
WheelchairRugby	Team