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Mark Andrew Spitz (born February 10, 1950) is an American former competitive swimmer and nine-time Olympic champion. He was the most successful athlete at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, winning seven gold medals, each in world-record time.
Jun 5, 2021 · Before there was Michael Phelps, there was Mark Spitz. And Phelps never rocked an iconic mustache, either. Until Phelps came along, Spitz was an unparalleled Olympic swimmer. Hell, he's an Olympic legend regardless of the sport.
Mark Spitz (born February 10, 1950, Modesto, California, U.S.) is an American swimmer who, at the 1972 Olympics in Munich, became the first athlete to win seven gold medals in a single Games.
Sep 4, 2022 · For Mark Spitz, Olympic Greatness Came Amid Tragedy. The former swimmer said it was “like an out-of-body experience” to win seven gold medals at the 1972 Munich Games and then learn that ...
Mark Spitz is one of the greatest swimmers of all time. He won seven gold medals at the 1972 Munich Games. Prediction backfires. American Mark Spitz had brashly predicted that he would win six gold medals at the 1968 Mexico City Games.
Aug 26, 1972 · This time, Spitz had his eye on seven gold medals, and he started off with the same event that had been his final race in 1968 – the 200m b butterfly. He was nervous at the start, but in the end his victory was comfortable – two seconds clear, with a new world record.
Mark Spitz, the most famed athlete of all-time, is synonymous with excellence. His powerful swimming career launched him into celebrity, and gained him fans world-wide. During his career, Mark’s unparalleled abilities set him apart from the competition.
For U.S. swimmer Mark Spitz, the numbers at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, West Germany, speak for themselves. Seven races. Seven gold medals. Seven world records. It’s a performance that set the standard by which Olympic greatness is judged.
Record-breaking American swimmer Spitz is among the athletes who travelled back to Germany 50 years after Olympic glory, for a documentary series which looks back on the sporting highs and tragic lows of an unforgettable Games. Mark Spitz was the standout male star of the Olympic Games Munich 1972.
Jul 16, 2021 · Mark Spitz, the legendary swimmer who held the record of seven Olympic gold medals in a single Games before Michael Phelps won eight in 2008, says even his fellow American’s mark will fall at...
