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Mark Spitz

American Olympic swimmer (born 1950)

PersonAge 76humanQ180748

Born: February 10, 1950
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2.Stated in SNACRetrieved 2017-10-09
3.Stated in Encyclopædia Britannica OnlineRetrieved 2017-10-09
4.Stated in Brockhaus Enzyklopädie
5.Stated in GeneaStar
6.Stated in Munzinger PersonenRetrieved 2017-10-09
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Birthplace: Modesto
Citizenship: United States
Occupation: swimmer
Education: Indiana University Bloomington
, Santa Clara High School
Height: 1.83 m
Languages spoken, written or signed: English
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Mark Andrew Spitz 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. This achievement set a record that lasted for 36 years, until it was surpassed by fellow American Michael Phelps, who won eight golds at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Phelps, like Spitz, set seven world records.

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AArena Mark Spitz1973 · line of competitive swimwear

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Sex or gender: male
Family name: Spitz
Given name: Mark
Andrew
Participant in: 1972 Summer Olympics awards: Olympic gold medal
1968 Summer Olympics awards: Olympic gold medal, Olympic silver medal
swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics – men's 100 metre freestyle awards: Olympic bronze medal
swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics – men's 100 metre freestyle awards: Olympic gold medal
swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics – men's 200 metre freestyle awards: Olympic gold medal
swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics – men's 100 metre butterfly awards: Olympic silver medal
swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics – men's 100 metre butterfly awards: Olympic gold medal
swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics – men's 200 metre butterfly awards: Olympic gold medal
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swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics – men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay awards: Olympic gold medal
swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics – men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay awards: Olympic gold medal
swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics – men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay awards: Olympic gold medal
swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics – men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay awards: Olympic gold medal
swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics – men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay awards: Olympic gold medal
Member of sports team: Indiana Hoosiers
Santa Clara Swim Club
Sport: competitive swimming
Birth name: Mark Andrew Spitz
Awards: International Swimming Hall of Fame
Associated Press Athlete of the Year(1972)
Name in native language: Mark Spitz
Country for sport: United States
Website: markspitzusa.com

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