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Mark Spitz
Birthday:
10 February 1950
Birth Name:
Mark Andrew Spitz
Height:
185 cm
Biography
Part of winning is the phenomena of being able to convince those that compete against you that they are competing for second.
Part of winning is the phenomena of being able to convince those that compete against you that they are competing for second.
I think what made me great, was that I was a great racer, not because I was a great swimmer.
I think what made me great, was that I was a great racer, not because I was a great swimmer.
Mark Spitz
Mark Andrew Spitz (born February 10, 1950) is an American former competition swimmer, nine-time Olympic champion, and former world record-holder in seven events. He won seven gold medals at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, an achievement surpassed only by Michael Phelps, who won eight golds at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Spitz set new world records in all seven events in which he competed in 1972.Between 1968 and 1972, Spitz won nine Olympic golds, a silver, and a bronze; five Pan American golds; 31 Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) titles; and eight National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) titles. During those years, he set 35 world records, but two were in trials and unofficial. He was named World Swimmer of the Year in 1969, 1971, and 1972 by Swimming World Magazine. He was the third athlete to win nine Olympic gold medals.
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