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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.
Rebecca Soni, her grandfather was born in Nagyvárad (now Oradea) Mark Spitz, his great-grandfather (Nathan) was born in Hungary; László Szabados, Olympic bronze (4x200-m freestyle relay) András Székely, Olympic silver (200-m breaststroke) and bronze (4x200-m freestyle relay); died in a Nazi concentration camp
Malte Spitz (born 1984), German politician; Marc Spitz (1969–2017), American writer and music journalist; Mark Spitz (born 1950), American swimmer; René Spitz (1887–1974), Austrian-American psychoanalyst; Sabine Spitz (born 1971), German cross-country cyclist; Sophie Spitz (1910–1956), American pathologist; Tibor Spitz (born 1929 ...
Failure in 1968 and joining IU swim team set stage for Mark Spitz to make Olympic history 50 years ago. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290 ...
On this day in history, in 1972, Mark Spitz, became the first person to win 7 gold medals at the Olympics. Spitz set world records in all 7 events that he won, a feat that yet to be accomplished ...
Marc Spitz (October 2, 1969 – February 4, 2017) was an American music journalist, writer and playwright. Spitz's writings on rock and roll and popular culture appeared in Spin (where he was a Senior Writer) as well as The New York Times, Maxim, Blender, Harp, Nylon and the New York Post. He was a contributing music writer for Vanity Fair.
Mark Spitz United States: 54.27 (WR) Bruce Robertson Canada: 55.56 Jerry Heidenreich United States: 55.74 200 m butterfly details: Mark Spitz United States: 2:00.70 (WR) Gary Hall, Sr. United States: 2:02.86 Robin Backhaus United States: 2:03.23 200 m individual medley details: Gunnar Larsson Sweden: 2:07.17 (WR) Tim McKee United States: 2:08 ...
The relay was the final swimming event of the Olympics, and was met with considerable celebration as Spitz received his seventh gold medal as a result of the U.S. win. [10] [11] In individual events, Heidenreich received a silver medal in 100-meter freestyle with a 51.22, only .43 seconds behind first place Mark Spitz, who Heidenreich was not ...