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Spitz, Mark Andrew

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Spitz, Mark Andrew (1950- )

US swimmer. He won a record seven gold medals at the 1972 Olympic Games, all in world record times.

Career highlights

Olympic Games

gold 4 × 100-metre freestyle relay 1968, 1972; 4 × 200-metre freestyle relay 1968, 1972; 4 × 100-metre medley relay 1972; 100-metre freestyle 1972; 200-metre freestyle 1972; 100-metre butterfly 1972; 200-metre butterfly 1972; silver 100-metre butterfly 1968; bronze 100-metre freestyle 1968

He won 11 Olympic medals in total (four in 1968) and set 26 world records between 1967 and 1972. His attempt to qualify for the 1992 Olympics failed.



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