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2 days ago · Mark Spitz Standing tall at 6 feet, 1 inch with a heavy build and a handsome face with a dripping moustache, Spitz was the quintessential macho man of the 1970s. But his claim to fame was as a stealth bomber in the pool.
5 days ago · A multi-medal winner at the second modern Olympic Games, held over several months from May to October of 1900 to coincide with the World’s Fair in the City of Lights, he was the Mark Spitz of his day, a Jewish sportsman who earned renown for his success at the highest level of international competition.
1 day ago · Mark Spitz turned heads at the 1972 Munich Olympic Games, winning a then-record seven Olympic gold medals. The record was later bettered by Phelps, who won eight at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
4 days ago · Before Michael Phelps, there was Mark Spitz. Spitz, a nine-time gold medalist, is the second-greatest swimmer to ever grace an Olympic pool. After starting his Olympic career with two golds at the 1968 Games, Spitz dominated the 1972 Olympics in Munich. ‘Mark the Shark’ won seven gold medals — setting a world record in each event.
1 day ago · The World record fell to the Dolphins in 7:37.50 at the Fukuoka 2023 World titles. The 7:35.78 in which John Kinsella, Fred Tyler, Steve Genter and Mark Spitz claimed men’s Olympic gold in 1972 could be the pride of women in Paris.
16 hours ago · The other was swimmer Mark Spitz, who in the Games’ first week won a then-record seven gold medals. Cohan would not compete under the same spotlight. The sailing events took place on the Baltic Sea near Kiel, more than 400 miles north of Munich, and the final Dragon-boat race wouldn’t be contested until Friday, Sept. 8.
4 days ago · Looking at the performances in Munich, Mark Spitz of America won seven gold medals in swimming and won the hearts of all of us. What an amazing athlete he was! Watching Lasse Viren of...
