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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...
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    (24 August 1970). "Hall, Spitz and Kinsella break world marks as A. A. U. Title swimming ends". The New York Times. p. 46. "Spitz wins his fourth event in...
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    gold medals at the 2008 Beijing Games, he broke fellow American swimmer Mark Spitz's 1972 record of seven first-place finishes at any single Olympic Games...
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    Games (except in 1960, when the limit was two). The event was won by Mark Spitz of the United States, his then-record sixth gold medal in a single Games...
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    Olympics. The only Jew to hold more medals than Keleti is American swimmer Mark Spitz, who won 11. Israel has been more successful at the Paralympic Games than...
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    01). He also earned his seventh Olympic gold at a single Games, tying Mark Spitz's 1972 record for the most gold medals. Australia's Andrew Lauterstein...
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    competing. Perhaps the most spectacular athletic events were in swimming. Mark Spitz had a remarkable run, competing in seven events, winning seven Olympic...
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  •  Australia 52.2 WR Ken Walsh  United States 52.8 Mark Spitz  United States 53.0 1972 Munich details Mark Spitz  United States 51.22 WR Jerry Heidenreich  United...
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    then finish second in the medal count in 1980 and 1988. American swimmer Mark Spitz won seven events, breaking the record for most gold medals by a single...
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  • yachting, Finn class Georgy Mondzolevski, USSR Volleyball Mark Rakita, USSR fencing, team saber Mark Spitz, USA, swimming 400-meter freestyle relay 800-meter...
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    Israeli citizenship, and more Olympic medals than any other Jew, except Mark Spitz. She was the most successful athlete at the 1956 Summer Olympics. In 1957...
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    Name Gold Silver Bronze Total 1. Michael Phelps 23 3 2 28 2. Mark Spitz 9 1 1 11 3. Caeleb Dressel 9 1 0 10 4. Matt Biondi 8 2 1 11 5. Ryan Lochte 6 3...
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    on March 6, 2012. Retrieved August 11, 2012. "Schollander sets world swim mark". The New York Times. Associated Press. July 28, 1963. p. 16 of sports. "U...
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    Championships Again Highlighted By Several National Records; Yang Junxuan Sets Mark in 100 Freestyle". SwimmingWorld. Retrieved 30 October 2022. "Women's 100m...
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    course records go back to at least the 1950s, whereas the short course marks having only been recognized since the early 1990s. Correct as of July 2024...
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    Mexico City: Don Schollander, winner of the 4×200-metre freestyle relay. Mark Spitz, winner of the 4×100-metre freestyle relay and 4×200-metre freestyle relay...
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    10, 2016. Although Lochte has more total medals than Mark Spitz (12 versus 11), nine of Spitz's 11 medals were gold, compared to Lochte's six. "2013 Swammy...
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    Sex 1 Michael Phelps  United States Swimming 2008 Summer M 8 0 0 8 2 Mark Spitz  United States Swimming 1972 Summer M 7 0 0 7 3 Michael Phelps  United...
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    sportswear came up to Dassler after the astounding performance of swimmer Mark Spitz at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, where he won seven gold medals...
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    nations, with each nation having up to three swimmers. The event was won by Mark Spitz of the United States, the nation's second victory in the event (68 years...
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    4 1 14 4 Paavo Nurmi  Finland Athletics 1920–1928 Summer M 9 3 0 12 5 Mark Spitz  United States Swimming 1968–1972 Summer M 9 1 1 11 6 Caeleb Dressel  United...
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    American to win five gold medals in a single Olympic Games after 1970. Mark Spitz, Michael Phelps, Eric Heiden, and Matt Biondi were the other four. He...
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    Phelps's gold medal was the first American victory in this event since Mark Spitz and Bruce Furniss went back-to-back in 1972 and 1976. Phelps was the fourth...
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    with Hungary behind the United States' eight). Americans Ken Walsh and Mark Spitz took silver and bronze, respectively. This was the 15th appearance of...
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  • co-produced by Thor Halvorssen. Narration was provided by Olympic gold medalist Mark Spitz, who as a teenager had been coached by Ervin Zádor. The film debuted at...
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    eleventh overall for the silver in 1:54.90, tying an all-time record with Mark Spitz and Matt Biondi. Hungary's László Cseh powered home with the bronze in...
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    of multiple Olympic gold medalists with Paavo Nurmi, Larisa Latynina,Mark Spitz and Katie Ledecky behind Phelps. Lewis' 8.50 m (27 ft 10+1⁄2 in) jump...
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    award was given to the 4×100 m medley relay team of Jeff Rouse, Jeremy Linn, Mark Henderson, and Gary Hall Jr. who won gold and broke the world record at the...
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    Schollander (USA) 53.4 Mexico City 1968  Mike Wenden (AUS) 52.2 Munich 1972  Mark Spitz (USA) 51.22 Montreal 1976   Jim Montgomery (USA) 49.99 Moscow 1980  Jörg...
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  • water polo team during the Revolution of 1956, which was narrated by Mark Spitz and executive produced by Quentin Tarantino and Lucy Liu.[citation needed]...
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