Tag: Mark Spitz
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Swimming under the Shadow of Mark Spitz | On the Line
Mark Spitz’s record-breaking run to his seventh gold medal had only one obstacle left: Australia’s Olympic champion Mike Wenden.
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The Master’s Diary with Mark Spitz
U.S swimming legend Mark Spitz won seven gold medals at the 1972 Olympics in Munich – a record haul that stood for 36 years. Spitz – who is a three-time World Swimmer of the Year – reflects on how Michael Phelps’ eight-medal haul at the 2008 Beijing Olympics liberated both swimmers.
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Michael Phelps’ Record Breaking Eight Gold Medals in Beijing | The Olympics on the Record
Swimming superstar Michael Phelps beat fellow American Mark Spitz with a record eight gold medals won at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.
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Mark Spitz Wins Seven Gold Medals with Seven World Records | Throwback Thursday
On Mark Spitz earns superstar status by winning seven gold medals and setting seven world records in the pool at the Munich 1972 Olympic Games.
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Mark Spitz Criticizes Ryan Lochte
1972 Olympic gold medal swimmer Mark Spitz calls Ryan Lochte’s saga an unnecessary distraction. Jeff Nguyen reports.
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Olympic Swimmer Mark Spitz on Michael Phelps’ Incredible Accomplishments | Where Are They Now | OWN
With seven gold medals, American swimmer Mark Spitz set the record in 1972 for most wins in a single Olympic Games. Thirty-six years later, at the Beijing Summer Olympic Games, another American swimmer, Michael Phelps, broke Mark’s record when he took home eight.
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Olympic swimmer Mark Spitz was supposed to star in ‘Jaws’
Olympic swimming legend Mark Spitz was nearly in the movie “Jaws,” as he revealed on the “Today” show this week. The seven-time gold medal winner said he met with director Steven Spielberg, took acting lessons and screen-tested for a role in the popular shark thriller. Unfortunately for him, the part he tested for eventually went…
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Mark Spitz’s Will To Win And Work Led To Golden Years
In 1968, Mark Spitz promised his fans that he would bring home no fewer than six gold medals from the Mexico City Olympics. Instead, the swashbuckling swimmer took silver in the 100-meter butterfly, bronze in the 100-meter freestyle and two gold medals in his team relay events. Meanwhile, he came in last in the 200-meter…
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India Need to Bid for Olympics to Inspire People: Mark Spitz
Nine-time Olympic champion swimmer Mark Spitz feels India need to bid for the Summer Games to inspire their people to take up sport and become a sporting nation. Spitz, who won seven gold medals at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, said there is lack of competition in India and also socio-economic factors have stopped…