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Bookmark or Share- Mark Spitz - WikipediaMark 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.
- Biography - Mark SpitzFollowing his various successes, Spitz was nicknamed “Mark the Shark” by his teammates. One of the greatest living sports legends, Mark Spitz might be remembered best by his astonishing win of seven gold medals at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich.
- Mark Spitz is an Olympic Icon, But Where is He Now?Spitz's seven golds were the most at a single Olympics until Phelps won eight golds at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. Spitz also became one of only five nine-time gold medalists in Olympics history. Then, he retired.
- Whatever Happened To USA Swimming Star Mark Spitz?There was a time when Mark Spitz was the name to beat not only in most swimming competitions but also when it came to gold medals. As Swimming World Magazine tells it, Spitz won the most gold medals in one sport at a single Olympics, with seven wins.
- For Mark Spitz, Olympic Greatness Came Amid TragedySpitz’s career remains forever intertwined with the massacre in Munich because of his unprecedented success in the pool and because of his Jewish faith that, security officials at the time...
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