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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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    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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    Dan Spitz (born January 28, 1963) is an American musician best known for his work as the lead guitarist of the thrash metal band Anthrax from 1983 to...
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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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  • of swimwear in 1973. Dassler had been impressed by the performance of Mark Spitz at the 1972 Munich Olympics. Having developed an ultra-light fabric, Dassler...
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    multiple Olympic gold medalists with Paavo Nurmi, Larisa Latynina, and Mark Spitz behind Phelps. Lewis' 8.50 m (27 ft 10+1⁄2 in) jump was also officially...
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    Name Gold Silver Bronze Total 1. Michael Phelps 23 3 2 28 2. Mark Spitz 9 1 1 11 3. Matt Biondi 8 2 1 11 4. Caeleb Dressel 7 0 0 7 5. Ryan Lochte 6 3 3...
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  • 30 November 2007. Retrieved 1 November 2017. "Michael Phelps overtakes Mark Spitz with record-breaking haul of eight gold medals". The Daily Telegraph....
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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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  • 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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