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Mark Spitz competed in the 1968 and 1972 Summer Games. He won 2 gold and 2 bronze medals at the 1968 Games and 7 gold medals at the 1972 Games.
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What are names of famous people whose first name is Mark?
· Mark Spitz (Olympic swim champion) · Mark Twain (author)
When did the 100-meter-butterfly swim become an official sport in the Olympic Games?
1968 when USA swept the medals with Douglas Russell winning with a time of 55.9, Mark Spitz earning the silver and Ross Wales grabbing the bronze. Mark Spitz then won the event in 1972.
What stroke did Mark spitz swim in the 1972 4 X 100 medley relay?
Mark Spitz did the butterfly in the relay.
Why didn't mark spitz go to the Olympics?
He's way to old to swim!
A fact sheet on mark spitz?
11 Olympic medals, he became the fourth highest medalist in the Olympic history At the age of nine, this legendary swimmer started to practice swimming at Arden Hills Swim Club in California. By the ten, he came in to the focus while he held 17 national age-group and one world record. 1972 Munich Olympic Games, where he made history winning 7 gold medals with new world records in each. Spitz was born to a Jewish family in Modesto, California, the first of three children of Arnold and Lenore Smith Spitz.
Is Mark Spitz a Christian?
At the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, Germany, Mark Spitz won seven gold medals and established many world records for swimming. Terrorists murdered eleven Israeli athletes. American security guards quickly formed a shield of protection around Spitz since they were fearful that the terrorists might strike at him because he was a Jew. Spitz set his first world record in June of 1967 at a small swim meet in California. He swam the 400 meter free-style in four minutes, 10 and six-tenths seconds. After this meet, he went on to other meets. Spitz won his first gold medal in the 200 meter butterfly in two minutes and seven-tenths of a second for a world record at the Munich Olympic Games on August 28. 1972. That same night, lie won a second gold medal when his team established a. world record for the 400 meter free-style relay The next day, he won his third gold medal. Once more, he established a world record when he swam the 200 meter free-style in one minute and 52.78 seconds. After the 1972 Olympics, Spitz made movies and commercials and went into business, He lives in California with wife Suzy, and his sons Matt and Justin.
How many races did Michael Phelps swim in the 2008 Olympic games?
Michael phelps swam and won all eight of his races at the 2008 Beijing olympic games.
What famous athletes last name that start with the letter s?
· Serena Williams (tennis) · Sonja Henie (ice figure skater) · Stan Musial (baseball) · Steffi Graf (tennis) · Pete Sampras (tennis) · Barry Sanders (football) · Maria Sharapova (tennis) · O.J. Simpson (football) · Emmitt Smith (football) · Stan Smith (tennis) · Sam Snead (golf) · Sammy Sosa (baseball) · Mark Spitz (Olympic swim champion) · Bart Starr (football) · Roger Staubach (football) · Lynn Swann (football)
How do you swim for olympic sports?
How do u swim for olympic sports? I dont know
What Famous athletes last names start with s?
· Pete Sampras (tennis) · Barry Sanders (football) · Maria Sharapova (tennis) · O.J. Simpson (football) · Emmitt Smith (football) · Stan Smith (tennis) · Sam Snead (golf) · Sammy Sosa (baseball) · Mark Spitz (Olympic swim champion) · Steve Spurrier (football)
Is heather arseth on the mauritius olympic 2012 swim team?
She has officially been confirmed by FINA to represent Mauritius at the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London.
How do olympic swimmers train?
they swim and they swim a lot
