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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.

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Mark Spitz is a 7 time Olympic gold medalist in 1972 Munich Olympics. He was born in 1950 in a Jewish family and still practices that faith.

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