Mark Spitz

Age: 59
Height: 6' 1"

Birth Place: Modesto, California, USA
Born: Feb. 10th, 1950

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Mark Spitz's Main TV Roles

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Celebrity Sweepstakes	Mark Spitz

NOTE: Complete List of Works can be found at IMDB

BIOGRAPHY:

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TRIVIA:

Still only aged 22, he retired from swimming after the Munich Olympics.
Idol of Australian freestyle swimmer and 9-time Olympic champion, Ian Thorpe.
2007: Inducted into the National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.
Winner of an unprecedented 7 gold medals in swimming at the 1972 Munich Olympics. Winner of 2 gold medals in the 1968 Mexico City olympics.
After he won the 200m free-style in the 1972 (Munich) Olympics, he celebrated by swinging his sneakers in front of the cameras. He had to explain to the organizing comitee that he was just euphoric, not doing publicity.
1967: In the Pan-American Games (Winnipeg), he won five gold medals.
American swimming sensation 19-year old Michael Phelps aspired to break Spitz's record of 7 gold medals, at the Athens Olympics. Phelps, however, had to settle for 8 medals, 6 gold, and 2 bronze, respectively.
1983: Inducted into the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame (charter member).

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