Mark Spitz

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Mark Spitz is an American former competitive swimmer who became legendary for winning seven gold medals at the 1972 Munich Olympics, a record at the time.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hall of Fame inductee
Olympic swimmer
human
swimmer
world record holder
brokeRecordOf single-Games Olympic gold medal record
competedIn 1968 Summer Olympics
1972 Summer Olympics (Munich)
surface form: 1972 Summer Olympics
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1950-02-10
educatedAt Indiana University
surface form: Indiana University Bloomington
eraOfProminence early 1970s
late 1960s
ethnicGroup Jewish American
familyName Husky
surface form: Spitz
fullName Mark Spitz self-linksurface differs
surface form: Mark Andrew Spitz
givenName Mark
goldMedalCountAt1972Olympics 7
goldMedalsAt 1968 Summer Olympics
1972 Summer Olympics (Munich)
surface form: 1972 Summer Olympics
hairStyle mustache
hallOfFameInduction International Swimming Hall of Fame
hasChild Justin Spitz
Matthew Spitz
medalRecord nine Olympic gold medals
one Olympic bronze medal
one Olympic silver medal
memberOfSportsTeam Indiana Hoosiers men's swimming team
USA Swimming
surface form: United States national swimming team
notableAchievement first athlete to win seven gold medals at a single Olympic Games
notableFor iconic mustache during competitive career
notableWork autobiographical and swimming-related books
occupation dentist
motivational speaker
swimmer
television commentator
placeOfBirth Modesto
surface form: Modesto, California, United States
recordLaterBrokenBy Michael Phelps
religion Judaism
residence California, United States
setWorldRecordAt 1972 Summer Olympics (Munich)
surface form: 1972 Summer Olympics
sexOrGender male
specialty butterfly stroke
freestyle swimming
sport swimming
spouse Suzy Weiner
worldRecordsSetAt1972Olympics 7
yearOfHallOfFameInduction 1977

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Mark Spitz fullName Mark Spitz self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Mark Andrew Spitz
subject surface form: 1972 Summer Olympics
Munich massacre notableVictim Mark Spitz
this entity surface form: Mark Spitz was not harmed and was evacuated