World Aquatics - Did you know that... 47 years ago Mark Spitz won his 7th gold medal at the Munich Olympic Games. 7 gold medals in 7 world records! It would be
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Swimmer Mark Spitz won seven gold medals 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich - Sports Illustrated Vault | SI.com
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