Who won more medals Mark Spitz or Michael Phelps?
The most decorated Olympian of all time, Phelps won eight golds at Beijing, seven of which were in world record times. The American retired in 2016 after winning his 23rd Olympic gold, and Spitz, who claimed his record medal haul at the 1972 Munich Olympics, thinks nine golds in one Games is a possibility.
Has Mark Spitz met Michael Phelps?
OlympicTalk: From when you met Phelps at the 2004 U.S. Olympic trials to Phelps now near the end of his career, can you put it into your unique perspective? Spitz: It’s easy for me to remember what he did as an athlete, because he did everything double that I did. I was in two Olympics; he’s been in four.
How many gold medals did Mark Spitz win in Olympics?
seven gold medals
Mark Spitz, in full Mark Andrew Spitz, (born February 10, 1950, Modesto, California, U.S.), American swimmer who, at the 1972 Olympics in Munich, became the first athlete to win seven gold medals in a single Games.
How many world records did swimmer Mark Spitz set when he won seven gold medals at the 1972 Olympics?
At the 1972 Olympics, Spitz set an Olympic record by winning seven gold medals, all of them in world-record time, the seven gold medals broken only in 2008 by Michael Phelps. Overall, he won 24 AAU championships, eight NCAA titles (while at Indiana University), and set 32 world records.
Could Michael Phelps still win gold?
There is no athlete in the world that can match Phelps for total medals or gold medals. The American swimmer has 28 Olympic medals in total, with 23 being gold, three being silver and his two Athens bronze medals. Of his 23 gold medals, 13 are for individual events, which is also a record among Olympians.
How many gold medals did Michael Phelps win in one year?
At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Phelps won four gold and two silver medals, and at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, he won five gold medals and one silver. This made him the most successful athlete of the Games for the fourth Olympics in a row….Michael Phelps.
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How old is Michael Spitz?
71 years (February 10, 1950)
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Do relay swimmers get medals?
Earlier yesterday, Phelps swam in the preliminaries of the relay. Athletes who swim only a preliminary earn whatever medal the team achieves in the final but do not participate in the ceremony.
What does Mark Spitz do now?
As a member of the World Sports Academy, he works to bring sports to less fortunate children of the world. Following his retirement, Spitz ventured into motivational speaking, real-estate investment, and swimming-pool design. Spitz lives in Los Angeles with his wife and two sons, Matt and Justin.