![Geneanet on X: "#OTD in 1972, Olympic swimmer Mark Spitz became the first person to win 7 gold medals at the Olympic Games, a record he held for over 30 years. See Geneanet on X: "#OTD in 1972, Olympic swimmer Mark Spitz became the first person to win 7 gold medals at the Olympic Games, a record he held for over 30 years. See](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F5MbVmpWsAEA8P5.jpg)
Geneanet on X: "#OTD in 1972, Olympic swimmer Mark Spitz became the first person to win 7 gold medals at the Olympic Games, a record he held for over 30 years. See
![Swimmer Mark Spitz won seven gold medals 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich - Sports Illustrated Vault | SI.com Swimmer Mark Spitz won seven gold medals 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich - Sports Illustrated Vault | SI.com](https://vault.si.com/.image/ar_1:1%2Cc_fill%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_1200/MTY5MTA1MTAzNjM3MzkwNjI1/mark-spitz-getty2jpg.jpg)
Swimmer Mark Spitz won seven gold medals 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich - Sports Illustrated Vault | SI.com
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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