Whose record did Mark Spitz set at the 1972 Summer Olympics?
Don Schollander
Michael Phelps
Ian Thorpe
His own
Answer
At the 1972 Summer Olympics, Mark Spitz set his own record by winning seven gold medals. This was the most gold medals ever won by an athlete at a single Olympic Games. Spitz's record stood for 36 years until Michael Phelps won eight gold medals at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
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