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American swimmer Mark Spitz earned seven gold medals at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, Germany. Not only did he win seven golds, but world records were set in each event.Mark began swimming at the age of two and after retiring from the Olympics he had a short-lived television career and eventually settled in to a profitable real estate career. Seventeen years later, at the age of 39, he began training again with the hopes of earning a spot on the 1992 Olympic team. Unfortunately he fell short in qualifying and had to settle with a career total of 11 Olympic medals.