Spitz won seven golds, four individual, at Munich in 1972 and while Phelps could not match that feat, he is likely to take his tally here to eight medals after Saturday's medley relay final without swimming a stroke.

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Waldi the Daschund set the standard for cute and cuddly animals as the first mascot at the 1972 Munich Games.

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Spitz won gold in the 100m and 200m freestyle, 100m and 200m butterfly and three relays in 1972 in Munich.

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Drut, a 110-meter hurdler, won silver in 1972 at Munich, then added gold at the 1976 Montreal Olympics.

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Steve Furniss, bronze medalist in the men's 200-meter individual medley swimming event in the 1972 Olympics in Munich, went on to make swimsuits for champions.

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At the 1972 Games in Munich, Prefontaine promised that if it came down to "a pure guts race at the end, " he was the only one who could win.

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The conclusion of all this research could be seen during the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, Germany, when American wrestler, Dan Gable, won the gold medal without giving up a single point!

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In 1972, Mark Spitz was the greatest swimmer in the world, winning seven gold medals in the Munich Olympics.

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