XXX Summer Olympiad

Strangler Lewis · 08-01-2012, 08:49 AM

If I remember correctly, one point of differentiation with Mark Spitz was that he won all seven of his golds in individual competition. Listening to all the talk last night about how he told his teammates to "Just get me the lead" which he proceeded to hold without expanding is an odd way to celebrate an individual achievement.

Ghoulish Delight · 08-01-2012, 09:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Strangler Lewis

If I remember correctly, one point of differentiation with Mark Spitz was that he won all seven of his golds in individual competition.

You remember incorrectly. Spitz won 3 golds in relays in 1972, the year he won 7 gold medals. That's the same number of golds that came from relays for Phelps in 2008, so he actually won MORE individual swims in the record year (5 vs. 4) than Spitz.

9 of his 14 golds are for individual races. 11 of his 19 overall medals are individual.

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