Is Mark Spitz still alive? What We know so far

The prominent Olympic champion and swimmer Mark Spitz has been recognized as the most successful athlete. Mark Spitz has received notable awards and recognitions due to his excellence in swimming and athletics. 

This article gives an elaborate detail about Mark Spitz, his career, and his personal life. It also answers the most asked questions today; “Is Mark Spitz still alive? Read on to find out the most interesting details about Mark Spitz.

Who is Mark Spitz?

The American former swimmer known as Mark Andrew Spitz has won in an Olympic competition nine times and is recognized as a prominent athlete.

During the Summer Olympics held in 1975, he won seven medals (gold)  which was recognized as the highest for 36 years. Until the record was broken by Micheal Phelps who won one extra medal ahead of Mark Spitz making it eight gold medals.

Mark Spitz was a prominent athlete who set numerous records, won a lot of awards, and gained notable recognition amongst others; 

The Mexico Olympics were held in 1969, where he won six medals and was recognized as an outstanding athlete. 

In his swimming career, he was recognized as the swimmer of the year in 1969, 1971, and 1972 respectively, after he set 35 world records which made him more prominent among other swimmers.

Is Mark Spitz Still Alive?

Mark Spitz stayed at Munich for a while and after he was done with the activities that brought him, he left as a result of the indefinite killing that led to the murdering of eleven Israeli athletes.

Since Mark Spitz was Jewish, he could be their next target. He had to leave Munich for London. After his relocation no record shows that Mark Spitz was killed, we have reasons to believe Mark Spitz is still alive.