Mark Andrew Spitz (born February 10, 1950) is an American former competitive swimmer and nine-time Olympic champion. He was the most successful competitor at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, winning seven gold medals, each in world-record time. This achievement set a record that lasted for 36 years, until it was surpassed by fellow American Michael Phelps, who won eight golds at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. More about Mark Spitz
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Between 1968 and 1972, Spitz won nine Olympic golds, a silver, and a bronze, in addition to five Pan American golds, 31 Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) titles, and eight National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) titles. During those years he set 35 world records, two of which were in trials and unofficial. Swimming World Magazine named him World Swimmer of the Year in 1969, 1971, and 1972. He was the third athlete to win nine Olympic gold medals.In total, we tracked 429 items since 01/01/2008. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.
The most expensive item with a signature of Mark Spitz (MARK SPITZ 1968 PANINI SWIMMING OLYMPICS RC Rookie PSA DNA Signed Auto Gold) was sold in April 2021 for $500.00 while the cheapest item (Mark Spitz Signed Autograph 4x6 Photo Team USA Gold Medalist Swimmer Auto) found a new owner for $0.01 in July 2023. The month with the most items sold (12) was August 2008 with an average selling price of $26.26 for an autographed item of Mark Spitz. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in September 2013 with $50.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.01 was July 2023. In average, an autographed item from Mark Spitz is worth $9.99.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Mark Spitz were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
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MARK SPITZ USA AUTOGRAPHED 2 CARD LOT | $5.95 | ||
MARK SPITZ Authentic Hand Signed Autograph 4x6 Photo OLYMPIC SWIMMER 7 GOLDS | $1.75 | ||
MARK SPITZ Authentic Hand Signed Autograph 4x6 Photo OLYMPIC SWIMMER 7 GOLDS | $2.51 | ||
MARK SPITZ Hand Signed Autograph 4X4 PHOTO -OLYMPIC SWIMMER - 9 GOLD MEDALS | $6.59 | ||
MARK SPITZ Hand Signed Autograph 4X6 PHOTO -OLYMPIC SWIMMER - 9 GOLD MEDALS | $3.82 | ||
MARK SPITZ Hand Signed Autograph 4X6 PHOTO -OLYMPIC SWIMMER - 9 GOLD MEDALS | $4.10 | ||
Mark Spitz Olympic Swimmer Topps Allen & Ginter Signed Authentic Autograph *3 | $14.99 | ||
Mark Spitz Signed 4x6 Photo Olympic Gold Swimmer Swimming Autograph Olympics | $0.99 | ||
Mark Spitz Signed 4x6 Photo Olympic Gold Swimmer Swimming Autograph Olympics | $0.99 | ||
MARK SPITZ SIGNED AUTOGRAPH 8X10 PHOTO USA SWIMMING OLYMPICS BECKETT BAS | $11.50 |
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Was Bolles High School's Record Tear Better than Mark Spitz' Santa Clara Record (12/2012): Guest commentary by Bob Klapthor EL PASO, Texas, December 19. THE recent awesome record setting by Bolles High School got me to thinking about what I consider an even more impressive record setting...
Forty Years Ago Today, Mark Spitz Surpassed Legendary Status in Munich (09/2012): Commentary by Jeff Commings PHOENIX, Arizona, September 4. FORTY years ago today, Mark Spitz got his seventh gold medal draped around his neck at the 1972 Olympics. I wasn't alive when this happene...
If anyone understands Michael Phelps, it's Mark Spitz (07/2012): Seriously, has it been 40 years since he not only won seven golds, but set seven world records in the process?