Mark Spitz wins seven gold medals at 1972 Summer Olympics

The terrorist group Black September took hostage and killed 11 members of the Israeli Olympic team, forever marring the image of the 1972 Olympics. Spitz, a Jewish Olympian, had to be taken out of West Germany before the end of the Olympics.RANK: 49 LOCATION: Munich, Germany DATE: 9/4/1972 CATEGORY: Summer Olympics

In the midst of one of the greatest tragedies in Olympic history, Mark Spitz won a record seven gold medals in the pools. Known for his dark mustache, Spitz set world records in all seven events that he won gold medals in.