Own a piece of Olympic Games history with this 2011 Upper Deck Goodwin Champions trading card featuring a hard-signed autograph from Olympic Swimmer Mark Spitz. The card is from the Goodwin Champions Autographs insert set and is certified authentic by Upper Deck.The 20 Pt. card is in near mint condition and is a great addition to any sports trading card collection.
Mark Andrew Spitz (born February 10, 1950 in Modesto, California) 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, though Phelps, like Spitz, set seven world records.
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.