Mark Spitz wins Olympic gold! | Full Men's 200m Butterfly Final | Munich 1972

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Here we have the replay of the men's 200m Butterfly event at the 1972 Munich Olympics. The clear winner was Mark Spitz of the U.S. in 2:00.70, with his compatriots Gary Jr. Hall in second and Robin James Backhaus in third completing the podium. The sport had a top level even then!
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[@LadyVader33]

Spitz sarcastically told a Russian coach his mustache cut the water out of his way so he could swim through faster. Next Olympics, the entire Russian team had grown mustaches

[@jamil41345]

He himself is a half Russian half Hungarian.

[@eyeswideshot7347]

@@jamil41345 A GERman HunTürk!

[@deb9869]

That is hilarious!

[@mondegreen9709]

...which again goes to show that the Russians were never the brightest bulbs in the box to begin with.

[@sterlingwalter5971]

​@@mondegreen9709you don't sound too brite urself.

[@EnoVarma]

Spitz won 7 gold medals in München. All in world record times. Unreal.

[@eyeswideshot7347]

MONACO 72
worLd=SystemMATRIX=deathCULT
REcord' =CORD "of' ra'
TIME=CHRONos=Saturn

[@triciajohansen7124]

AND in a Speedo with a mustache and a full head of hair! No special swimsuits, just pure talent!!!!!!🏅❤🇺🇲😎

[@snaking365]

Olympics let me tell you something.
We want more of this content of Olympics games full replay from the 90s, 80s,70s,60s and even 50s if you have it. I love it bring it more.

[@eyeswideshot7347]

Eye want IT fROMe the 40s!

[@danilsonvideos]

Yeah, me too ! This full replay is awesome.

[@rogerspencer9698]

couldnt agree more @snaking - this is brilliant. BBC commentary would be even better, be that summer or winter games. I can still hear the great Ron Pickering calling home Franz Klammer at Innsbruck 76 in the mens downhill

[@eyeswideshot7347]

@@danilsonvideos Eye want THE foOL Re'play of 1945

[@dcobianc]

[@eyeswideshot7347]

50 years Ago!

[@dhk3884]

No goggles no cap but 200m for 2minutes. Awesome.

[@eyeswideshot7347]

ALl GERmans!

[@anthonyclarke5579]

@@eyeswideshot7347 No jammers, no raised foot block at the back of the starting block to do a split leg racing start, no carbon compression material for his swim trunks, no silicon swim cap (no goggles of course, certainly no padded goggles as used today). No real drug cheats in swimming in those days (well unless you were East German etc.) Certainly no body suits or leggings. No wearing of "double" swim trunks....and so on. No temporary competition pools...yada yada.

[@eyeswideshot7347]

@@anthonyclarke5579 NOnoNO Lol!

[@albid1075]

Brings me back to my swim team days. And how much I DESPISED butterfly events.

[@eyeswideshot7347]

123 USA

[@SuzeeBeeCA]

Same! It was my weakest stroke and often set me back in the 100IM. Also disliked backstroke but was placed in those events because I was really strong in it. 😆🤦🏼‍♀️

[@triciajohansen7124]

1,2,3 American finish, how sweet is that?!❤🇺🇲😎🏅🥈🥉

[@hugoriveraguerrero7680]

J. Delgado Panchana lo mejor en la historia de la natación del Ecuador.

[@eyeswideshot7347]

His Story!

[@SchinniNobody]

Awesome! Plz more historic olympics!

[@joshgee8714]

I second !

[@1TripAtATimeTravel]

I third!

[@Asimyusree]

I believe many would like to watch full race on 5000m 1972 Olympic Munich

[@berenangdenganmudah]

Amazing to imagine this is the fundamental of butterfly techniques we know today.

[@eyeswideshot7347]

Amaze=conFUSE
IMAGus=magicIAN

[@jacquelinerussell8530]

It's an American sweep😙How sweet it is Gary Hall Jr was a outstanding Olympic swimmer also👍
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[@hewittclassics7337]

Wow, that's amazing

[@eyeswideshot7347]

Most Of The" PEople ARE NOT "any/more!

[@Kaefermicha]

Compare his 2.00 to 1:51 today. 9 seconds faster in 50 years. How?

[@hanssolos3699]

fun fact : 99.9% of olympic greats do not have their children repeating the success in the same sport. This itself is a topic of scientific exploration. Why the 'champion dna' is not passed to their kids?

[@luizclaudiocardososantana1084]

Um atleta excepcional!!!

[@guntodd]

No goggles. No UW. Crazy swimmers

[@dcobianc]

Olympics let me tell you something.ç
We want more of this content of Olympics games full replay from the 90s, 80s,70s,60s and even 50s if you have it. I love it bring it more.

[@tsaman2603]

Still Faster than me😅

[@samw2670]

That is hard

[@eyeswideshot7347]

YES if Ucan* *do' 50 THEN UR *gud* Al're'ady'

[@kentajin7860]

@@eyeswideshot7347 even 50m Butterfly is exhausting!

[@samw2670]

@@eyeswideshot7347 i can

[@eyeswideshot7347]

@@samw2670 Wow! But' WITH the 2in1 TECNIque?

[@eyeswideshot7347]

@@kentajin7860 Yes* ESPeCIAlLY *when THE "techNIK is' FALSE

[@joshgee8714]

More historical events!

[@eyeswideshot7347]

His Story!

[@jamesaaronmanarang]

Love it!!

[@eyeswideshot7347]

LOVEevol=ILlUsiON

[@Sargebri]

Ironically, Spitz finished dead last four years earlier in Mexico City. That was pretty much set up what was to come four years later in Munich when he won his seven golds.

[@moimeme6533]

Gary almost stepped down before the national anthem ...oops.

[@writethisthat3613]

:29 How much for these seats??

[@eyeswideshot7347]

MANY

[@traviis_04]

🔥🔥🔥

[@eyeswideshot7347]

HARD

[@alwaysinmymind181]

1972 and our Vietnamese people are still in the war :(

[@warlaker]

And yet, South Vietnam still sent a team to the Games. The North didn't--they were totally committed to the war

[@cc_c8020]

2nd comment

[@ryder9739]

Gary Hall looks less flamboyant than his kid.

[@deb9869]

Agree!

[@dj_alcatrazz]

🔥🔥🔥

[@eyeswideshot7347]

STRONG

[@sarahmatz4858]

That was amazing

[@GeoAce777]

ZERO goggles 🥽 all balls to the wall, 72nd comment ;-)