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Michael Gross
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West German swimmer, Olympic gold medallist, world champion, former world record-holder
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Michael Gross, born Michael Groß on 17 June 1964 in Frankfurt, is a swimmer who held citizenship of Germany and West Germany, competing for West Germany in competitive swimming. He took part in the 1984 and 1988 Summer Olympics and worked in Frankfurt. Nicknamed The Albatross, he stood 201 tall and weighed 87. Gross speaks German and has been inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame and Germany's Sports Hall of Fame.
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Key facts
- Full name
- Michael Gross, Michael Groß (German)
- Nickname
- The Albatross
- National team
- West Germany
- Born
- ( 1964-06-17 ) 17 June 1964 (age 61) , Frankfurt am Main , Hesse , West Germany
- Height
- 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
- Weight
- 88 kg (194 lb)
- Sport
- Swimming
- Strokes
- Butterfly , freestyle
- Club
- EOSC Offenbach
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Michael
- Family name
- Gross
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- West Germany
- Place of birth
- Frankfurt
- Occupation
- swimmer
- Languages spoken
- German
- Sport
- competitive swimming
- Country for sport
- West Germany
- Mass
- 87
- Image
- Michael Gross 2014.jpg
- Height
- 201
- Work location
- Frankfurt
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- date of birth
- 1964-06-17
- birth name
- Michael Groß
- Commons category
- Michael Gross (swimmer)
- nickname
- The Albatross
- different from
- Michael Gross
Sources (2)
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Encyclopedic overview
Olympic Games
1984 Los Angeles200 m freestyle
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