Michael Gross (swimmer)
Michael Groß (; born 17 June 1964), usually spelled
Michael Gross in English, is a former competitive
swimmer from
Germany. He is tall, and received the nickname "The
Albatross" for his especially long arms that gave him a total span of 2.13 meters. Gross, competing for
West Germany, won three Olympic gold medals, two in 1984 and one in 1988 in the
freestyle and
butterfly events, in addition to two World Championship titles in 1982, two in 1986 and one in 1991.
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