Michael Gross (swimmer)
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Michael Gross (swimmer)

Personal information
NicknamesThe Albatross
StrokesButterfly, freestyle
ClubEOSC Offenbach
Birth date17 June 1964(age 46)
Birth placeFrankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany
Height2.01 m (6 ft 7.1 in)
Weight88 kg (194 lb)

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Michael Groß (born 17 June 1964 in Frankfurt am Main) is a former swimmer from Germany. A 202 cm (6 ft 7 in) athlete, he received the nickname "The Albatross" due to his especially long arms which gave him a total span of 2.13 m. 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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Preceded by
US Pablo Morales		Men's 100 metre butterfly
world record holder (long course)
30 July 1984 - 23 June 1986		Succeeded by
US Pablo Morales
Preceded by
US Craig Beardsley		Men's 200 metre butterfly
world record holder (long course)
26 August 1983 - 3 August 1984		Succeeded by
AU Jon Sieben
Preceded by
AU Jon Sieben		Men's 200 metre butterfly
world record holder (long course)
29 June 1985 - 12 January 1991		Succeeded by
US Melvin Stewart
Preceded by
US Rowdy Gaines		Men's 200 metre Freestyle
World Record Holder (Long Course)
21 June 1983 - 19 September 1988		Succeeded by
AU Duncan Armstrong
Awards
Preceded by
DE Toni Mang		German Sportsman of the Year
1982 - 1984		Succeeded by
DE Boris Becker
Preceded by
DE Harald Schmid		German Sportsman of the Year
1988		Succeeded by
DE Boris Becker
Preceded by
CA Alex Baumann		World Swimmer of the Year
1985		Succeeded by
US Matt Biondi
Preceded by
HU Sandor Wladar		European Swimmer of the Year
1982 - 1986		Succeeded by
HU Tamás Darnyi

Medal Record
Men’s swimming
Competitor for  
Olympic Games
Gold1984 Los Angeles200 m freestyle
Gold1984 Los Angeles100 m butterfly
Gold1988 Seoul200 m butterfly
Silver1984 Los Angeles200 m butterfly
Silver1984 Los Angeles4x200 m freestyle
Bronze1988 Seoul4x200 m freestyle
World Championships (LC)
Gold1982 Guayaquil200 m freestyle
Gold1982 Guayaquil200 m butterfly
Gold1986 Madrid200 m freestyle
Gold1986 Madrid200 m butterfly
Gold1991 Perth4x200 m freestyle
Silver1982 Guayaquil100 m butterfly
Silver1986 Madrid4x200 m freestyle
Silver1986 Madrid4x100 m medley
Silver1991 Perth100 m butterfly
Silver1991 Perth200 m butterfly
Bronze1982 Guayaquil4x200 m freestyle
Bronze1982 Guayaquil4x100 m freestyle
Bronze1991 Perth4x100 m freestyle
European Championships (LC)
Gold1981 Split200 m butterfly
Gold1983 Rome200 m freestyle
Gold1983 Rome100 m butterfly
Gold1983 Rome200 m butterfly
Gold1983 Rome4x200 m freestyle
Gold1985 Sofia200 m freestyle
Gold1985 Sofia100 m butterfly
Gold1985 Sofia200 m butterfly
Gold1985 Sofia4x100 m freestyle
Gold1985 Sofia4x200 m freestyle
Gold1985 Sofia4x100 m medley
Gold1987 Strasbourg200 m butterfly
Gold1987 Strasbourg4x200 m freestyle
Silver1981 Split4x200 m freestyle
Silver1987 Strasbourg100 m butterfly
Silver1987 Strasbourg4x100 m freestyle
Bronze1981 Split4x100 m freestyle
Summer Universiade
Gold1985 Kobe200 m butterfly


Olympic Champions in Men's 200 m Freestyle

1900: Frederick Lane * 1904: (220 yards) Charles Daniels * 1968: Michael Wenden * 1972: Mark Spitz * 1976: Bruce Furniss * 1980: Sergey Kopliakov * 1984: Michael Gross * 1988: Duncan Armstrong * 1992: Yevgeny Sadovyi * 1996: Danyon Loader * 2000: Pieter van den Hoogenband * 2004: Ian Thorpe * 2008: Michael Phelps

Olympic Champions in Men's 100 m Butterfly

1968: Douglas Russell * 1972: Mark Spitz * 1976: Matt Vogel * 1980: Pär Arvidsson * 1984: Michael Gross * 1988: Anthony Nesty * 1992: Pablo Morales * 1996: Denis Pankratov * 2000: Lars Frölander * 2004: Michael Phelps * 2008: Michael Phelps

Olympic Champions in Men's 200 m Butterfly

1956: William Yorzyk * 1960: Michael Troy * 1964: Kevin Berry * 1968: Carl Robie * 1972: Mark Spitz * 1976: Mike Bruner * 1980: Sergey Fesenko, Sr. * 1984: Jon Sieben * 1988: Michael Gross * 1992: Melvin Stewart * 1996: Denis Pankratov * 2000: Tom Malchow * 2004: Michael Phelps * 2008: Michael Phelps

World Long Course Champions in Men's 200 m Freestyle

1973: Jim Montgomery (USA) * 1975: Timothy Shaw (USA) * 1978: William Forrester (USA) * 1982: Michael Gross (FRG) * 1986: Michael Gross (FRG) * 1991: Giorgio Lamberti (ITA) * 1994: Antti Kasvio (FIN) * 1998: Michael Klim (AUS) * 2001: Ian Thorpe (AUS) * 2003: Ian Thorpe (AUS) * 2005: Michael Phelps (USA) * 2007: Michael Phelps (USA) * 2009: Paul Biedermann (GER)

World Long Course Champions in Men's 200 m Butterfly

1973: Robin Backhaus (USA) * 1975: William Forrester (USA) * 1978: Mike Bruner (USA) * 1982: Michael Gross (FRG) * 1986: Michael Gross (FRG) * 1991: Melvin Stewart (USA) * 1994: Denis Pankratov (RUS) * 1998: Denys Sylantyev (UKR) * 2001: Michael Phelps (USA) * 2003: Michael Phelps (USA) * 2005: Paweł Korzeniowski (POL) * 2007: Michael Phelps (USA) * 2009: Michael Phelps (USA)

European Champions in Men's 200 m Freestyle

1970: Hans Fassnacht (FRG) * 1974: Peter Nocke (FRG) * 1977: Peter Nocke (FRG) * 1981: Sergey Kopliakov (URS) * 1983: Michael Gross (FRG) * 1985: Michael Gross (FRG) * 1987: Anders Holmertz (SWE) * 1989: Giorgio Lamberti (ITA) * 1991: Artur Wojdat (POL) * 1993: Antti Kasvio (FIN) * 1995: Jani Sievinen (FIN) * 1997: Paul Palmer (GBR) * 1999: Pieter van den Hoogenband (NED) * 2000: Massimiliano Rosolino (ITA) * 2002: Pieter van den Hoogenband (NED) * 2004: Pieter van den Hoogenband (NED) * 2006: Pieter van den Hoogenband (NED) * 2008: Paul Biedermann (GER) |

European Champions in Men's 100 m Butterfly

1970: Hans Lampe (FRG) * 1974: Roger Pyttel (GDR) * 1977: Roger Pyttel (GDR) * 1981: Aleksey Markovskiy (URS) * 1983: Michael Gross (FRG) * 1985: Michael Gross (FRG) * 1987: Andy Jameson (GBR) * 1989: Rafał Szukała (POL) * 1991: Vladislav Kulikov (URS) * 1993: Rafał Szukała (POL) * 1995: Denis Pankratov (RUS) * 1997: Lars Frölander (SWE) * 1999: Lars Frölander (SWE) * 2000: Lars Frölander (SWE) * 2002: Thomas Rupprath (GER) * 2004: Andrey Serdinov (UKR) * 2006: Andrey Serdinov (UKR) * 2008: Yevgeny Korotyshkin (RUS) |

European Champions in Men's 200 m Butterfly

1954: György Tumpek (HUN) * 1958: Ian Black (GBR) * 1962: Valentin Kuzmin (URS) * 1966: Valentin Kuzmin (URS) * 1970: Udo Poser (GDR) * 1974: András Hargitay (HUN) * 1977: Michael Kraus (FRG) * 1981: Michael Gross (FRG) * 1983: Michael Gross (FRG) * 1985: Michael Gross (FRG) * 1987: Michael Gross (FRG) * 1989: Tamás Darnyi (HUN) * 1991: Franck Esposito (FRA) * 1993: Denis Pankratov (RUS) * 1995: Denis Pankratov (RUS) * 1997: Franck Esposito (FRA) * 1999: Franck Esposito (FRA) * 2000: Anatoliy Polyakov (RUS) * 2002: Franck Esposito (FRA) * 2004: Denis Sylantyev (UKR) * 2006: Paweł Korzeniowski (POL) * 2008: Ioannis Drymonakos (GRE) |

Summer Universiade Champions in Men's 200 m Butterfly

1959: Federico Dennerlein (ITA) * 1961: Haruo Yoshimuto (JPN) * 1963: Valentin Kuzmin (URS) * 1965: Carl Robie (USA) * 1967 - 1970: John Ferris (USA) * 1973: Allan Poucher (USA) * 1977: Michael Kraus (FRG) * 1979: Mikhail Gorelik (URS) * 1981 - 1983: Sergey Fesenko (URS) * 1985: Michael Gross (FRG) * 1987: Anthony Mosse (NLZ) * 1991: Ray Carey (USA) * 1993: Martin Roberts (AUS) * 1995: Tom Malchow (USA) * 1997: Denys Sylantyev (UKR) * 1999: Jeff Somensatto (USA) * 2001: Andrew Mahaney (USA) * 2003: Takeshi Matsuda (JPN) * 2005: Paweł Korzeniowski (POL) * 2007: Ryusuke Sakata (JPN) * 2009: Paweł Korzeniowski (POL)



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