Mike Stamm
American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, world champion, former world record-holder
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| Intro | American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, world champion, former world record-holder | |
| A.K.A. | Michael Eugene Stamm | |
| A.K.A. | Michael Eugene Stamm | |
| Places | United States of America | |
| is | Athlete Swimmer | |
| Work field | Sports | |
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| Birth | 6 August 1952, San Pedro | |
| Age | 72 years |
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Michael Eugene Stamm (born August 6, 1952) is an American former backstroke swimmer who earned a gold medal as a member of the winning U.S. team in the men's 4×100-meter medley relay at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany. At the 1972 Olympics, the 20-year-old Stamm also won individual silver medals in the 100-meter and in the 200-meter backstroke.
At that time, Stamm was the second-best backstroker in the world, behind East German Roland Matthes. Stamm managed to break Matthes' world record in the 200-meter backstroke only once, in 1970, but Matthes recaptured it three weeks later.
Stamm was coached by James Counsilman at Indiana University.