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Also known as Michael Groß

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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Acting

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1979-07-06

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Listeners
663
Total plays
6,818

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Michael Gross is currently the singer/songwriter of the band Michael Gross and the Statuettes Michael Gross is a former singer and guitarist of The Brobecks and the band Let's Become Actors "Tales From a Country Home" is a solo album recorded by Michael Gross and a couple of friends back in February 2008. Since the recording of this album, Michael has formed a group called "Michael Gross and The Statuettes". You can check them out here: (www.myspace.com/michaelgrossmusic) <a href="https://www.

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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

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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
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
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Encyclopedic overview

Olympic Games

1984 Los Angeles200 m freestyle

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