One of the greatest Olympians of all time, American swimmer Mark Spitz was Jewish. After his magnificent haul of seven gold medals in Munich’s Olympic Games of 1972 Spitz had to leave early after fears for his safety following the infamous Black September group that murdered eleven Israeli athletes.
The 32nd Olympic Games of the modern era is underway in Tokyo – nearing its end actually. It is the first to face the challenge of the Coronavirus Pandemic. The Olympic Games is now the greatest sporting event on earth – it wasn’t always that way. But who is the Greatest Olympian and why?