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Michael Gross (born 17 June 1964) spelled Michael Groß in German is a former swimmer from Germany. He is 201 centimetres (6 ft 7 in) tall and received the nickname The Albatross due to 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.