Kristen Babb-Sprague
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| Full name | Kristen Elizabeth Babb-Sprague | ||||||||||||||||||||
| National team |  United States | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | July 29, 1968 Walnut Creek, California | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 58 kg (128 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Synchronized swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Kristen Elizabeth Babb-Sprague (born July 29, 1968) is an American former synchronized swimmer and an Olympic champion.[1][2]
Babb-Sprague was awarded a gold medal in the women's solo event at the 1992 Summer Olympics after a scoring scandal.[3] In the technical figures routine, a Brazilian judge accidentally entered a score of 8.7 instead of 9.7 for the Canadian swimmer Sylvie Fréchette, allowing Babb-Sprague to win the competition.[4] Fourteen months later, and after several appeals by the Canadian Olympic Committee, Fréchette's medal was upgraded to gold by the International Swimming Federation, while Babb-Sprague was allowed to retain hers.[3]
Babb-Sprague is married to former Major League Baseball player Ed Sprague.
References
- ^ "Profile: Kristen Babb-Sprague". databaseOlympics.com. Retrieved January 30, 2008.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kristen Babb-Sprague". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-04.
- ^ a b "Buoyed by a judge's scoring blunder". sportsillustrated.cnn.com. Retrieved August 23, 2008.
- ^ Buchalter, Bill (7 August 1992). "Babb-sprague wins synchronized gold". Chicago Tribune. USA. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
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- 1968 births
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- Olympic gold medalists for the United States in synchronized swimming
- Olympic medalists in synchronized swimming
- Olympic synchronized swimmers of the United States
- People from Walnut Creek, California
- Synchronized swimmers at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- International Swimming Hall of Fame inductees
- World Aquatics Championships medalists in synchronised swimming
- Synchronized swimmers at the 1991 World Aquatics Championships
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- Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics