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Kristen Babb-Sprague

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Personal information

Full name

Kristen Elizabeth Babb-Sprague

National team

United States

Born

July 29, 1968 (age 55)
Walnut Creek, California

Height

178 cm (5 ft 10 in)

Weight

58 kg (128 lb)

Sport

Swimming

Strokes

Synchronized swimming

Medal record

Women's synchronised swimming

Representing the United States
Olympic Games
	1992 Barcelona	Women's solo
World Championships
	1991 Perth	Women's solo

Kristen Elizabeth Babb-Sprague (born July 29, 1968) is an American former synchronized swimmer.^[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] Fréchette's medal was afterwards upgraded to gold by the International Swimming Federation, but Babb-Sprague was allowed to retain hers.^[3]

Babb-Sprague is married to former Major League Baseball player Ed Sprague.

References[edit]

^ "Profile: Kristen Babb-Sprague". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on February 8, 2007. 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 2020-04-18.

^ ^a ^b "Buoyed by a judge's scoring blunder". sportsillustrated.cnn.com. Archived from the original on January 2, 2013. Retrieved August 23, 2008.

^ Buchalter, Bill (7 August 1992). "Babb-sprague wins synchronized gold". Chicago Tribune. USA. Retrieved 4 November 2014.

v t e Olympic Artistic swimming champions – women's solo
1984: Tracie Ruiz (USA) 1988: Carolyn Waldo (CAN) 1992: Kristen Babb-Sprague (USA) & Sylvie Fréchette (CAN)

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