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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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.
- ^ "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 April 18, 2020.
- ^ 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 (August 7, 1992). "Babb-sprague wins synchronized gold". Chicago Tribune. USA. Retrieved November 4, 2014.