Kristen Babb-Sprague

Kristen Babb-Sprague
Personal information
Full nameKristen Elizabeth Babb-Sprague
National team United States
Born (1968-07-29) July 29, 1968 (age 56)
Walnut Creek, California
Height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight58 kg (128 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesSynchronized swimming
Medal record
Women's synchronised swimming
Representing the United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1992 Barcelona Women's solo
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 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.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Profile: Kristen Babb-Sprague". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on February 8, 2007. Retrieved January 30, 2008.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b "Buoyed by a judge's scoring blunder". sportsillustrated.cnn.com. Archived from the original on January 2, 2013. Retrieved August 23, 2008.
  4. ^ Buchalter, Bill (August 7, 1992). "Babb-sprague wins synchronized gold". Chicago Tribune. USA. Retrieved November 4, 2014.


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