Kristen Babb-Sprague
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| Full name | Kristen Elizabeth Babb-Sprague | ||||||||||||||||||
| National team |  United States |
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| Born | July 29, 1968 Walnut Creek, California |
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| 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, Sylvie's medal was upgraded to gold by the International Swimming Federation, while Kirsten was allowed to retain hers.[3]
Kirsten is married to former Major League Baseball player Ed Sprague.
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