Erin Dobratz
Personal information
Full nameErin Dobratz
Nationality United States
Born (1982-10-19) 19 October 1982
Concord, California,
United States
Sport
EventSynchronized swimming
College teamStanford Cardinal (USA)
Medal record
Women's synchronized swimming
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Athens Team
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2003 Barcelona Combination
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Barcelona Team
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2003 Santo Domingo Team

Erin Dobratz (born October 19, 1982 in Concord, California) is a retired American synchronized swimmer.[1] She shared a silver medal in the combination routine, and captured a bronze for the Americans in the team event at the 2003 FINA World Championships in Barcelona, Spain.[2] On that same year, Dobratz added a gold to her career hardware in the same tournament at the Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.[3] At the 2004 Summer Olympics, Dobratz helped the Team USA reclaim its spot to the medal podium with a bronze medal in the women's team event. Dobratz is also a graduate of Clayton Valley High School in Concord, California, and a member of the Stanford Cardinal women's synchronized swimming team.[4]

Dobratz qualified for the women's team routine, as a member of the American squad, at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. Dobratz helped the Americans score a third-place technical merit of 48.584 points, and went on to capture the bronze medal for her squad with a free routine of 48.834 to accumulate a total score of 97.418.[5][6]

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Erin Dobratz". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
  2. ↑ "Japan Wins First-Ever Free Routine Combo Synchro Event". Swimming World Magazine. 16 July 2003. Archived from the original on 24 March 2014. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
  3. ↑ Eymer, Rick (20 August 2003). "Swimming highlights American gold mining in the Dominican Republic". Palo Alto Weekly. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
  4. ↑ Gafni, Matthias (1 August 2012). "Tiny Clayton produces two bronze medalists". San Jose Mercury News. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
  5. ↑ "Russia, Japan, USA line up again for team synchronized swimming". USA Today. 26 August 2004. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
  6. ↑ "Synchronized Swimming: Women's Team Event". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 26 August 2004. Retrieved 24 March 2014.


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