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Erin Dobratz

Erin Dobratz

American synchronized swimmer

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]

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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

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    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.
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    "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.
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    Gafni, Matthias (1 August 2012). "Tiny Clayton produces two bronze medalists". San Jose Mercury News. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
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    "Russia, Japan, USA line up again for team synchronized swimming". USA Today. 26 August 2004. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
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    "Synchronized Swimming: Women's Team Event". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 26 August 2004. Retrieved 24 March 2014.


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