Erin Dobratz

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]

Erin Dobratz
Personal information
Full nameErin Dobratz
Nationality United States
Born (1982-10-19) 19 October 1982
Concord, California,
United States
Sport
Event(s)Synchronized 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

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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