David Bratton
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| Full name | David Hey Bratton | |||||||||||
| National team | United States | |||||||||||
| Born | October 1869 | |||||||||||
| Died | December 3, 1904 (aged 35) | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle, water polo | |||||||||||
| Club | New York Athletic Club | |||||||||||
Medal record
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David Hey Bratton (October 1869 – December 3, 1904) was an American water polo player and competition swimmer who represented the United States at the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis, Missouri.[1]
Bratton was sponsored by the New York Athletic Club (NYAC) at the time of the 1904 Olympics, and was a member of NYAC Olympic water polo team that won the 1904 gold medal. He was also a member of the NYAC team in the men's 4x50-yard freestyle relay which finished fourth in the Olympic final.
Bratton was born in New York City. Following the 1904 Olympics, he died of a typhoid fever in Chicago that same year.[2]
References
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External links
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