David Bratton, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

David Bratton

American water polo player, swimmer, Olympic gold medalist

Date of Birth: 01-Oct-1869

Place of Birth: New York City, New York, United States

Date of Death: 03-Dec-1904

Profession: swimmer, water polo player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra

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. 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.