| David Bratton | |
| Fullname: | David Hey Bratton |
| National Team: | United States |
| Strokes: | Freestyle, water polo |
| Club: | New York Athletic Club |
| Birth Date: | October 1869 |
| Birth Place: | New York, New York |
| Death Date: | December 3, 1904 (aged 35) |
| Death Place: | Chicago, Illinois |
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]