Corrie de Bruin

Corrie de Bruin (born October 26, 1976 in Dordrecht, Zuid-Holland) is a retired discus thrower and shot putter from the Netherlands, who represented her native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There she didn't reach the final, after having thrown 55.48 metres in the qualifying heats.

The younger sister of discus thrower Erik de Bruin, she was Holland's undisputed leading shot putter in the 1990s and played a leading role in discus throwing alongside Jacqueline Goormachtigh as well. De Bruin won the world title in discus throwing at the 1994 World Junior Championships in Athletics.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing the  Netherlands
1994	World Junior Championships	Lisbon, Portugal	1st	55.18 m (DT)
1995	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	14th	17.01 m (SP)
1995	World University Games	Fukuoka, Japan	3rd	(SP)[1]
1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	36th	55.48 m (DT)
1997	European U23 Championships	Turku, Finland	2nd	18.06 m (SP)
			1st	57.72 m (DT)

References

1. ^ http://www.hickoksports.com/history/univwtandf.shtml

• (Dutch) Dutch Olympic Committee
• [1]

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Name	Bruin, Corrie de
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Date of birth	October 26, 1976
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