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Dutch discus thrower and shot putter
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Female
Place of birth
Dordrecht, South Holland, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
Age
48 years
Stats
Height:
180
Weight:
80
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Biography
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, United States. 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 | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing the  Netherlands | |||||
| 1993 | European Junior Championships | San Sebastián, Spain | 3rd | Shot put | 16.76 m |
| 1st | Discus throw | 55.30 m | |||
| 1994 | World Junior Championships | Lisbon, Portugal | 4th | Shot put | 16.79 m |
| 1st | Discus throw | 55.18 m | |||
| European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 15th (q) | Shot put | 16.66 m | |
| 20th (q) | Discus throw | 54.76 m | |||
| 1995 | World Indoor Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 10th | Shot put | 16.90 m |
| European Junior Championships | Nyíregyháza, Hungary | 1st | Shot put | 17.76 m | |
| 1st | Discus throw | 57.46 m | |||
| World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 14th (q) | Shot put | 17.01 m | |
| 20th (q) | Discus throw | 58.14 m | |||
| Universiade | Fukuoka, Japan | 3rd | Shot put | 17.82 m | |
| 4th | Discus throw | 59.12 m | |||
| 1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | 36th (q) | Discus throw | 55.48 m |
| 1997 | World Indoor Championships | Paris, France | 12th | Shot put | 17.36 m |
| European U23 Championships | Turku, Finland | 2nd | Shot put | 18.06 m | |
| 1st | Discus throw | 57.72 m | |||
| Universiade | Catania, Italy | 2nd | Shot put | 18.65 m | |
| 1998 | European Indoor Championships | Valencia, Spain | 3rd | Shot put | 18.97 m |
| European Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 7th | Shot put | 18.28 m | |
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