Corrie de Bruin (born October 26, 1976, in

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) is a retired discus thrower and

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ter from the

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, who represented her native country at the

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. 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 Erik de Bruin (born 25 May 1963 in Hardinxveld-Giessendam, South Holland) is a retired Dutch discus thrower and shot putter. He held the Dutch national record in shot put from 1986 to 2005, and his 68.12 m discus throw record of 1 April 1991 s ...

, she was Holland's undisputed leading shot putter in the 1990s and played a leading role in discus throwing alongside

Jacqueline Goormachtigh Romane Jacqueline Elisabeth Goormachtigh (born 28 February 1970 in Dordrecht, South Holland) is a retired discus thrower from the Netherlands, who represented her native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States The Uni ...

as well. De Bruin won the world title in discus throwing at the

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Achievements

References

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* 1976 births Living people Dutch female discus throwers Dutch female shot putters Olympic athletes for the Netherlands Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Sportspeople from Dordrecht World Athletics Championships athletes for the Netherlands Universiade silver medalists for the Netherlands Universiade bronze medalists for the Netherlands Medalists at the 1995 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 1997 Summer Universiade 20th-century Dutch women {{Netherlands-athletics-bio-stub