Daniëlle de Bruijn (born 13 February 1978 in
Vlaardingen
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) is a
water polo
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player of the
Netherlands
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who represents the
Dutch national team in international competitions.
De Bruijn was part of the team that won the bronze medal at the
1997 Women's European Water Polo Championship
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in
Seville
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. They also won silver at the
1998 World Aquatics Championships
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in
Perth
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, gold at the
1999 FINA Women's Water Polo World Cup
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in
Winnipeg
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and silver at the
1999 Women's European Water Polo Championship in
Prato
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. All these results made them one of the favourites for the first ever women's Olympic tournament at the
2000 Summer Olympics
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held in
Sydney
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, and they finished in fourth position in Australia. It was the start of a less successful period for the Dutch team as they got the fifth place at the
2001 Women's European Water Polo Championship in
Budapest
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, the 9th place at the
2001 FINA Women's World Water Polo Championship in
Fukuoka
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and the sixth place at the
2003 World Aquatics Championships
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C ...
in
Barcelona
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.
After the team failed to qualify for the
2004 Summer Olympics
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in
Athens
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, de Bruijn retired her national career until her return at the
2007 World Aquatics Championships
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in
Melbourne
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, where they finished in 9th position. They started a new campaign with a mix of experienced and talented players to work towards a new top team for the
2008 Summer Olympics
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in
Beijing
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. The Dutch team finished in fifth place at the
2008 Women's European Water Polo Championship in
Málaga
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. In
Kirishi
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It was previously kno ...
they qualified for the
2008 Summer Olympics
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in
Beijing
}
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.
There they ended up winning the gold medal on 21 August, beating the
United States
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9-8 in the
final
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. De Bruijn became the tournament's
top goalscorer with 17 goals, including seven goals in the final.
In 2008, de Bruijn was named one of ''Swimming World'' magazines 2008 Water Polo Players of the Year.
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www.swimmingworldmagazine.com, ret: 22 November 2008.
See also
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List of Olympic champions in women's water polo
This is a list of Olympic champions in women's water polo since the inaugural official edition in 2000.
Abbreviations
History
Women's water polo became an Olympic sport at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.
As of 2016, women's teams from Europe, North ...
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List of Olympic medalists in water polo (women)
Women's water polo became an Olympic sport at the 2000 Olympics. Since then, the United States women's team has won six consecutive medals.
There are thirty-five female athletes who have won two or more Olympic medals in water polo. Heather Petr ...
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List of women's Olympic water polo tournament top goalscorers
This is a list of top goalscorers in the women's Olympic water polo tournament since the inaugural official edition in 2000.
Abbreviations
Overall top goalscorers
As of 2016, eighteen female players have scored 20 or more goals at the Summer O ...
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References
External links
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1978 births
Living people
People from Vlaardingen
Dutch female water polo players
Water polo drivers
Left-handed water polo players
Water polo players at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Water polo players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Olympic gold medalists for the Netherlands in water polo
World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo
Sportspeople from South Holland