Corrie de Bruin

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Corrie de Bruin (born October 26, 1976, in Dordrecht, South 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

References

  • (in Dutch) Dutch Olympic Committee
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Corrie de Bruin". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
Awards
Preceded by
KNAU Cup

1997, 1998
Succeeded by
Lieja Koeman