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 Representing the 1993European Junior ChampionshipsSan Sebastián, Spain 3rdShot put16.76 m 1stDiscus throw55.30 m1994World Junior ChampionshipsLisbon, Portugal4thShot put16.79 m 1stDiscus throw55.18 mEuropean ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland15th (q)Shot put16.66 m20th (q)Discus throw54.76 m1995World Indoor ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain10thShot put16.90 mEuropean Junior ChampionshipsNyíregyháza, Hungary 1stShot put17.76 m 1stDiscus throw57.46 mWorld ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden14th (q)Shot put17.01 m20th (q)Discus throw58.14 mUniversiadeFukuoka, Japan 3rdShot put17.82 m4thDiscus throw59.12 m1996Olympic Games Atlanta, United States36th (q)Discus throw55.48 m1997World Indoor ChampionshipsParis, France12thShot put17.36 mEuropean U23 ChampionshipsTurku, Finland 2ndShot put18.06 m 1stDiscus throw57.72 mUniversiadeCatania, Italy2ndShot put18.65 m1998European Indoor ChampionshipsValencia, Spain3rdShot put18.97 mEuropean ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary7thShot put18.28 m
References
Dutch Olympic Committee