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Encyclopedia > Inge de Bruijn
Olympic medal record
Competitor for Flag of Netherlands Netherlands
Women’s swimming
Gold 2000 Sydney 50 m freestyle
Gold 2000 Sydney 100 m freestyle
Gold 2000 Sydney 100 m butterfly
Gold 2004 Athens 50 m freestyle
Silver 2000 Sydney 4 x 100 m freestyle relay
Silver 2004 Athens 100 m freestyle
Bronze 2004 Athens 100 m butterfly
Bronze 2004 Athens 4 x 100 m freestyle relay

Inge de Bruijn (born August 24, 1973 in Barendrecht, Zuid-Holland) is a former Dutch swimmer, and a four-time Olympic champion. Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... Swimming has been a sport at every modern Olympic Games. ... The 2000 Summer Olympics or the Millennium Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were the Summer Olympic Games held in 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... MENS EVENTS WOMENS EVENTS Category: ... The 2000 Summer Olympics or the Millennium Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were the Summer Olympic Games held in 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... MENS EVENTS WOMENS EVENTS Category: ... The 2000 Summer Olympics or the Millennium Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were the Summer Olympic Games held in 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... MENS EVENTS WOMENS EVENTS Category: ... The 2004 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, were held in Athens, Greece, from August 13 to August 29, 2004. ... Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Olympic Aquatic Centre with the athletes competing in 32 events. ... The 2000 Summer Olympics or the Millennium Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were the Summer Olympic Games held in 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... MENS EVENTS WOMENS EVENTS Category: ... The 2004 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, were held in Athens, Greece, from August 13 to August 29, 2004. ... Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Olympic Aquatic Centre with the athletes competing in 32 events. ... The 2004 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, were held in Athens, Greece, from August 13 to August 29, 2004. ... Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Olympic Aquatic Centre with the athletes competing in 32 events. ... The 2004 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, were held in Athens, Greece, from August 13 to August 29, 2004. ... Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Olympic Aquatic Centre with the athletes competing in 32 events. ... August 24 is the 236th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (237th in leap years), with 129 days remaining. ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... Barendrecht (population: 37,257 as of 1-1-2004) is a town in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. ... This article is about the province of the Netherlands. ... The five Olympic rings were designed in 1913, adopted in 1914 and debuted at the Games at Antwerp, 1920. ...


De Bruijn tried several sports before settling with swimming. She debuted at the World Championships in 1991, winning a bronze medal with the 4 x 100 m relay team, with which she had already won a gold medal at European Championships. 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... During a relay race, members of a team take turns swimming or running (usually with a baton) parts of a circuit or performing a certain action. ... Gold Medal is an album by American band The Donnas, released in 2004. ...


The following year, De Bruijn made her Olympic debut at the 1992 Summer Olympics, and finished 8th in the 100 m and 4 x 100 m freestyle events. She did not compete at the 1996 Summer Olympics. The 1992 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, were held in 1992 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. ... Participants The 1996 Summer Olympics, formally known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and informally known as the Centennial Olympics, were held in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. ...


In 1999, she won the 50 m freestyle at the European Championships. 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Old Farts by the Sometimes-United Nations. ... Freestyle is one of the official swimming competitions according to the rules of FINA. However, it is technically not a style, as there are very few regulations about the way freestyle has to be swum. ...


The following year, after having swum several World Records, she competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. She won the 50 and 100 m freestyle, and the 100 m butterfly, setting World Records in all three events. In addition, she won a silver medal with the 4 x 100 m freestyle relay team. Her nickname became Invincible Inky. A world record is the best performance in a certain discipline, usually a sports event. ... The 2000 Summer Olympics or the Millennium Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were the Summer Olympic Games held in 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... This article is about the metropolitan area in Australia. ... The butterfly, (fly for short) is a swimming stroke swum on the breast, with both arms moving simultaneously. ...


She was named by Swimming World magazine as the Female World Swimmer of the Year in 2000 and 2001. Swimming World magazine is an American-based monthly swimming magazine, that was first published in January 1960. ...


She confirmed her status when she won titles in the three same events at the 2001 World Championships, and the 50 m freestyle at the 2003 World Championships.


At the 2004 Summer Olympic Games in Athens she upheld her gold medal in the 50m free, as well as taking silver in the 100m free, and two bronze: one in the 100m butterfly and another with the rest of the Dutch women's swim team in the 4x100m relay. (Redirected from 2004 Summer Olympic Games) The Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, commonly known as the 2004 Summer Olympics were the 28th Summer Olympic Games. ... Athens (Greek: Αθήνα, Athína IPA: ) is the capital and largest city of Greece and the birthplace of democracy. ...


De Bruijn resides in Eindhoven, the Netherlands but also trains in Portland, Oregon in the United States part of the year.
Eindhoven is a municipality and a city located in the province of Noord-Brabant in the south of the Netherlands, originally at the confluence of the Dommel and Gender brooks. ... Nickname: City of Roses, Stumptown, Bridgetown, PDX Location in Multnomah County and the state of Oregon Coordinates: Country United States State Oregon County Multnomah County Incorporated February 8, 1851 Mayor Tom Potter Area    - City 376. ...

Olympic champions in women's 50 m freestyle
1988: Kristin Otto | 1992: Wenyi Yang | 1996: Amy Van Dyken | 2000: Inge de Bruijn | 2004: Inge de Bruijn
Olympic champions in women's 100 m freestyle
1912: Fanny Durack | 1920: Ethelda Bleibtrey | 1924: Ethel Lackie | 1928: Albina Osipowich | 1932: Helene Madison | 1936: Rie Mastenbroek | 1948: Greta Andersen | 1952: Katalin Szöke | 1956: Dawn Fraser | 1960: Dawn Fraser | 1964: Dawn Fraser | 1968: Jan Henne | 1972: Sandra Neilson | 1976: Kornelia Ender | 1980: Barbara Krause | 1984: Nancy Hogshead-Carrie Steinseifer | 1988: Kristin Otto | 1992: Yong Zhuang | 1996: Jingyi Le | 2000: Inge de Bruijn | 2004: Jodie Henry
Olympic champions in women's 100 m butterfly
1956: Shelley Mann | 1960: Carolyn Schuler | 1964: Sharon Stouder | 1968: Lyn McClements | 1972: Mayumi Aoki | 1976: Kornelia Ender | 1980: Caren Metschuck | 1984: Mary T. Meagher | 1988: Kristin Otto | 1992: Qian Hong | 1996: Amy Van Dyken | 2000: Inge de Bruijn | 2004: Petria Thomas
Preceded by:
Leontien van Moorsel
Dutch Sportswoman of the Year
2001
Succeeded by:
Verona van de Leur

  Results from FactBites:
 
CNNSI.com - Olympic Sports - De Bruijn breaks 50-meter freestyle world record - Tuesday June 06, 2000 09:42 AM (387 words)
De Bruijn clocked 24.48 seconds for the 50-meter freestyle at the Dutch national championships to shave 0.03 seconds from the record Le set in September 1994 and matched by the 26-year-old Dutchwoman in Sheffield, England, May 26.
De Bruijn broke three other world records in Sheffield, lowering her own six-day-old 50-meter butterfly mark, carving an incredible 1.19 seconds from the 100 butterfly record and bettering the 100 freestyle standard set by Le at the 1994 world championships in Rome, where China bagged 12 of the 16 women's titles.
De Bruijn, who swam in her first world championships back in 1991, did not win a major title until last year's European championships in Istanbul, where she sprinted to victory in the 50 freestyle and 50 butterfly.
Inge de Bruijn: Definition and Links by Encyclopedian.com (282 words)
Inge de Bruijn (born August 24, 1974) is a Dutch swimmer, and a triple Olympic champion.
The following year, De Bruijn made her Olympic debut at the 1992 Summer Olympics, and finished 8th in the 100 m and 4 x 100 m freestyle events.
She continued to swim with the best in the next years, but was not motivated enough to compete in the 1996 Summer Olympics, and stayed home.
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