Christine de Bruin
Canadian bobsledder (born 1989)
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Christine de Bruin (née Bushie, born 3 March 1989) is a Canadian bobsledder. She competed in the two-woman event at the 2018 Winter Olympics with Melissa Lotholz.[2] She won bronze in the women's event and a silver medal in the team relay at the 2019 Bobsled World Championships in Whistler, British Columbia.[1]
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| Nationality | Canadian | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 March 1989[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Bobsleigh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Two-woman | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Turned pro | 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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In January 2022, De Bruin was named to Canada's 2022 Olympic team.[3][4][5] De Bruin would go on to win the bronze medal in the inaugural monobob event.[6][7]
In November 2022, the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport announced de Bruin had tested positive for an illicit anabolic agent of a food contamination . She was suspended from training and competition for three years.[8][9] Signing the admission reduced the ban by one year. de Bruin said she was not financially able to contest the ruling.[9]
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