Rubuta ci gaba don wannan sakin layi - De Bruijn ya gwada wasanni da yawa kafin daga baya ya ƙware a cikin iyo. De Bruijn ta fara fitowa a Gasar Cin Kofin Ruwa ta Duniya a watan Janairun 1991, inda ta lashe lambar tagulla tare da tawagar relay 4 × 100 m, wanda ta lashe lambar zinare a Gasar LC ta Turai
a watan Agusta na wannan shekarar.