Cornelia Johanna Marretje "Corrie" Bakker (later Stigter, born 15 June 1945) is a retired

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from the Netherlands. She was part of the Dutch

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team that finished fourth at the

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. Her personal best in the

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was 11.7 seconds (1965). After retiring from competition, in 1972 she married John Stigter, and in 1975 gave birth to a son.

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