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| Full name | Crystl Irene Bustos | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | The Big Bruiser | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | September 8, 1977 (age 47) Canyon Country, California, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| College team | Palm Beach Panthers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Crystl Irene Bustos (born September 8, 1977), also known as The Big Bruiser, is an American softball player at the designated hitter or third base position although on the roster she is a designated player.[1] She is a two-time Olympic gold medalist. She holds the world record for home runs during an Olympic series, with six.[2]
- ^ Coffey, Wayne (July 4, 2000). "CRYSTL PURE GOLD FOR U.S. WOMEN'S OLYMPIC SOFTBALLER GETS RAVES". New York Daily News. Archived from the original on September 12, 2008.
- ^ "U.S. advances to gold medal game with 5-0 win over Australia". Amateur Softball Association. August 22, 2004. Retrieved October 25, 2006.