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Fanny Blankers-Koen

Fanny Blankers-Koen
Fanny Blankers-Koen, Dutch sprinter and long jumper (d. 2004)

Francina Elsje "Fanny" Blankers-Koen was a Dutch track and field athlete, best known for winning four gold medals at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London. She competed there as a 30-year-old mother of two, earning her the nickname "the Flying Housewife", and was the most successful athlete at the event.

26 April 1918

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