1918
Fanny Blankers-Koen, Dutch sprinter and long jumper (died 2004)
Fanny Blankers-Koen, Dutch sprinter and long jumper (died 2004)
Fanny Blankers-Koen
Dutch athlete (1918–2004)
- Born
- 1918
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.