Fanny Blankers-Koen
(1918-2004)
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Francina "Fanny" Elsje Blankers-Koen (26 April 1918 – 25 January 2004) 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.
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26 April 1918 Lage Vuursche, Netherlands
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| Died |
25 January 2004 (aged 85) Hoofddorp, Netherlands
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| Zodiac | Taurus |
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