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Fanny Blankers-Koen
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Born
April 26
,
1918
·
Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
Died
January 25
,
2004
·
Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
(complications from heart disease)
Birth name
Francina Elsje Koen
Height
5′ 9″ (1.75 m)
Mini Bio
Fanny Blankers-Koen was born on April 26, 1918 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. She was married to Jan Blankers. She died on January 25, 2004 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
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Jan Blankers
(1940 - 1977) (his death, 2 children)
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Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year 1948.
Her nickname was 'The flying housewife', because she had already two children when she ran several world-records.
Was made a knight in the Order of Orange Nassau by Queen Juliana of the Netherlands.
In 1999, named the best female athlete of the 20th century by the International Association of Athletics Federations.
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