Fanny Blankers-Koen

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Dutch person Olympic athlete human hurdler long jumper sprinter

Fanny Blankers-Koen was a Dutch track and field athlete, nicknamed the "Flying Housewife," who became famous for winning four gold medals at the 1948 Olympic Games.

Aliases (1)

Francina Elsje Blankers-Koen ×1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Dutch person → Olympic athlete → human → hurdler → long jumper → sprinter →
awardReceived	Female Athlete of the Century (IAAF, 1999) →
countryOfBirth	Netherlands →
countryOfCitizenship	Netherlands →
countryOfDeath	Netherlands →
countryRepresented	Netherlands →
dateOfBirth	1918-04-26 →
dateOfDeath	2004-01-25 →
era	20th century →
eventSpecialization	100 metres → 200 metres → 4×100 metres relay → 80 metres hurdles → high jump → long jump →
fullName	Francina Elsje Blankers-Koen →
givenName	Francina →
honouredIn	Fanny Blankers-Koen Games →
memberOfSportsTeam	Dutch national athletics team →
nickname	Fanny → The Flying Housewife →
notableFor	being one of the most successful female track and field athletes in Olympic history → winning four gold medals at the 1948 Summer Olympics →
numberOfChildren	2 →
occupation	athlete → police officer →
OlympicMedal	gold medal in 100 metres at the 1948 Summer Olympics → gold medal in 200 metres at the 1948 Summer Olympics → gold medal in 4×100 metres relay at the 1948 Summer Olympics → gold medal in 80 metres hurdles at the 1948 Summer Olympics →
participatedIn	1936 Summer Olympics → 1948 Summer Olympics →
placeOfBirth	Haarlemmermeer → Hoofddorp NERFINISHED →
placeOfDeath	Hoofddorp NERFINISHED →
religion	Protestantism →
residence	Amsterdam →
setWorldRecordIn	100 metres → 4×100 metres relay → 4×200 metres relay → 80 metres hurdles → pentathlon →
sexOrGender	female →
sport	athletics → track and field →
spouse	Jan Blankers →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Fanny Blankers-Koen ("Francina Elsje Blankers-Koen") →	fullName
1948 Summer Olympics →	notableAthlete