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Jan Blankers

Dutch athlete and coach
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  • Olympic track-and-field champion Fanny Blankers-Koen
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    …coach, former Olympic triple jumper Jan Blankers, in 1940. In 1942 and 1943 she set world records in the 80-meter hurdles (11.0 sec), high jump (1.71 meters [5.61 feet]), and long jump (6.25 meters [20.51 feet]).

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    …coach, former Olympic triple jumper Jan Blankers, in 1940. In 1942 and 1943 she set world records in the 80-meter hurdles (11.0 sec), high jump (1.71 meters [5.61 feet]), and long jump (6.25 meters [20.51 feet]).

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