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Also Known As Francina Elsje Koen • the Flying Housewife
Born April 26, 1918 • Netherlands
Died January 25, 2004 (aged 85) • Amsterdam • Netherlands
Awards And Honors Olympic Games

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Fanny Blankers-Koen leaps over a hurdle ahead of other runners during the 80-metre hurdles race at the 1948 London Olympics, with a stadium crowd in the background.
Mongolian postage stamp showing runner Fanny Blankers-Koen hurdling, with Olympic rings, London 1948 medals, and her name printed beside her.
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