Francina (Fanny) Blankers-Koen

Japanese: ブランカース・クーン(英語表記)Francina(Fanny) Blankers‐Koen
Francina (Fanny) Blankers-Koen
1918‐2004
A Dutch female track and field athlete. In 1936, at the age of 18, she competed in the Berlin Olympics, coming in sixth in the high jump. In 1940, she married her coach, Blankers, and in 1948, at the age of 30 and the mother of two children, she competed in the London Olympics, winning the 100m (11.9 seconds), 200m (24.4 seconds), and 80m hurdles (11.2 seconds), as well as the 400m relay (47.5 seconds) in which she was the final runner, winning four gold medals and earning the nickname "the flying Dutchman." [Kawamoto Nobumasa]

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:
1918‐2004
オランダの女子陸上競技選手。1936年,18歳でベルリン・オリンピックに出場,走高跳びで6位。40年コーチのブランカースと結婚し,48年2児の母で30歳のとき,ロンドン・オリンピックに出場,100m(11秒9),200m(24秒4),80m障害(11秒2)のほか,最終走者をつとめた400mリレー(47秒5)にも優勝して,金メダル4個を獲得,〈空とぶオランダ人〉といわれた。【川本 信正】

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