Fanny Blankers-Koen was a Dutch track and field athlete, best known for winning four gold medals at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London. She competed there as a 30-year-old mother of two, earning her the nickname “the flying housewife”, and was the most successful athlete at the event.
| Name: | Francina “Fanny” Elsje Blankers-Koen, fanny blankers-koen, The Flying Housewife |
| Born: | April 26, 1918 in Lage Vuursche, Netherlands |
| Died: | January 25, 2004 in Hoofddorp, Netherlands |
| Height: | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Spouse: | Jan Blankers |
| Children: | Fanny Junior, Jan Junior |
| Profession: | Olympic athlete, Athletics |
| Nationality: | Netherlands |
