Sport On this day Born April 26, 1918 Fanny Blankers Koen, Dutch athlete
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Fanny Blankers-Koen was bemused by her success and never comfortable with adulation, but the Dutch sprinter, nicknamed the Flying Housewife, was the first post-World War Two sporting superstar after winning four golds at the 1948 Olympics. She might have won more at the Games in London but was restricted to just three individual events plus […]
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