Fanny Blankers-Koen - The Best Female Athlete of the 20th Century | London 1948 Olympics

[@carlmorrow1600]

This woman is too underrated. Why don't people talk about her more often?

[@eddiegraham485]

She is not underrated but lets face it she competed at a time when opportunities for women were not global.

[@ddoeser5830]

R.I.P. Onvergetelijk ❤🇳🇱🙏🌹Jaar 2023 Tijdstip Waarop Zaterdag 17:21 UUR Namiddag.

[@henkoosterink8744]

@@eddiegraham485 She had to fight for her opportunity herself, you Mr Wiseguy.

[@LeslieGMN]

Of the nine women's track and field events in 1948, Fanny Blankers-Koen won FOUR. Her neighbors bought her a bicycle so she "wouldn't have to run so much."

[@3pan1]

at the time women could take part in just FOUR events, while at the same time she held the world records in both high-jump and long-jump as well, but wasn't allowed to compete, you can imagine ...

[@thirasiv]

Flying Housewife the greatest of all time. Although it looked like the leg 3 Dutch girl stepped out of lane , the most impressive was the 200m in the cold rain on cinder track from lane 1!

[@BramMW]

I'm Dutch and she is to... in Dutch her name is '''De Vliegende Huisvrouw''

[@fffabricio9]

She is great atletic famous "The Flying Housewife.

[@alexmihaljevich1536]

Arguably the greatest female track athlete ever.

[@miqlau]

Respect

[@NBALJFan23]

That track looks hard to run in...

[@garyhunt8067]

Brilliant footage

[@samchannel542]

there was all competitions in this channel, why i can't found them

[@ConradWilliams400m]

dirt track on blocks just raw

[@readmylisp]

Amazing woman . There are more out there . Have confidence.

[@IsraelisGr8]

Google doodle brought me here

[@sandroevangelisti1]

Nobody gainsays the triumph of Blankers-Koen, but I guess that Jackie Joyner-Kersee deserves also to be track & field queen of 20th century!

[@MichaelDomer]

For your information, Blankers-Koen held 16(!) world records in 8(!) different events, like 100m, 200m, hurdles, long jump, high jump, decathlon, etc... just saying.

[@HankContra07]

La atleta femenina más grande del siglo XX. En lo que va de este no hay señales de que la superen. Tenía 3 meses de embarazo para esa fecha en 1948. Paavo Nurmi 🇫🇮, Emil Zátopek 🇨🇿, Abebe Bikila 🇪🇹, Usain Bolt 🇯🇲 y ella 🇳🇱 son los referentes de pista en atletismo, aunque Shirley Strickland de la Hunty 🇦🇺 y Carl Lewis 🇺🇸 no andan lejos. 🙌🇳🇱

[@melissarozalia]

My fam❤

[@michaelscurr9046]

11.9 in the mud🤟❤️🤟🤟🤟🤟❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@vincentreynolds2127]

FACT.

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