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@CarveHerName@mstdn.social  ·  activity timestamp 18 hours ago
#OnThisDay, 7 Aug1948, Fanny Blankers-Koen wins her fourth gold Olympic medal at a single games: the first woman to do so.

Fanny had been regarded by critics as 'too old' at 30, and nicknamed 'the Flying Housewife”. Yes, really. 🙄

Watch footage here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Y_G0H-b3QE

#WomenInHistory#OTD #History#WomensHistory#OlympicWomen#Histodons

Fanny Blankers-Koen on the starting blocks of the cinder track at the London Olympics. She is a white woman with blonde hair in normal running gear for the time.
Fanny Blankers-Koen on the starting blocks of the cinder track at the London Olympics. She is a white woman with blonde hair in normal running gear for the time.
Fanny Blankers-Koen on the starting blocks of the cinder track at the London Olympics. She is a white woman with blonde hair in normal running gear for the time.
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