Top Quotes & Sayings by Fanny Blankers-Koen

Explore popular quotes and sayings by a Dutch athlete Fanny Blankers-Koen.
Last updated on November 21, 2024.
Fanny Blankers-Koen

Francina "Fanny" Elsje 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.

All I've done is run fast. I don't see why people should make much fuss about that. — © Fanny Blankers-Koen
All I've done is run fast. I don't see why people should make much fuss about that.
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