CarveHerName on Nostr: #OnThisDay, 7 Aug1948, Fanny Blankers-Koen wins her fourth gold Olympic medal at a ...

#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”.

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

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