Comments on: Fanny Blankers-Koen: ‘The Flying Housewife’ who won four Olympic gold medals in one year

By: Olympisch Stadion

Olympisch Stadion — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 08:14:00 +0000

The Olympic Stadium Amsterdam found a 3d-film of Fanny Blankers-Koen, made in 1948! You can see this on our website: http://olympischstadion.nl/en/53_news/?news_id=1715

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Mon, 06 Aug 2012 09:19:11 +0000

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By: Charlie Connelly

Charlie Connelly — Sat, 04 Aug 2012 08:37:42 +0000

How “the Flying Housewife” demolished prejudices about gender, age and motherhood: #London2012
http://t.co/Jylq9sTH

By: HistoryLondon

HistoryLondon — Sat, 04 Aug 2012 07:26:33 +0000

How “the Flying Housewife” demolished prejudices about gender, age and motherhood: #London2012
http://t.co/Jylq9sTH

By: Derartu Tulu: The first black woman to win an Olympic gold medal | Left Foot Forward

Thu, 02 Aug 2012 16:01:28 +0000

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By: JC

JC — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 08:37:00 +0000

In reply to Katie. So where's Larisa Latynina, Shane Gould or Dawn Fraser. Aren't they great enough?

By: Katie

Katie — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 10:47:00 +0000

In reply to JC.

No. We explained in the first para that we are focusing on women because they are largely under represented by other news outlets.

We’re not a charity for unknown athletes; we are running these articles to prove a wider point about women in sport… If you want a profile of every Olympic athlete, try Wikipedia.

By: JC

JC — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 10:11:00 +0000

I know he’s not female, but how about celebrating the unknown Olympic hero Al Oerter? If you don’t know who he is, look him up. There’s also the Russian gymnast whose record Michael Phelps has just broken.

In the meantime, isn’t it a bit sexist to be focusing on women?

By: 45 Apples

45 Apples — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 17:03:17 +0000

Fanny Blankers-Koen: 'The Flying Housewife' who won four Olympic gold medals in one year, writes @LFFKatie: http://t.co/cuMpTKCa

By: leftlinks

leftlinks — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 16:50:28 +0000

Left Foot Forward – Fanny Blankers-Koen: ‘The Flying Housewife’ who won four Olympic gold… http://t.co/CrKSp5tX