Talk:Fanny Blankers-Koen

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Why is the paragraph about the Hongerwinter relevant here, what specific influence had it on blankers-coen? Romanista 15:44, 13 April 2006 (UTC)

Does "athletics" mean "track and field"? 84.132.252.146 19:09, 11 April 2006 (UTC)

Yes David D. (Talk) 23:11, 11 April 2006 (UTC)!

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I deleted some vandalism about "Ol fanny pack became a nazi and shot jews" or something similar. I'm unfamiliar with the timestamp format, sorry.

You can sign your name (or IP address if you're not logged in) and a timestamp by typing four tildes (~~~~) at the end of your comment. Thanks for helping with the vandalism! --Laura S 18:01, 11 April 2006 (UTC)

What is meant by:

Her first competition was a deception

? —Morven 15:58, Sep 17, 2004 (UTC)

• That's what you get when you're not a native English speaker. Fixed it. Jeronimo 06:43, 23 Sep 2004 (UTC)

[edit] Jewish heritage?

Just curious: was she of Jewish heritage somewhere back? (Just a thought upon seeing the name "Koen", which looks like a variant of Cohen.) --Saforrest 01:18, 11 April 2006 (UTC)

• Unlikely, as she was allowed to compete in occupied Europe during the war . I don't know for sure though. Lisiate 02:41, 11 April 2006 (UTC)
  • Koen is a very common name in the Netherlands. I've never heard of it being associated with being Jewish. —Michiel Sikma, 05:47, 11 April 2006 (UTC)
    • Apparently Koen is a short form of Conrad [1]. Since it derives from the name of a Christian bishop, it's unlikely to be a marker of Jewish heritage ... --Dhartung | Talk 18:50, 11 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Picture

There are some good pictures in this article, but I'm kind of disappointed that this is a featured article without having a picture that clearly shows her face. She remains a little anonymous without one. Maybe someone could see to finding one of those pictures of her. —Michiel Sikma, 05:48, 11 April 2006 (UTC)