Talk:Fanny Blankers-Koen

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Fanny Blankers-Koen is a former featured article. Please see the links under Article Milestones below for its original nomination page (for older articles, check the nomination archive) and why it was removed.

This article appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page as Today's featured article on April 11, 2006.

Article Milestones
Date	Process	Result
September 13, 2004	Featured article candidate	Not promoted
September 21, 2004	Featured article candidate	Promoted
February 25, 2007	Featured article review	Demoted
Current Status: Former featured article

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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)!

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)

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