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Her first appearance in the sport was in 1935, aged 17.
Her first competition was a disappointment, but in her third race, she set a national record in the 800 m. Fanny Koen soon made the Dutch team, although as a sprinter, not a middle distance runner.
At that time, 800 m was generally considered too physically demanding for female contestants, and had been removed from the Olympic programme after 1928.
The following year, her coach and future husband,: nl: Jan Blankers, a former Olympic triple-jumper, encouraged her to enter the trials for the 1936 Olympics in Berlin.
Only eighteen years old, she was selected to compete in the high jump and the 4 × 100 m relay.

1.805 seconds.