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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.
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