Olympic Moments: Blankers-Koen wins four golds in London

Dutch athlete Fanny Blankers-Koen wins four gold medals at the 1948 London Olympics.

The 30-year-old mother of two - dubbed "The Flying Housewife" - took the 100m, 200m 80m hurdles and 4x100m relay to became the only female athlete to win four gold medals at a single Olympics.

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