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Foekje Dillema ( Dutch: [ˈfukjə ˈdɪləmaː]; 18 September 1926 – 5 December 2007) was a Dutch track and field athlete. She competed in sprinting where she was a rival of Fanny Blankers-Koen. When she refused a sex verification test at age 24, she was banned from competition by the International Association of Athletics Federations in 1950.
Jul 19, 2021 · Foekje Dillema was a talented runner who threatened Fanny Blankers-Koen's records and reputation. She was suspended for life in 1950 after refusing a sex test required by the International Athletics Union.
Foekje Dillema ( Burum, 18 september 1926 – Kollum, 5 december 2007) was een Nederlandse atlete die imponeerde vanwege haar sprintsnelheid. In de korte periode dat ze actief was in de atletiek, doorbrak zij de hegemonie van Fanny Blankers-Koen op de 200 m.
Jun 1, 2012 · In 1949, the Dutch track athlete Foekje Dillema (1926–2007) came to prominence on the world athletic stage. She started to rival Fanny Blankers-Koen, the world-famous Dutch track athlete who won four gold medals during the 1948 Summer Olympics in London and was elected Female Athlete of the Century by the International Association of ...
Jul 25, 2008 · AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, July 25 (UPI) -- DNA analysis has confirmed that a Dutch athlete who was banned from competition in 1950 because of doubts about her gender was a woman. The finding...
Op 13 juli 1950 werd atlete Foekje Dillema geschorst, omdat ze geen vrouw zou zijn. Het is één van de grootste schandalen in de Nederlandse sport. Pas na haar dood werd duidelijk dat ze na die vernederende schorsing toch niet was gestopt met sporten.
Sep 18, 2020 · Foekje Dillema was a Dutch track and field athlete. She competed in sprinting where she was a rival of Fanny Blankers-Koen. When she refused a sex verification test, she was banned from competition by the International Association of Athletics Federations in 1950.
