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Who was the first woman athlete to win 4 gold medals in a single Olympics?

  1. Fanny Blankers

  2. Florence Griffith Joiner

  3. Marion Jones

  4. Merlin Otty
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Explanation

Fanny Blankers-Koen of the Netherlands won 4 gold medals at the 1948 London Olympics in the 100m, 200m, 80m hurdles, and 4x100m relay. Florence Griffith Joyner won 3 medals in 1988, Marion Jones won 5 medals in 2000 (later stripped for doping), and Merlene Ottey never won 4 golds in a single Olympics.

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To answer this question, you need to have knowledge about the history of women athletes in the Olympics. Let's go through each option to understand why it is correct or incorrect:

Option A) Fanny Blankers - This option is correct. Fanny Blankers-Koen, also known as Fanny Blankers, was a Dutch track and field athlete who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics held in London. She won a total of four gold medals in a single Olympics, making her the first woman athlete to achieve this feat.

Option B) Florence Griffith Joiner - This option is incorrect. Although Florence Griffith Joiner, also known as Florence Griffith Joyner or Flo-Jo, was a highly successful track and field athlete who won multiple Olympic medals, she did not win four gold medals in a single Olympics.

Option C) Marion Jones - This option is incorrect. Marion Jones was an American track and field athlete who won multiple medals at the Olympics. However, she did not win four gold medals in a single Olympics.

Option D) Merlin Otty - This option is incorrect. There is no known athlete named Merlin Otty who won four gold medals in a single Olympics.

The correct answer is A) Fanny Blankers. This option is correct because Fanny Blankers-Koen was the first woman athlete to win four gold medals in a single Olympics, achieving this feat in the 1948 Summer Olympics in London.

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