Fanny Blankers-Koen Games


The FBK Games is an annual track and field event at the Fanny Blankers-Koen Stadion in Hengelo, Netherlands as part of the IAAF World Challenge Meetings. It was first organized in 1981. Its name honours Fanny Blankers-Koen, who won four gold medals at the 1948 Olympic Games.
It was known as the Adriaan Paulen Memorial from 1987 to 2000, in memory of another Dutch athlete.

History

From 2003 to 2009 IAAF classified the FBK Games among IAAF Grand Prix meetings.

World records

Over the course of its history, numerous world records have been set at the FBK Games.
YearEventRecordAthleteNationality
20045000 m12:37.35Kenenisa Bekele
199810000 m26:22.75Haile Gebrselassie

Meeting Records

Men

Women