Johanna "Ans" Koning (27 March 1923 – 22 July 2006) was a Dutch

javelin throw The javelin throw is a track and field event where the javelin, a spear about in length, is thrown. The javelin thrower gains momentum by running within a predetermined area. Javelin throwing is an event of both the men's decathlon and the ...

er. She competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics and finished in 6th place. Two years earlier she won a bronze medal at the

1946 European Athletics Championships The 3rd European Athletics Championships were held from 22 August to 25 August 1946 in the Bislett Stadion in Oslo, Norway. For the first time it was a combined event for men and women, and for the first time a city in Scandinavia hosted the champ ...

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1923 births 2006 deaths Sportspeople from The Hague Dutch female javelin throwers Olympic athletes for the Netherlands Athletes (track and field) at the 1948 Summer Olympics European Athletics Championships medalists 20th-century Dutch women {{Netherlands-athletics-bio-stub