Annie van de Blankevoort

**Johanna Annetje “Annie” van Wijk-van de Blankevoort** also wrongly written as **Anny van den Blankenvoort** and other variants (born 3 September 1895) was a Dutch track and field athlete being active mainly between 1918 and 1923. She represented athletics club R.S. Rozenburg. She also played korfball with the same club. 

Van den Blankenvoort set the first ever official Dutch women’s record in athletics in 1921; in the 80 metres. She also set the first official record in the long jump. She won most of the 80 metres competitons she competed in and was therefore named in the media as “the invincible”. A few weeks later she won the high jump and 80 metres events at the national competition in Rotterdam. She became champion of South Holland in July 1919 in the 80 metres.

During her career she won most of the 80 metres event she competed in and named in the media “the invincible” in 1921. she was beated by I. van Driel on 7 August 1921. On 3 July at the Pro Partia international competition she ran in the heats a time of 11.1 what would be good enough for the national record. However, because there was only one time keeper the time was not official recognized.

Van den Blankenvoort also set the first national record in the long jump in Rotterdam on 30 July 1922 with a distance of 4.56 metres. A year later on 8 July 1923 her record was broken by G. Harke.

;1919
:15 June - 1st: high jump — competition of South Holland (Gouda) 

:14 June - 2nd: 80 metres - national competition (O.D.I) (lost from I. van Driel after re-run)

;1921
:5 May - Competition of South Holland - 1st meeting (Rotterdam)
::1st 80 metres
::1st 4x 100 metres mixed relay 

:5 June - Competition of South Holland
::1st: 100 metres
::1st: high jump
::2nd: long jump
::2nd: bal throwing

:12 June - 1st: 80 metres - ZHAB national competition
::1st 80 metres
::1st 4x 100 metres relay (national championships)

:19 June - 1st: 80 metres - national championships (Zeist) 

:22 June - Dordrecht
::1st: 80 metres
::1st: 4x 100 metres relay 

:3 July - 1st: 80 metres - Pro Partia international competition (Sparta)

:31 July - Philips athletics competition (Eindhoven)
::1st 80 metres
::First official 80 metres national record (10.9 sec.). First official women’s athletic record.

:7 August - 2nd: 80 metres - ODI competition (lost from N. van Driel)
:14 August - athletics certificate for korfball players 

;1922

:11 May - 1st 80 metres - ODI competitions (Woudestein)

:11 June - 1st 80 metres (with 10.6 in semi-final) - national competitions (Woudestein)
:25 June - 1st 80 metres - Dutch athletics championships (Rozenburg)

:30 July - competition of South Holland (Rotterdam)
::1st 80 metres
::1st long jump 
::Fist official long jump national record (4.56 metres)
::1st 80 metres
::1st long jump 

:27 August - Pro Patria international competition.
::1st 4x 100 metres relay (as a member of team “Rotterdam”)
::3rd 100 metres

;1923
:10 June - 3rd: 80 metres - South Holland championships (Rotterdam)

:17 June - 3rd: 80 metres - ODI national competition (Rotterdam)

## Personal life
Van de Blankevoort was born in Deventer on 3 September 1895. She was the daughter of Gerrit van de Blankevoort and Everdina Martha Jacoba Mazee. She had one sister and three brothers. She later lived in the Rotterdam region. On 17 Augustus 1922 she married to Dirk Jacobus van Wijk from Rotterdam.
 
## References
## Other websites
*Image, 1921 Dutch Athletics Championships