Nelly van Balen Blanken

Petronella "Nelly"/"Nel" Blaauboer-van Balen Blanken, with surname also spelled as Blauwboer and Blauwbos was a Dutch athlete, who competed in the high jump, long jump and hurdles in the late 1930s and 1940s. She was awarded the Sauer Cup, the Dutch athlete of the year award, for her performances in 1938. She was a member of the athletics club Sagitta and represented the Netherlands at international competitions. Fanny Blankers-Koen was a member of the same club in the same period. She became the silver high jump medalist at the 1938 European Athletics Championships.