koen was an athlrte but she was also a conventional wife and mother of the time.she kept the house clean did the cooking and took care of her chidren. she did all while training.her husband suppoted her athletic cereer.Many peole however felt that a marrier should not compete in sports.When koen decided to leave her children behind and go to london to compete in the 1948 olympics many people even in her own country were outraged.