Joan Hansen
Joan Elizabeth Hansen (born July 18, 1958) is a retired long-distance runner from the United States, who represented her native country in the women's 3,000 metres at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, finishing in eighth place.[1] Her twin, Joy Hansen Leutner, is a triathlete.[2]
Hansen competed in the AIAW for the Arizona Wildcats track and field team, finishing runner-up in the 1500 m at the 1981 AIAW Indoor Track and Field Championships.[3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Joan Hansen Biography and Olympic Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". Archived from the original on 2011-06-10. Retrieved 2010-03-03. Sports REference
- ^ Sibling Rivalry Isn't New to These Athletes : Triathlon: Twins Joy and Joan Hansen used to race around the block as girls. Today, they'll run, swim and bike against each other, Los Angeles Times, June 01, 1991
- ^ Joan Hansen at Olympedia
- ^ "WOMEN'S TRACK WORLD APRIL 1981 VOL. 12, NO.8" (PDF). Women's Track World. pp. 6, 7, 8, 10, 11. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
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