Joanne Marie Kiesanowski (born 24 May 1979) is a New Zealand

cyclist Cycling, also, when on a two-wheeled bicycle, called bicycling or biking, is the use of cycles for transport, recreation, exercise or sport. People engaged in cycling are referred to as "cyclists", "bicyclists", or "bikers". Apart from two ...

, who won the silver medal in the women's

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at the

2010 Commonwealth Games The 2010 Commonwealth Games (Hindi: 2010 राष्ट्रमण्डल खेल), officially known as the XIX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Delhi 2010, was an international multi-sport event that was held in Delhi, India, f ...

. She is married to Jeff Pierce, a former professional cyclist. The

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

was Kiesanowski's third

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, having already competed in the women's road race at the

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ...

and

2008 File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing; ...

Olympics.

Major results

;2015 :2nd Points Race, U.S. Vic Williams Memorial Grand Prix :3rd Scratch Race, Festival of Speed

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* * * * * 1979 births Living people New Zealand female cyclists Olympic cyclists for New Zealand Cyclists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games silver medallists for New Zealand Cyclists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Cyclists from Christchurch Commonwealth Games medallists in cycling 21st-century New Zealand women Medallists at the 2010 Commonwealth Games {{NewZealand-cycling-bio-stub