Joanna Hoareau (born 19 January 1979) is a Seychellois former sprinter and long jumper. Representing Seychelles at the

1999 All-Africa Games The 7th All-Africa Games were held from September 10, 1999, to September 19, 1999, in Greater Johannesburg, South Africa. 53 countries participated in eighteen sports. Netball was included as a demonstration sport. The South Africans hosted abou ...

, Joanna competed in the women's

100 metres The 100 metres, or 100-meter dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, the dash is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been conteste ...

200 metres The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 metre racetrack, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques is needed to successfully run the race. A slightl ...

and

long jump The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a takeoff point. Along with the triple jump, the two events that measure jumping for distance as a gr ...

. Although she failed to win a medal in any of these events, she was selected to take part in the

Sydney Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug language, Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport ...

the following year, running in the women's

: Hoareau finished sixth in heat seven of the qualifications with a time of 12.01 seconds and did not progress to the semi-finals. Hoareau is the current national record holder in the women's 200 metres and 4 × 400 metres relay.

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1979 births Living people Seychellois female sprinters Olympic athletes for Seychelles Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics African Games competitors for Seychelles Athletes (track and field) at the 1999 All-Africa Games Olympic female sprinters {{Seychelles-athletics-bio-stub