Joan Louise Lind (born 26 September 1952 in Long Beach, California

Long Beach, California

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, United States

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) is a rower

Rowing (sport)

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 from United States of America.

She competed for United States of America in the 1976 Summer Olympics

1976 Summer Olympics

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 held in Montreal

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, Canada

Canada

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 in the single sculls event where she finished in second place. She qualified for the 1980 Summer Olympics

1980 Summer Olympics

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 which were boycotted by the United States. She did however return to the 1984 Summer Olympics

1984 Summer Olympics

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 in Los Angeles

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 as part of the American Quad sculls with Anne Marden

Anne Marden

Anne Marden is a rower from the United States.She competed for the United States in the 1984 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, United States in the quadruple sculls event where she finished in second place. At the 1988 Summer Olympics held in Seoul, South Korea she finished in second place in...

, Lisa Rohde

Lisa Rohde

Lisa Diane Rohde is a former American competitive rower and Olympic silver medalist. She was a member of the American women's quarduple sculls team that won the silver medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California.-External links:* , from http://www.sports-reference.com/....

, Virginia Gilder

Virginia Gilder

Virginia Anne Marie "Ginny" Gilder is a former American competitive rower and Olympic silver medalist. She was a member of the American women's quarduple sculls team that won the silver medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California.-External links:* , from...

 and Kelly Rickon

Kelly Rickon

Kelly Anne Rickon is a former American competitive rower and Olympic silver medalist. She was a member of the American women's quarduple sculls team that won the silver medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California.-External links:* , from http://www.sports-reference.com/....

where she picked up a second silver medal