Iammogapi Launa

Dame Iammogapi Launa
DBE BEM
Personal information
Nationality	Papua New Guinean
Born	16 September 1958 (age 67); Hula, Papua New Guinea
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Heptathlon

Last updated January 03, 2026

Dame Iammogapi Launa DBE BEM (born 16 September 1958) is a Papua New Guinean athlete. She competed in the women's heptathlon at the 1984 Summer Olympics and the 1988 Summer Olympics.^[1] She was the first woman to represent Papua New Guinea at the Olympics.^[2]

Launa received a damehood in the 2026 New Year Honours for service to sports.

References

↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Iammogapi Launa Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
↑ "First female competitors at the Olympics by country". Olympedia. Retrieved 14 June 2020.

External links

Iamo Launa at World Athletics

Iamo Launa at Olympedia

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[SportsRef-1] Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Iammogapi Launa Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2018.

[2] "First female competitors at the Olympics by country". Olympedia. Retrieved 14 June 2020.

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