Joanna Lawn (born 1973) is an ironman triathlete from New Zealand. [1] She began in cycling before becoming a triathlete. She went on to win the Ironman New Zealand competition every year from 2003 to 2008 and again in 2010. [2]
She competed at the 2009 Ironman World Championship
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