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Joanna's Bio

Wellington born, Auckland raised, Lawn has taken a roundabout route to the top of triathlon racing. She played every sport ever invented during high school. Joanna was a member of the New Zealand cycling team for the Commonwealth Games in 1998. For the past four years she has been improving from a 4th placed in her first attempt at the distance to winning Ironman New Zealand for the past six years. She also holds the course record at 9:16. In 2007 she finished 4th in the world championship held in Kona, Hawaii.

Joanna and her husband Armando Galarraga are now living in Auckland, New Zealand.

Jo's 2011 results:

  • 1st Pro Women - Tauranga Half Ironman - New Zeland Long distance Champ.
  • 1st Ironman 70.3 Port Macquire (Australia) - May
  • 1st Ironman 70.3 Busselton (Australia)
  • 1st Ironman 70.3 Korea (South Korea)
  • 1st Contact series Erin Baker trophy (New Zealand)
  • 2nd Contact series Whangamata (New Zealand)
  • 3rd Ironman New Zealand (New Zealand)
  • 3rd Ironman 70.3 Port Macquire (Australia) - November
  • 5th 70.3 Ironman World Championship (USA)
  • 5th 70.3 Ironman European Championship (Germany)
  • 8th Adu Dhabi International Triathlon(UAE)
  • 9th Ironman Texas (USA)
  • 19th Ironman Worlds Championships.(Kona, Hawaii)

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    Jo's 2010 results:

  • 1st Pro Women Ironman New Zealand (Course record) - 9:14:32.
  • 1st TRIGRANDPRIX UK - 1/2 ironman (Kent, UK)
  • 1st Ligue Caledonienne International Triathlon (Noumea)
  • 1st Contact series Erin Baker trophy (New Zealand)
  • 1st Contact series Whangamata (New Zealand)
  • 2th 70.3 Muskoka (Canada)
  • 4th TRIGRANDPRIX Zarautz - 1/2 ironman (Zarautz, Spain)
  • 4th Pro Women - New Zeland Long diantace Champ
  • 6th Ironman Germany (Frankfurt, Germany) - Due mechanical.
  • 20th Pro Women ( Hawaii, Kona) Worlds Champs.

    • Achievements

     

    New Zealand Ironman Championships

     

    7 x IMNZ Championships

     

    • 2010 1st Pro Women (Course record) - 9:14:32
    • 2008 1st Pro Women (Course record) - 9:16:00
    • 2007 1st Pro Women (Course record) - 9:17:56
    • 2006 1st Pro Women (Course record) - 9:17:56
    • 2005 1st Pro Women (Course record) - 9:17:56
    • 2004 1st Pro Women (Course record) - 9:17:56
    • 2003 1st Pro Women (Course record) - 9:17:56
    • 2000 1st 25-29yr Women
    • 2009 2nd Pro Women (Course record) - 9:17:56
    • 2002 2nd Pro Women
    • 2011 3rd Pro Women
    • 2001 4th Open Women (first race as a pro)

     

    New Zealand Long distance Championships

    4 x New Zeland Long diantace Champ

    • 2011 1st  New Zealand Champ

    • 2008 1st  New Zealand Champ
    • 2007 1st  New Zealand Champ
    • 2006 1st  New Zealand Champ

    • 2010  4th Pro Women
    • 2009  2nd Pro Women
    • 2003  4th  Pro Women
    • 2000 1st  25-29yr Women

     

    70.3 Ironman World Triathlon Championships

    • 2011 5th Pro Women (Vegas, USA)

     

    Ironman World Triathlon Championships

    6 Top 10 x Ironman Hawaii

     

    • 2007 4th Pro Women
    • 2005 4th Pro Women
    • 2004 5th Pro Women
    • 2009 7th Pro Women
    • 2006 7th Pro Women
    • 2002 10th Pro Women
    • 2001 11th Pro Women
    • 2003 13th Pro Women
    • 2008 14th Pro Women
    • 2010 20th Pro Women
    • 2000 1st 25-29yr Women

    Quelle Challenge Roth

     

    • 2007 2nd Pro Women (Under 9 Hours) - 8:58
    • 2006 1st Pro Women - 9:01

    Other Ironman/Triathlon Championships

     

    • 2011 1st Contact series Erin Baker trophy (New Zealand)
    • 2011 1st IRONMAN 70.3 PORT MACQUIRE (AUSTRALIA)

    • 2011 1st IRONMAN 70.3 BUSSELTON (AUSTRALIA)
    • 2011 1st IRONMAN 70.3 Korea (South Korea)

    • 2011 5th IRONMAN 70.3 European Championships (Germany)

    • 2011 2nd Contact series Whangamata (New Zealand)
    • 2011 8th Abu Dhabi(UAE)

     

    • 2010 1st TRIGRANDPRIX UK - 1/2 ironman (Kent, UK)
    • 2010 1st Ligue Caledonienne International Triathlon (Noumea)
    • 2010 1st Contact series Erin Baker trophy (New Zealand)
    • 2010 1st Contact series Whangamata (New Zealand)
    • 2010 2th 70.3 Muskoka (Canada)
    • 2010 4th TRIGRANDPRIX Zarautz - 1/2 ironman (Zarautz, Spain)
    • 2010 6th Ironman Germany (Frankfurt, Germany) - Due mechanical.

     

    • 2009 3rd 70.3 Kansas (USA)
    • 2009 8th Revolution 3, N.Y (USA)
    • 2009 2nd 70.3 Florida, Orland. (USA)
    • 2009 8th 70.3 St. Croix, USA Virgin Islands. (USA)
    • 2009 12th St. Anthonys, Florida. (USA)
    • 2009 3rd 70.3 Lubbock, Texas. (USA)

     

    • 2008 3rd 70.3 Lubbock, Texas. (USA)
    • 2008 2th 70.3 Kansas (USA)

     

    • 2007 4th Open Women Escape from Alcatraz triathlon (USA)

     

    • 2006 4th Wildflower Triathlon (USA)

     

    • 2005 4th Open Women Australia Ironman (USA)

     

    • 2004 3rd Open Women Lake Placid Ironman (USA)

     

    • 2003 3rd Open Women Lake Placid Ironman (USA)

     

    • 2002 2rd Open Women Lake Placid Ironman (USA)

     

    • 2001 5th Open Women Wildflower International Triathlon (USA)
    • 2001 11th Open Women Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon (USA)
    • 2001 7th Open Women Boulder Peak Triathlon (USA)
    • 2001 9th Open Women San Jose Pro Challenge (USA)

     

    • 2000 3rd 25-29yr Women Kona Half Ironman (Hawaii, USA)
    • 2000 1st  Overall Women Sado Island Triathlon (Japan)
    • 2000 6th 25-29yr Women Tauranga Half Ironman (New Zealand)

     

    • 1999 1st  Overall Women Kona - Keauhou

    Cycling

    • 1998 2nd New Zealand Games Selection Race
    • 1998 9th Road Race Commonwealth Games Malaysia
    • 1998 Represented NZ at World Champs in Holland
    • 1997 GOLD MEDAL 3000m Pursuit New Zealand Cycling Champs
    • 1997 SILVER MEDAL Time Trial Oceania Games
    • 1997 3rd Road Race New Zealand Road Cycling Champs
    • 1997 4th Time Trial New Zealand Road Cycling Champs
    • 1995 BRONZE MEDAL Time Trial Oceania Games

    Other

    • 1999 10th BMW Marathon (first ever marathon)
    • 1994 SILVER MEDAL 20-24yr Women World Duathlon Champs (Tasmania, Australia)