Joan Haanappel

Joan Haanappel
Joan Haanappel in 1981
Personal information
Country represented	Netherlands
Born	(1940-11-13) November 13, 1940 (age 76) The Hague, Netherlands
Retired	1960
Medal record Representing  Netherlands Figure skating: Ladies' singles European Championships 1960 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Ladies' singles 1959 Davos Ladies' singles 1958 Bratislava Ladies' singles

Joan Haanappel (born November 13, 1940) is a Dutch former figure skater and sports presenter for NOS, AVRO, ZDF and Eurosport. She is a three-time European bronze medalist (1958–1960) and a four-time Dutch national champion.

Haanappel began skating in 1949 at Houtrust ice skating club in The Hague. Aged 12 years, she competed at her first major international competition, the European Championships in Dortmund, where she finished 14th. She won the first of her four Dutch national titles in 1955. She finished 13th at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.

In 1958, Haanappel became the first Dutch figure skater to win a continental medal, finishing third behind Austria duo Ingrid Wendl and Hanna Walter at the 1958 European Championships in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia. The following season, she was surpassed by Sjoukje Dijkstra at the Dutch Championships. She took bronze at the 1959 European Championships in Davos, Switzerland, joining Walter and Dijkstra on the podium.

1959–1960 was Haanappel's final competitive season. She won gold at the Richmond Trophy and finished second again to Dijkstra at the Dutch Championships. She won her third consecutive bronze medal at the 1960 European Championships in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, West Germany, and then placed 5th at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley, Placer County, California.