| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Women's athletics | ||
| Competitor for United Kingdom | ||
| World Championships | ||
| Silver | 1983 Helsinki | 4x100 m relay |
Joan Jeanetta Baptiste (born October 12, 1959 in St. Vincent) is a retired British sprinter who competed mainly in the 100m, 200m and 4x100m relay. Her best result was a silver medal in the very first World Championship sprint relay final, she ran the first leg on a team that included Kathy Cook, Beverley Callendar and Shirley Thomas. The team won the silver medal behind the GDR team and were in the lead into the last change over. They ran a time of 42.71 just ahead of the fast-finishing Jamaican team.
This occurred during a Golden Era of British women's sprinting, made all the more remarkable as many of their rivals were on performance-enhancing drug programs.