Joanne Wise (born March 15, 1971 in Solihull, England) is a former athlete who competed in the long jump. She represented the English Schoolgirls, for the Midlands, and was 3 times AAA's Junior champion. She was also twice AAAs Champion in 1999 and 2000, she also won 3 Indoor AAAs titles. In 1997 she added a U.K. Championship win. She finished fourth at the 1997 World Indoor Championships and fifth at the 1999 World Championships, but her only Gold medal came in 1998 when she won the Commonwealth Games. Her personal best was 6.76 metres, achieved in 1999.
She also won a Bronze medal at the World Junior Championships in Sudbury Canada in 1988 with ajump of 6.69m, and is the British Indoor Record Holder, at 6.70m.
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