This continues a countdown to the July 27 start of the Olympics with Southern Arizona moments and figures from previous Games.
Joan Hansen
• Olympics: 1984, Los Angeles
• Local connection: Ran on the University of Arizona women’s track team from 1976 to 1981.
• Known for: Hansen came in eighth in the 3000 meter run in the ’84 games.
Read more about Hansen in Friday's Arizona Daily Star.
