Joan Lind

Joan Louise Lind (later, Joan Van Blom; September 26, 1952 – August 28, 2015) was an American rower.

She competed for United States in the 1976 Summer Olympics, held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in the single sculls event where she finished in the silver medal position. She qualified for the 1980 Summer Olympics, which were boycotted by the United States. She returned to the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles as part of the American quadruple sculls with Anne Marden, Lisa Rohde, Virginia Gilder and Kelly Rickon, where she picked up a second silver medal.

Legislation has been introduced to name a bridge in Long Beach, California in her honor.