Joanne Conway is a retired British

United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

 figure skater.

Conway is a six-time British national champion

British Figure Skating Championships

The British Figure Skating Championships are a figure skating competition held annually to crown the national champions of the United Kingdom...

, winning her first title at the age of 14. She made her major championship debut at the 1986 European Championships

1986 European Figure Skating Championships

The 1986 European Figure Skating Championships were the European Figure Skating Championships of the 1985-1986 season. Elite senior-level figure skaters from European ISU Member Nations competed for the title of European Champion...

, finishing 11th. She went on to achieve top-ten placings three times at the World Championships

World Figure Skating Championships

The World Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion...

 and four times at European Championships

European Figure Skating Championships

The European Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition in which figure skaters compete for the title of European Champion...

. Her most successful year was 1991, when she finished 4th at the European Championships

1991 European Figure Skating Championships

The 1991 European Figure Skating Championships were the European Figure Skating Championships of the 1990-1991 season. Elite senior-level figure skaters from European ISU Member Nations competed for the title of European Champion...

 and 7th at the World Championships

1991 World Figure Skating Championships

The 1991 World Figure Skating Championships were the World Figure Skating Championships of the 1990-1991 season. Elite senior-level figure skaters from ISU Member Nations competed for the title of World Champion...

. She also competed twice at the Winter Olympics

Figure skating at the Olympic Games

Figure skating has been contested in the Olympic Games since the 1908 Summer Olympics. In 1908 and 1920, the figure skating competitions were held in conjunction with the Games of the Olympiad...

, finishing 12th in 1988

Figure skating at the 1988 Winter Olympics

Figure skating at the 1988 Winter OlympicsThe events took place at the Stampede Corral and the Olympic Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.-Medal table:-Men's:-Free Skate final standings :Referee:* Sonia Bianchetti...

 and 18th in 1992

Figure skating at the 1992 Winter Olympics

Referee:* Benjamin T. WrightAssistant Referee:* Monique GeorgelinJudges: Reinhard Mirmseker Mary Pearson Yang Jiasheng Monique Petis Mieko Fujimori Ingelise Blangsted Igor Prokop Vanessa Riley* Marina Sanaya Maragaret Ann Wier...

.

Conway retired from competitive skating in 1992 and turned professional, becoming a regular performer in the Hot Ice show at Blackpool Pleasure Beach. She was appointed head coach in 2005.

In 2008 she moved to Spain

Spain

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 with her husband John Dunn,
where she continues to coach.

Competitive highlights

Event	1985-86	1986-87	1987-88	1988-89	1989-90	1990-91	1991-92
Winter Olympic Games Winter Olympic Games The Winter Olympic Games is a sporting event, which occurs every four years. The first celebration of the Winter Olympics was held in Chamonix, France, in 1924. The original sports were alpine and cross-country skiing, figure skating, ice hockey, Nordic combined, ski jumping and speed skating...			12th				18th
World Championships World Figure Skating Championships The World Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion...		10th	10th			7th	14th
European Championships European Figure Skating Championships The European Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition in which figure skaters compete for the title of European Champion...	11th		10th	6th		4th	9th
British Championships British Figure Skating Championships The British Figure Skating Championships are a figure skating competition held annually to crown the national champions of the United Kingdom...	1st	1st	1st	1st	2nd	1st	1st
Skate America Skate America Skate America is an international, senior-level figure skating competition held as part of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series. It is organized by the United States Figure Skating Association. The location changes yearly...				7th
Skate Canada International Skate Canada International The Skate Canada International is an international, senior-level invitation-only figure skating competition organized by Skate Canada. It is the second competition of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating. The location changes yearly. Medals are awarded in four disciplines: Ladies' singles, Men's...		3rd	3rd
Nebelhorn Trophy Nebelhorn Trophy The Nebelhorn Trophy is an international senior-level figure skating competition organized by the Deutsche Eislauf-Union and held annually in Oberstdorf, Germany. The competition is named after the Nebelhorn, a nearby mountain....	3rd