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# Joan Birkland: A Colorado Sports Legend
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/great-colorado-women/episode/joan-birkland-a-colorado-sports-legend-cqwdzx/
- Published: 2025-06-16T22:31:34.000Z
- Updated: 2026-06-30T18:02:31.000Z
- Description: Joan Birkland is widely considered one of Colorado's greatest all-round athletes.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: Great Colorado Women, Season 2025, Episode 3, #ZZZ_Episode_7e207aed-5824-4b6e-b496-a13747eca27a, #episode, #ZZZ_Show_a09d704c-6fb6-403c-9020-ce45752ac10b, #v1.16

Growing up prior to Title IV, Joan played and competed in a wide variety of sports: tennis, golf, basketball, bowling, skiing and others. She was a co-creator of the Sportswomen of Colorado--the first, and still only, community-based organization in the US to recognize and honor girls and women for their sports endeavors.