Joan Elmore

Joan Elmore is a horseshoes pitcher from Mount Juliet, Tennessee. She is a ten-time horseshoes champion and NHPA Hall of Famer.[1][2][3]

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Elmore became interested in horseshoes after hearing about Tennessee state champion horseshoes players, Marlene Ray and Maxine Griffith.[1] Elmore began playing in fall 1996 as a way to bond with her daughter.[1] In her first tournament, Elmore threw ringers at a 60-percent clip. Elmore then won the Tennessee state championship in her rookie year[1] and is the first Tennessean to win the Women's World Horseshoe Tournament.[4] In 2009, Elmore was inducted into the NHPA Hall of Fame.[3][5] Elmore had won five Women's National Horseshoe Pitchers Association World Tournaments by 2012 and had won 10 NHPA World Tournaments by 2021.[6][7]

Elmore is also a three-time Women's Indoor Horseshoes Champion (1998-2002) and a twenty-time Tennessee State Women's Champion (1997-2019).[8] Elmore has also won 14 total NHPA World Tournament Preliminary Class and Championships.[9][10]

References
  1. Reed, Andy (2021), Mt. Juliet’s Elmore ties world record with 10th horseshoe title, Lebanon Democrat
  2. Cross, Rebecca (2018), Tennessee pitcher sets sights on 10th world title in Florence tournament, SC Now
  3. Hays, Graham (2013), Joan Elmore set to defend world title, ESPN
  4. Hassan, Bob (2006), Mt. Juliet woman wins world horseshoe championship, Crossville Chronicle
  5. Pitching Fits This Champ!, Womenofageridinghorses.com, 2023
  6. Link, Dave (2012), Horseshoes: 'Something to do' became something she excelled at for Joan Elmore, Knox News
  7. Pilcher, K.J. (2021), Elmore was ringer from the start, The Gazette
  8. TNHPA Member Achievements, Tennessee Horseshoe Pitcher's Association, 2019
  9. NHPA World Tournament Preliminary Class and Championship Winners with 3+ WT Titles, Horseshoepitching.com, 2023
  10. Centonze, Tony (2016), Elmore, Watson win Pro HP tournament, Leaf Chronicle
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