Papua New GuineaBiography
Papua New Guinea's iconic figure of women's sport. Member of PNG Sports Hall of Fame. Two-time Olympian and three-times Pacific Games Champion.
She has represented her nation at two Olympics, three World Championships (1987, 1991 and 1993, two Commonwealth Games and six Pacific Games including Mini Games. Elected Female athlete of Paficic region in 1989 and awarded OBE in 2010.
Apart from athletics, Launa captained in PNG National Teams in netball and volleyball. In the 1995 SPG in Tahiti Iammo was the only person in Team PNG to represent her country in two sports, athletics and netball.