| Joyce Tanac | |
| Sport: | Gymnastics |
| Club: | Seattle Young Men's Christian Association |
| Coach: | George Lewis Frank Hailand[1] |
| Birth Date: | 27 September 1950 |
| Birth Place: | Seattle, Washington, U.S.[2] |
| Height: | 156 cm |
| Weight: | 49 kg |
| Show-Medals: | yes |
Joyce Eileen Tanac (born September 27, 1950) is an American gymnast. She competed in six events at the 1968 Summer Olympics with the best individual result of 27th place on uneven bars and balance beam.
Tanac won the all-around, floor, beam, vault, and uneven bars events at the 1966 YMCA Championships and 1969 AAU Championships. Besides the Olympics she was part of the U.S. teams at the 1966 World Championships and 1967 Pan American Games.[3] In 1969 she won a bronze medal all-around at the first Gymnastics World Cup. In 1972 she graduated from the University of Washington and later worked as a pharmacist. In 1990 she was inducted into the US Gymnastics Hall of Fame, and in 1998 into the University of Washington Athletic Hall of Fame. A gymnastics element, a dismount on even bars, is named after her.[1]