Joan van den Akker (born 16 January 1984 in Delft) is a former Dutch sprinter.
Already at the age of six Van den Akker became interested in athletics, although she loved riding, tennis and streetdance as well.
Gradually her sprinting talent came to the surface, however and in 2002 she was present at the World Junior Championships in Kingston, Jamaica, finishing a good 6th and 7th in the 100 and 200 metres respectively.
In April 2007 Van den Akker, who became Dutch 100 metres champion in 2004, announced her withdrawal from athletics.
She claimed no longer to be able to cope with the continuous series of foot injuries, since all kinds of treatments had brought no improvements.