Pam Marshall
| Personal information | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nationality | American | |||||||||
| Born |
August 16, 1960 Hazelhurst, Michigan | |||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||
| Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) 1987 | |||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||
| Country |
 United States | |||||||||
| Event(s) | Sprinting (100m, 200m, 4x100 m) | |||||||||
Medal record
| ||||||||||
.svg.png){kind=icon}
Pam Marshall (born 16 August 1960 in Hazelhurst, Michigan, USA) is a retired US sprinter.
Career
Marshall competed in the 100 m, 200 m and 4x100 m Relay. Her best result was anchoring the U.S 4x100 m relay team to the gold medal at the 1987 World Championships Rome Italy, in a time of 41.58 CR which still ranks as one of the fastest times ever.
She clocked an impressive 10.11 for her final 100 m which saw her bring the team home almost half a second ahead of the GDR team anchored by Marlies Göhr (10.41 secs). Pam came 8th in the 100 m and fourth in the 200 m at the same Championship.
She went on to make the USA Olympic team over 200 m the following season, however due to injury did not get past the preliminary rounds.
Best performances
| 1987 World Championships | ||
|---|---|---|
| Event | Place | Time |
| 100 m | 8th | 11.19 s |
| 200 m | 4th | 22.18 s |
| 4x100 m | Gold | 41.58 s (Championship Record) |
Personal bests
| Event | Time | Place | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m | 11.01 s | Lausanne | 15 September 1987 |
| 200 m | 21.93 s | Indianapolis, IN | 23 July 1988 |
| 400 m | 49.99 s | Westwood, CA | 17 May 1986 |
Sources
- The International Track and Field Annual '88/9 Simon & Schuster ISBN 0-671-69917-2
- Pam Marshall profile at IAAF
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 8/11/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.