Pam Marshall

Pam Marshall (born 16 August 1960 in the United States) is a retired US sprinter.

Pam Marshall
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born (1960-08-16) August 16, 1960
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb) 1987
Sport
Country United States
Event(s)Sprinting (100m, 200m, 4x100 m)

Career

Marshall competed in the 100 m, 200 m and 4 × 100 m Relay. Her best result was anchoring the U.S 4 × 100 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
EventPlaceTime
100 m8th11.19 s
200 m4th22.18 s
4 × 100 mGold41.58 s
(Championship Record)

Personal bests

EventTimePlaceDate
100 m11.01 sLausanne15 September 1987
200 m21.93 sIndianapolis, IN23 July 1988
400 m49.99 sWestwood, CA17 May 1986

References

    External sources

    • The International Track and Field Annual '88/9 Simon & Schuster ISBN 0-671-69917-2
    • Pam Marshall at World Athletics
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