Nationality American Name Pam Marshall Country USA | Weight 63 kg (139 lb) 1987 Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |
Born August 16, 1960 (age 63) ( 1960-08-16 ) Hazelhurst, Michigan Event(s) Sprinting (100m, 200m, 4x100 m) | ||
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 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.
References
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