Pam Marshall
{{short description|American sprinter}}
{{About|the American sprinter|the archaeologist and historian|Pamela Marshall (archaeologist)}}
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| event = Sprinting (100 m, 200 m, 4 × 100 m)
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{{MedalSport | Women's athletics}}
{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}
{{MedalGold |1987 Rome|4 × 100 m relay}}
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Pam Marshall (born August 16, 1960) is a retired American sprinter. She won a gold medal in the sprint relay and finished fourth in the 200 m final at the 1987 World Championships. She won the 200 m at the 1986 Goodwill Games and was a three-time US champion. Her 200 m best of 21.93 secs in 1988, ranked her 10th on the world all-time list at that time, and (as of 2021) still ranks her in the all-time top 30.{{cite web|url=https://www.worldathletics.org/records/all-time-toplists/sprintes/200-metres/outdoor/women/senior |work=World Athletics |title=All-time lists:200 metres Women| accessdate=27 June 2021}}
Career
Marshall attended and competed for Long Beach City College.{{Cite web |title=Long Beach City College |url=https://www.lbccvikings.com/hallofchampions/2006/marshall_pam |access-date=2024-05-18 |website=Long Beach City College |language=en}}
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.
Competition record
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1986
|Moscow, Soviet Union |bgcolor=gold|1st |200 m |
rowspan=3|1987
|rowspan=3|World Championships |rowspan=3|Rome, Italy |8th |100 m |
4th
|200 m |
bgcolor=gold|1st
|4 × 100 m |
1988
|Seoul, South Korea |200 m |— |
colspan=6|National Championships |
rowspan=2|1984
|bgcolor=cc9966|3rd |200 m |22.67 |
US Olympic Trials
|DNF (semis) |200 m |22.78 (quarter-final) |
rowspan=2|1985
|rowspan=2|US Championships |rowspan=2|Indianapolis, Indiana |bgcolor=silver|2nd |100 m |11.21 |
bgcolor=silver|2nd
|200 m |22.39 |
rowspan=2|1986
|rowspan=2|US Championships |rowspan=2|Eugene, Oregon |bgcolor=gold|1st |100 m |10.85w |
bgcolor=gold|1st
|200 m |22.24w |
rowspan=2|1987
|rowspan=2|US Championships |rowspan=2|San Jose, California |bgcolor=cc9966|3rd |100 m |10.99w |
bgcolor=gold|1st
|200 m |21.6hw |
1988
|bgcolor=silver|2nd |200 m |21.93 |
Personal bests
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Event | Time | Place | Date |
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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 |
References
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External sources
- The International Track and Field Annual '88/9 Simon & Schuster {{ISBN|0-671-69917-2}}
- {{World Athletics}}
{{Footer World Champions 4 x 100 m Women}}
{{Footer US NC 100m Women}}
{{Footer US NC 200m Women}}
{{Footer USA Track & Field 1988 Summer Olympics}}
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Category:American female sprinters
Category:World Athletics Championships athletes for the United States
Category:World Athletics Championships medalists
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic track and field athletes for the United States
Category:Goodwill Games medalists in athletics
Category:USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners
Category:World Athletics Championships winners
Category:Competitors at the 1986 Goodwill Games
Category:Olympic female sprinters
Category:20th-century American sportswomen
Category:Long Beach City Vikings women's track and field athletes