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
CountryUnited States United States
Event(s)Sprinting (100m, 200m, 4x100 m)
Medal record
Women's athletics
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1987 Rome4x100 m relay

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 200m final at the 1987 World Championships. She won the 200m at the 1986 Goodwill Games and was a three-time US champion. Her 200m 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.[1]

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.

Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  United States
1986 Goodwill Games Moscow, Soviet Union 1st 200 m 22.12
1987 World Championships Rome, Italy 8th 100 m 11.19
4th 200 m 22.18
1st 4 × 100 m 41.58 (CR)
1988 Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea DNF (heats) 200 m —
National Championships
1984 US Championships San Jose, California 3rd 200 m 22.67
US Olympic Trials Los Angeles, California DNF (semis) 200 m 22.78 (quarter-final)
1985 US Championships Indianapolis, Indiana 2nd 100 m 11.21
2nd 200 m 22.39
1986 US Championships Eugene, Oregon 1st 100 m 10.85w
1st 200 m 22.24w
1987 US Championships San Jose, California 3rd 100 m 10.99w
1st 200 m 21.6hw
1988 US Olympic Trials Indianapolis, Indiana 2nd 200 m 21.93

Personal bests

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

References

  1. ↑ "All-time lists:200 metres Women". World Athletics. Retrieved 27 June 2021.

External sources

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