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.
Career Marshall attended and competed for Long Beach City College.
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 Representing 1986Goodwill GamesMoscow, Soviet Union1st200 m22.121987World ChampionshipsRome, Italy8th100 m11.194th200 m22.181st4 × 100 m41.58 (CR)1988Olympic GamesSeoul, South KoreaDNF (heats)200 m—National Championships1984US ChampionshipsSan Jose, California3rd200 m22.67US Olympic TrialsLos Angeles, CaliforniaDNF (semis)200 m22.78 (quarter-final)1985US ChampionshipsIndianapolis, Indiana2nd100 m11.212nd200 m22.391986US ChampionshipsEugene, Oregon1st100 m10.85w1st200 m22.24w1987US ChampionshipsSan Jose, California3rd100 m10.99w1st200 m21.6hw1988US Olympic TrialsIndianapolis, Indiana2nd200 m21.93
Personal bests Event Time Place Date100 m 11.01 s Lausanne 15 September 1987200 m 21.93 s Indianapolis, IN 23 July 1988400 m 49.99 s Westwood, CA 17 May 1986
References
External sources The International Track and Field Annual '88/9 Simon & Schuster