Pam Marshall

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

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