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Christine Pfitzinger

Christine Pfitzinger

New Zealand middle-distance runner

Christine Joy Pfitzinger (née Hughes; born 24 January 1959) is a New Zealand former middle-distance runner. She represented New Zealand at the 1988 Summer Olympics, where she competed in the 3000 metres.[1] She represented New Zealand in the 1987 and 1991 IAAF World Championships and in the 1982, 1986 and 1990 Commonwealth Games.[2] Christine won nine New Zealand national athletic championship titles: the 800 metres in 1982 and 1987; the 1500 metres in 1986, 1987, 1990 and 1999; and the 3000 metres in 1984, 1988 and 1990.[3]

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Her husband, Pete Pfitzinger, is a former American marathon runner who represented the United States at the 1984 and 1988 Summer Olympics.[4][5]

References

  1. [1]
    "Athletics at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games: Women's 3,000 metres". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  2. [2]
    NZL Major Championships anzrankings.org.nz
  3. [3]
    Hollings, Stephen (October 2019). "National champions 1887–2019" (PDF). Athletics New Zealand. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  4. [4]
    "Pete Pfitzinger Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  5. [5]
    200m (30 June 2000). "Athletics: Title perfect way to mark 40th birthday". New Zealand Herald. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 11 November 2017.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)


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