Christine Pfitzinger Explained
| Christine Pfitzinger |
| Birth Name: | Christine Joy Hughes |
| Birth Date: | 1959 1, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Hamilton, New Zealand |
| Spouse: | Pete Pfitzinger |
| Country: | New Zealand |
| Sport: | Athletics |
| Event: | Middle-distance running |
| Nationals: | 800 m champion (1982, 1987)
1500 m (1986, 1987, 1990, 1999)
3000 m champion (1984, 1988, 1990) |
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]
In 1990, Pfitzinger was awarded the New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal.[4]
Her husband, Pete Pfitzinger, is a former American marathon runner who represented the United States at the 1984 and 1988 Summer Olympics.[5] [6]
Notes and References
- Web site: Athletics at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games: Women's 3,000 metres. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417175006/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1988/ATH/womens-3000-metres.html. dead. 2020-04-17. Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. en. 2017-11-11.
- https://www.anzrankings.org.nz/userfiles/file/NZL_Major_Championships.pdf NZL Major Championships
- Web site: National champions 1887–2019 . October 2019 . Athletics New Zealand . 2 October 2020 . Stephen . Hollings.
- Book: Taylor . Alister . Coddington . Deborah . Alister Taylor . Deborah Coddington . Honoured by the Queen – New Zealand . 1994 . New Zealand Who's Who Aotearoa . Auckland . 0-908578-34-2 . 299.
- Web site: Pete Pfitzinger Bio, Stats, and Results. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418045118/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pf/pete-pfitzinger-1.html. dead. 2020-04-18. Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. en. 2017-11-11.
- News: Athletics: Title perfect way to mark 40th birthday. 200m. 2000-06-30. New Zealand Herald. 2017-11-11. en-NZ. 1170-0777.
