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