Christine Pfitzinger

Christine Pfitzinger
Personal information
Birth name	Christine Joy Hughes
Born	24 January 1959 (age 66); Hamilton, New Zealand
Height	152 cm (5 ft 0 in)
Weight	45 kg (99 lb)
Spouse	Pete Pfitzinger
Sport
Country	New Zealand
Sport	Athletics
Event	Middle-distance running
Achievements and titles
National finals	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]^[2] She represented New Zealand in the 1987 and 1991 IAAF World Championships and in the 1982, 1986 and 1990 Commonwealth Games.^[3] 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.^[4]

In 1990, Pfitzinger was awarded the New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal.^[5]

Her husband, Pete Pfitzinger, is a former American marathon runner who represented the United States at the 1984 and 1988 Summer Olympics.^[6]^[7]

References

^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Christine Pfitzinger". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Athletics at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games: Women's 3,000 metres". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 August 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
^ NZL Major Championships anzrankings.org.nz
^ Hollings, Stephen (October 2019). "National champions 1887–2019" (PDF). Athletics New Zealand. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
^ Taylor, Alister; Coddington, Deborah (1994). Honoured by the Queen – New Zealand. Auckland: New Zealand Who's Who Aotearoa. p. 299. ISBN 0-908578-34-2.
^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Pete Pfitzinger". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
^ "Athletics: Title perfect way to mark 40th birthday". New Zealand Herald. 30 June 2000. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 11 November 2017.