| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Christine Joy Hughes |
| Born | (1959-01-24) 24 January 1959 (age 65) Hamilton, New Zealand |
| 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. She represented New Zealand in the 1987 and 1991 IAAF World Championships and in the 1982, 1986 and 1990 Commonwealth Games. 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.
In 1990, Pfitzinger was awarded the New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal.
Her husband, Pete Pfitzinger, is a former American marathon runner who represented the United States at the 1984 and 1988 Summer Olympics.
References
- "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.
- 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.
- "Pete Pfitzinger Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
- 200m (30 June 2000). "Athletics: Title perfect way to mark 40th birthday". New Zealand Herald. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
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External links
- Christine Pfitzinger at Olympics.com
- Christine Pfitzinger at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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