Marise Chamberlain
| File:Marise Chamberlain 1964.jpg Chamberlain at the 1964 Olympics | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 5 December 1935 Christchurch, New Zealand |
| Died | 5 November 2024 (aged 88) Christchurch, New Zealand |
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Weight | 55 kg (121 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | 800 m |
| Club | Canterbury |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best | 800 m – 2:01.4 (1962)[1] |
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Marise Ann Millicent Chamberlain, MNZM (5 December 1935 – 5 November 2024) was a New Zealand middle-distance runner. At the time of her death in 2024, she was the only New Zealand woman to have won an Olympic medal in track athletics (Lorraine Moller won a medal in the marathon). She set world records over 440 yards, 400 metres and 1 mile.[2]
At the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Western Australia, she won a silver medal over 880 yards, behind Australian Dixie Willis. Two years later, at the Summer Olympics in Tokyo, she won the bronze medal[1][3] behind Ann Packer (gold) and Maryvonne Dupureur (silver), the top five runners beating the old Olympic record time set by Dupureur in the semifinals.[4]
At the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica Chamberlain stumbled just before the finish line when leading in the 880 yds final and missed out on a medal.
In the 2003 Queen's Birthday Honours, Chamberlain was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to athletics.[5]
Chamberlain was inducted into the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame in 1995. She lived in the Christchurch suburb of South New Brighton all her life and also lived in Heathcote Valley for a number of years. After Earle Wells's death in 2021, she was the only surviving New Zealand medallist from the 1964 Summer Olympics.[2]
Chamberlain died in Christchurch on 5 November 2024, at the age of 88.[6]
Honors
[edit | edit source]Chamberlain Place, in the Hamilton suburb of Chartwell, is named in Chamberlain's honour.[7]
References
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External links
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- Marise Chamberlain at IMDb
- Marise Chamberlain at the New Zealand Olympic CommitteeLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Page with Photo at Sporting Heroes
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- 1935 births
- 2024 deaths
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1964 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- New Zealand women middle-distance runners
- Olympic athletes for New Zealand
- Olympic bronze medalists for New Zealand
- Athletes from Christchurch
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for New Zealand
- World record setters in the sport of athletics
- Members of the New Zealand Order of Merit
- Medalists at the 1964 Summer Olympics
- Olympic bronze medalists in athletics
- Medallists at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- 20th-century New Zealand sportswomen
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists in athletics