Pam Spencer
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| Full name | Pamela Ann Spencer-Marquez | |||||||||||
| Born | October 8, 1957 Moses Lake, Washington, U.S. | |||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.84 m) | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Track and field | |||||||||||
Event | High jump | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Pamela Ann Spencer-Marquez (born October 8, 1957) is a retired high jumper from the United States, who set her personal best on August 28, 1981, jumping 1.97 metres at a meet in Brussels, Belgium. She competed for her native country at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, finishing in eleventh place (1.85 metres).[1]
Spencer grew up in Great Falls, Montana and attended Great Falls High School where she set state records in the high jump. She later attended Seattle Pacific University and California State University, Northridge where she graduated in 1981.[2]
Spencer is a two-time national champion (1981 and 1984), and was a member of the 1976 and of the 1980 Olympic Teams which was unable to compete due to the 1980 Summer Olympics boycott. She did receive one of 461 Congressional Gold Medals created especially for the spurned athletes.[3] In 1981, she raised the American record twice, up to her personal best of 1.97 m. Spencer was also a member of the 1984 U.S. Olympic Team.[2]
Pam married Eric Marquez in 1982 and they have two children. They currently reside in Northridge, CA.
International competitions
[edit]| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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| 1976 | Olympic Games | Montreal, Canada | 27th (q) | 1.70 m |
| 1979 | Pan American Games | San Juan, Puerto Rico | 2nd | 1.87 m |
| 1981 | World Cup | Rome, Italy | 3rd | 1.92 m |
| 1984 | Olympic Games | Los Angeles, United States | 11th | 1.85 m |
References
[edit]- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Pam Spencer". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-04.
- 1 2 Mansch, Scott (May 18, 2015). "Track: Great Falls native to coach in Pan Am Games". Great Falls Tribune. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
- ↑ Caroccioli, Tom; Caroccioli, Jerry (2008). Boycott: Stolen Dreams of the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games. Highland Park, IL: New Chapter Press. pp. 243–253. ISBN 978-0942257403.
External links
[edit]- Pamela Spencer at World Athletics
- Pam Spencer at Track and Field Statistics
- Pamela Ann Spencer at Olympics.com
- Pam Spencer at Olympedia
- Pam Spencer at InterSportStats
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