![]() Chamberlain at the 1964 Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||
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Born | 5 December 1935 Christchurch, New Zealand | (age 88)|||||||||||||||||
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] | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Marise Ann Millicent Chamberlain MNZM (born 5 December 1935) is a New Zealand former middle-distance runner. She is the only New Zealand woman to win 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.[citation needed]
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][2] behind Ann Packer (gold) and Maryvonne Dupureur (silver), the top five runners beating the old Olympic record time set by Dupureur in the semifinals.[3]
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.[4]
Chamberlain was inducted into the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame in 1995.