Christine Marshall

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Christine Marshall
Personal information
Full nameChristine Irene Marshall
National teamFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Born (1986-08-11) August 11, 1986 (age 35)
Newport News, Virginia, U.S.
Height5 ft 5 in (165 cm)
Weight146 lb (66 kg)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Freestyle
ClubAuburn Aquatics
College team Texas A&M University
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing the United States
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2008 Beijing 4×200 m freestyle

Christine Irene Marshall (born August 11, 1986) is an American competition swimmer and Olympic medalist. She attended Texas A&M University, [1] and competed for the Texas A&M Aggies swimming and diving team from 2005 to 2009. [2]

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Marshall represented the United States at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. She received a bronze medal by swimming for the third-place U.S. team in the preliminary heats of the women's 4×200-meter freestyle relay. She and her preliminary heat teammates set a new American record in the event. [3]

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References

  1. "Marshall qualifies for Olympics". The Battalion . July 7, 2008. Retrieved August 14, 2008.[ permanent dead link ]
  2. "Texas A&M athletics bio". aggieathletics.com. Archived from the original on July 16, 2009.
  3. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Christine Marshall". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on December 3, 2016.