Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
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Sex | Female |
Full name | Pamela Joan "Pam"•Kurrell (-Ascariz) |
Used name | Pam•Kurrell |
Born | 6 January 1939 in San Francisco, California (USA) |
Died | 14 June 2016 in Pacifica, California (USA) |
Measurements | 153 cm / 63 kg |
Affiliations | Laurel Track Club |
NOC | United States |
Pam Kurrell was a discus thrower who attended San Francisco Community College and competed for the Laurel Track Club. She competed in two Pan-American Games, 1955 and 1959, winning a discus silver in 1959. Kurrell won the AAU Championship in 1956 in both the discus throw and the baseball throw, and winning the AAU Indoor basketball throw event. Kurrell attended City College of San Francisco and later settled in Pacifica, California with her husband and children for over 50 years.
Personal Best: DT – 159-2 [48.51] (1960).
Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
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1956 Summer Olympics | Athletics | USA | Pam Kurrell | |||
Discus Throw, Women (Olympic) | 18 r1/2 | |||||
1960 Summer Olympics | Athletics | USA | Pam Kurrell | |||
Discus Throw, Women (Olympic) | 19 r1/2 |