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{{Short description|New Zealand middle-distance runner (1935–2024)}}
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{{Use New Zealand English|date=June 2018}}
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| honorific_suffix = {{post-nominals|country=NZL|MNZM|size=100%}}
| image            = Marise Chamberlain 1964.jpg
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| caption          = Chamberlain at the 1964 Olympics
| birth_date       = {{birth date|1935|12|5|df=y}} 
| birth_place      = [[Christchurch]], New Zealand
| death_date       = {{death date and age|2024|11|5|1935|12|5|df=y}} 
| death_place      = Christchurch, New Zealand
| height           = {{convert|1.69|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
| weight           = {{convert|55|kg|lb|abbr=on}}
| sport            = Athletics
| event            = 800 m
| club             = Canterbury 
| pb               =800 m – 2:01.4 (1962)<ref name=sr>[https://web.archive.org/web/20200417174202/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ch/marise-chamberlain-1.html Marise Chamberlain]. sports-reference.com</ref>
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{{MedalCompetition|[[Olympic Games]]}}
{{MedalBronze| [[1964 Summer Olympics|1964 Tokyo]] | [[Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 metres|800 metres]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Commonwealth Games]]}}
{{MedalSilver| [[1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games|1962 Perth]] | [[Athletics at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Women's 880 yards|880 yards]]}}
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'''Marise Ann Millicent Chamberlain''', {{post-nominals|country=NZL|MNZM|size=85%}} (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.<ref name="60 years on">{{cite news |last1=Smith |first1=Tony |title=Meet Marise Chamberlain, New Zealand’s only female track Olympic medallist, 60 years on |url= https://www.thepress.co.nz/sport/350364307/meet-marise-chamberlain-new-zealands-only-female-track-olympic-medallist-60-years |access-date=3 August 2024 |work=[[The Press]]}}</ref>

At the [[1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games]] in [[Perth]], Western Australia, she won a silver medal over [[Athletics at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Women's 880 yards|880 yards]], behind Australian [[Dixie Willis]]. Two years later, at the [[1964 Summer Olympics|Summer Olympics]] in [[Tokyo]], she won the bronze medal<ref name=sr/><ref>{{cite web |url= https://olympic.org.nz/athletes/marise-chamberlain |title=Marise Chamberlain &#124; New Zealand Olympic Committee|work=olympic.org.nz |year=2011|access-date=24 October 2011}}</ref> behind [[Ann Packer]] (gold) and [[Maryvonne Dupureur]] (silver), the top five runners beating the old Olympic record time set by Dupureur in the semifinals.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20200417174151/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1964/ATH/womens-800-metres.html Athletics at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games: Women's 800 metres]. sports-reference.com</ref>

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 Birthday Honours (New Zealand)|2003 Queen's Birthday Honours]], Chamberlain was appointed a [[New Zealand Order of Merit|Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit]], for services to athletics.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://dpmc.govt.nz/publications/queens-birthday-honours-list-2003 |title=Queen's Birthday honours list 2003 |date=2 June 2003 |publisher=Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet |access-date=19 June 2020}}</ref>

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 at the 1964 Summer Olympics|New Zealand medallist from the 1964 Summer Olympics]].<ref name="60 years on" />

Chamberlain died in Christchurch on 5 November 2024, at the age of 88.<ref>[https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/360477080/marise-chamberlain-mourned-nzs-only-female-track-and-field-olympic-games-medallist Marise Chamberlain mourned: NZ's only female track Olympic Games medallist dies, aged 88]</ref>

==Honors==
Chamberlain Place, in the [[Hamilton, New Zealand|Hamilton]] suburb of [[Chartwell, Waikato|Chartwell]], is named in Chamberlain's honour.<ref>{{cite news | title=Honouring sportspeople | date=2 November 2012 | work=Waikato Times | page=9}}</ref>

==References==
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== External links ==
{{Commons category|Marise Chamberlain}}
*{{IMDb name | 13400358}}
* {{NZOC profile|marise-chamberlain}}
* [http://www.sporting-heroes.net/athletics-heroes/displayhero.asp?HeroID=4528 Page with Photo at ''Sporting Heroes'']

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{{s-bef | before = [[Diane Leather]]}}
{{s-ttl | title = [[Mile run world record progression|Women's mile world record holder]]|years = 8 December 1962 – 13 May 1967}}
{{s-aft | after = [[Anne Smith (runner)|Anne Smith]]}}
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