Unveiling Memorial Beach Seat athlete Marise Chamberlain in New Brighton
I'm herewith the intermediary messenger of the message from Marise's daughter Marissa Stephen who was a 400m specialist who ran at the Oceania Games, coached by Marise, who became an Oceania 4x400m champion. Her other daughter, Louise had also run under Valdy Briedis, her mother’s longtime coach.
It's history unfolding for New Zealand and people from afar who can't attend will know what is being done for posterity purposes-Paul
Photo credit to New Brighton Museum.
An Invitation;
On Thursday 4th December 2025 1.30pm - 3.30pm there is to be an unveiling of a memorial beach seat that the CCC is erecting and the naming of the beach access track to it for my mother Olympian #166 Marise Chamberlain (MNZM) 1935-2024.
This is a tribute to her legacy as a trailblazing figure in World and New Zealand women's athletics and sport.
A memorial celebration of her sporting life will commence at the South Brighton Surf Club at 1.30pm followed by attendees walking to the adjacent seat location on the beach for cutting of a ribbon.
MARISE ANN MILLICENT CHAMBERLAIN MNZM (1935-2024)
Olympian #166
Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to athletics in 2003.
New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame in 1995.
A trailblazing figure in the pioneering history of World and New Zealand women’s athletics and sport.
Bettered or Equalled Eight World Records from 440 yards to the mile.
Olympic Bronze Medal 800m Tokyo 1964 Olympic Games Silver Medal 880 yards Perth 1962 Commonwealth Games.
Marise won 17 NZ national titles, virtually all solo efforts.
New Zealand's only female Olympic track medallist, and for four decades was the fastest New Zealand woman over 800m. Olympian Lorraine Moller MBE ran third in 1992 Barcelona Games marathon. You can email me paul@paulmulvaney.nz Thanks
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