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Gail Marquis

Full name: Gail Annette Marquis
Gender: Female
Height: 5-11.5 (182 cm)
Weight: 165 lbs (75 kg)
Born: November 18, 1954 in New York, New York, United States
Affiliations: Queens College, New York (USA)
Country: USA United States
Sport: Basketball

Medals: 1 Silver (1 Total)

Biography

Gail Marquis played for tiny Queens College in New York, graduating in 1977, and twice received All-America mention while playing there. She averaged 19.9 ppg her junior year and over 20 ppg her senior year. In 2011 Marquis married her longtime partner, Audrey Smaltz. The couple then worked with the Freedom to Marry organization to legalize same-sex marriage throughout the country, which was successful with the 2015 US Supreme Court ruling. In 2013 Marquis was inducted into the Queens College Athletic Hall of Fame.

Results

Games Age City Sport Event Team NOC Rank Medal
1976 Summer 21 Montréal Basketball Women's Basketball United States USA 2 Silver

Women's Basketball

Games Age City Sport Team NOC Phase Unit Rank Date Result PTS TRB AST TOV
1976 Summer 21 Montréal Basketball United States USA Round-Robin Match #5 1 1976-07-20 USA 95, BUL 79 0 0 0 1
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