Christine Joy Pfitzinger (née Hughes; born 24 January 1959) is a former New Zealand female middle-distance runner. She represented New Zealand at the 1988 Summer Olympics, where she competed in the 3000 metres. She won nine New Zealand national athletic championship titles: the 800 metres in 1982 and 1987; the 1500 metres in 1986, 1987, 1990 and 1999; and the 3000 metres in 1984, 1988 and 1990. Her husband, Pete Pfitzinger, is a former American marathon runner who represented the United States at the 1984 and 1988 Summer Olympics.