Paula Jane Radcliffe, MBEThe Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions...
(born on 17 December 1973 in
DavenhamDavenham is a rural village approximately south of the town of Northwich, part of the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. The village is close to the A556 and A533 roads and both the River Dane and River Weaver...
,
CheshireCheshire ; also known, archaically, as the County of Chester) is a ceremonial county in North West England. The traditional county town is the city of Chester, although Cheshire's largest town is Warrington. Other major towns include Congleton, Crewe, Ellesmere Port, Widnes, Runcorn, Macclesfield,...
, England) is a British
long-distance runnerLong-distance track event races require runners to balance their energy. Because these types of races are very energy-consuming, one requires mental determination and aerobic conditioning, since stamina is a bigger factor than speed.-5,000 metres:...
and currently holds several world records.
Radcliffe's distinctive "nodding" action while running has made her instantly recognisable to British viewers. She is not known for her sprint finish and instead relies on setting a punishing pace from the start in order to pull away from her opponents and open an unassailable gap.
In 2002, Radcliffe was voted
BBC Sports Personality of the YearThe BBC Sports Personality of the Year is an awards ceremony that takes place annually in December. Devised by Paul Fox in 1954, it originally consisted of one titular award. Several new awards have been introduced, and , eight awards are presented. The oldest of these are the Team of the Year and...
and was awarded an
MBEMBE can stand for:* Mail Boxes Etc.* Management by exception* Master of Bioethics* Master of Bioscience Enterprise* Master of Business and Engineering* Mean Biased Error...
.
Radcliffe now lives in
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and is married to her trainer, Gary Lough, a former Irish international 1500 m runner. They have a daughter named Isla born in January 2007.
Early life
Radcliffe was born on 17 December 1973 in
DavenhamDavenham is a rural village approximately south of the town of Northwich, part of the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. The village is close to the A556 and A533 roads and both the River Dane and River Weaver...
near
NorthwichNorthwich is a town and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It lies in the heart of the Cheshire Plain, at the confluence of the rivers Weaver and Dane...
,
CheshireCheshire ; also known, archaically, as the County of Chester) is a ceremonial county in North West England. The traditional county town is the city of Chester, although Cheshire's largest town is Warrington. Other major towns include Congleton, Crewe, Ellesmere Port, Widnes, Runcorn, Macclesfield,...
. Her family then moved to nearby
BarntonBarnton is a civil parish and village in the north-west of England, just outside the town of Northwich, in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire. It lies north and east of the Trent & Mersey Canal which goes through two short tunnels to the west...
where she attended Little Leigh Primary School.
Despite suffering from
asthmaAsthma is a predisposition to chronic inflammation of the lungs in which the airways are reversibly narrowed. Asthma affects 7% of the population of the United States, and 300 million worldwide...
and anaemia she took up running at the age of seven, influenced by her father who was a keen amateur marathon runner and joined
FrodshamFrodsham is a market town and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. Its population is 8,940. It is approximately south of Runcorn, 16 miles south of Liverpool, and approximately south-west of Manchester...
Athletic Club. Her family later moved to
KingsleyKingsley is a civil parish and a village in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It is approximately 5 miles south east of the town of Frodsham....
. At the age of 12 the family moved to
Oakley, BedfordshireOakley is a village in northern Bedfordshire, England, about four miles north west of the county town of Bedford and lies by the River Great Ouse...
where she became a member of Bedford Athletic Club. Her father became club vice-chairman and her mother, a fun-runner, managed the women's cross-country team.
She attended
Sharnbrook Upper School and Community CollegeSharnbrook Upper School and Community College, commonly referred to as SUS or simply Sharnbrook, is a large, rural comprehensive upper school located in Sharnbrook, a village near Bedford in the English county of Bedfordshire...
, where her classmate was professional footballer Dan Hall, and studied French, German and
EconomicsEconomics is the social science that studies the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. The term economics comes from the Ancient Greek from + , hence "rules of the house"...
at
Loughborough UniversityLoughborough University is a campus university located in the market town of Loughborough, Leicestershire, in the East Midlands of England.It has been a university since 1966, but the institution dates back to 1909, when the then Loughborough Technical Institute began with a focus on skills and...
, gaining a first-class honours degree in modern European studies.
Early career
Her early running success was in
cross countryCross country running is a sport in which runners compete to complete a course over open or rough terrain. The courses used at these events may include grass, mud, woodlands, and water...
events, including the 1992 World Junior title, beating
Wang JunxiaWang Junxia is a Chinese former long-distance runner.-Career:She was coached by Ma Junren until 1995 and by Mao Dezhen from 1995 to her retirement after 1996 Olympics....
. She missed the 1994 season through injury, but came back with a succession of good results at 5000 m, including fifth place in both the
1995 World ChampionshipsThe 5th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Ullevi Stadium, Gothenburg, Sweden between August 5 and August 13.This edition featured 1804 athletes from 191 nations....
and 1996 Olympic Games. Although a silver-medalist in the
1999 World Championships in AthleticsThe 7th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Estadio Olímpico, Seville, Spain, between the August 20 and August 29....
Radcliffe seemed destined never to win a major 5,000 m or 10,000 m title, finishing out of the medals at the 2000 Olympic Games and
2001 World ChampionshipsThe 8th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada between 3 August and 12 August and was the first time the event had visited North America.-Track:1997 | 1999 |...
.
She was successful in the
IAAF World Half Marathon ChampionshipsThe IAAF World Half Marathon Championships is an annual half marathon competition organised by the International Association of Athletics Federations. It was contested from 1992 to 2005, and replaced by the IAAF World Road Running Championships, a 20 kilometres race which had its inaugural...
, however, winning back-to-back titles in 2000 and 2001, and winning a third title in 2003.
Cross country champion
On 24 March, Radcliffe won the
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, Belgium held World Cross Country Championships 2001 title. Radcliffe, who finished in a time of 27:49, said: "It still hasn't really sunk in".
Gete WamiGetenesh Wami is a female Ethiopian cross country and track runner....
, who came in second place said: "No one likes losing, but if anyone deserves to win this title it is Paula. She was great."
Held in March in
DublinDublin is the largest city and capital of Ireland. It is officially known in Irish as Baile Átha Cliath or Áth Cliath ; the English name comes from the Irish Dubh Linn meaning "black pool". It is located near the midpoint of Ireland's east coast, at the mouth of the River Liffey and at the...
, Radcliffe defended her title in the Women's Long Race when she won the
2002 IAAF World Cross Country ChampionshipsThe 30th IAAF World Cross Country Championships were held 23-24 March 2002 in Dublin, Republic of Ireland.- Individual :- Team :- Individual :- Team :- Individual :- Team :- Individual :- Team :- Individual :- Team :...
title for a second year. She won in 26:46.
Marathon world record
In 2002, Radcliffe made the move up to the marathon, a decision that immediately paid off with victory at her debut in that year's
London MarathonThe London Marathon is a popular road marathon that has been held each year in London since 1981, usually in April. The race is currently sponsored by Virgin Money, as the Virgin London Marathon...
on 14 April 2002 in a world's best time for a women's only race (2:18:55) Her time was the second quickest in women's marathon history behind the world record of 2:18:47 set by
Catherine NderebaWincatherine Nyambura Ndereba is a world class Kenyan marathon runner. She won the Boston Marathon four times and silver medals in the Olympics in 2004 and 2008. Ndereba broke the women's marathon world record in 2001, running 2:18:47 at the Chicago Marathon...
, of
KenyaThe Republic of Kenya is a country in East Africa. Lying along the Indian Ocean, at the equator, Kenya is bordered by Ethiopia , Somalia , Tanzania , Uganda plus Lake Victoria , and Sudan . The capital city is Nairobi. Kenya spans an area about 85% the size of France or Texas...
, in Chicago.
Later that year, Radcliffe set a world record time of 2:17:18 in the
Chicago MarathonThe Bank of America Chicago Marathon is a major marathon held yearly in Chicago in Cook County, Illinois, United States. Alongside the Boston, New York, London and Berlin Marathons, it is one of the five World Marathon Majors. The October 11, 2009 running will be the 32nd Anniversary running of...
on 13 October 2002, breaking the previous record by a minute and a half.
She was awarded an
MBEThe Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions...
in June 2002, making it her sixth medal of the season. She said: "It means a great deal to me, it's a great honour and it really tops off an amazing year. "To come here and receive this and to meet the Queen at the end of it just finishes it off perfectly."
Later the same year she also became the
BBC Sports Personality of the YearThe BBC Sports Personality of the Year is an awards ceremony that takes place annually in December. Devised by Paul Fox in 1954, it originally consisted of one titular award. Several new awards have been introduced, and , eight awards are presented. The oldest of these are the Team of the Year and...
, making her the first woman in over a decade to be honoured with the accolade. Paula thanked her husband Gary Lough, her coach Alex Stanton and her physio, Gerard Hartmann.
Further world records
Radcliffe is the current
world recordA world record is usually the best international performance ever recorded in a specific skill or sport. The world famous book, the Guinness World Records, collates and publishes notable records of all types, from first and best to worst human achievements, to extremes in the natural world and...
holder for the women's marathon, which she set during the 2003
London MarathonThe London Marathon is a popular road marathon that has been held each year in London since 1981, usually in April. The race is currently sponsored by Virgin Money, as the Virgin London Marathon...
in April, with a time of 2:15:25. This mark is currently one of the highest scoring performances ever. In terms of IAAF world ranking points, at 1307, it is higher in value than
Florence Griffith-JoynerFlorence Griffith-Joyner , also known as Flo-Jo was an African American track and field athlete....
's 100 and 200 m records,
Marita KochMarita Koch is a former sprint athlete.- Career :Her married name is Marita Koch Meier. During her career she collected a remarkable sixteen world records in outdoor sprints, as well as 14 world records in indoor events.Koch set her first world record in 1977 in Milan when she ran 400 metres...
's 400 m, and
Michael JohnsonsMichael Duane Johnson is a retired American sprinter. He won four Olympic gold medals and was crowned world champion eight times. Johnson currently holds the world record in the 400 m and 4 x 400 m relay and formerly held the world record in the 200 m and Indoor 400 m...
' 400 m record. This score would at the time have equated to between 9.75 s and 9.76 s in the men's 100 m sprint. However now the current world record, held by Usain Bolt, is 9.58 seconds.
Also Radcliffe is the current
world recordA world record is usually the best international performance ever recorded in a specific skill or sport. The world famous book, the Guinness World Records, collates and publishes notable records of all types, from first and best to worst human achievements, to extremes in the natural world and...
holder for the women's 10k in a time of 30 minutes and 21 seconds, which she set on 23 February 2003 in the World's Best 10K in San Juan,
Puerto RicoPuerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is a self-governing unincorporated territory of the United States located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of the Virgin Islands...
.
Radcliffe won the
Great North RunThe Great North Run is the world's second most popular half marathon road running event. Participants run between Newcastle upon Tyne and South Shields in England. The run was devised by former Olympic 10,000 m bronze medallist and BBC Sport commentator Brendan Foster...
in a world-best time. She completed the half marathon course from
NewcastleNewcastle upon Tyne is a city and metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, in North East England...
to
South ShieldsSouth Shields is a coastal town in Tyne and Wear, England, located at the mouth of the River Tyne. The town has a population of 82,854, and is part of the metropolitan borough of South Tyneside, which includes the riverside towns of Jarrow and Hebburn and the villages of Boldon, Cleadon and...
in 65 minutes and 40 seconds.
She won the 2004
New York City MarathonThe New York City Marathon is a major annual marathon whose course runs through all five boroughs of New York City. It is one of the largest marathons in the world, with 37,850 finishers in 2006...
in a time of 2:23:10, even though she was not fully prepared (the only occasion that a competitor came within a minute of her). Of the seven marathons Radcliffe has run so far, she has won six and set a record in five, building up a claim to be the best female distance runner of all time in her age group. She has run four out of the five fastest times in history in the women's marathon. After a close race with
KenyaThe Republic of Kenya is a country in East Africa. Lying along the Indian Ocean, at the equator, Kenya is bordered by Ethiopia , Somalia , Tanzania , Uganda plus Lake Victoria , and Sudan . The capital city is Nairobi. Kenya spans an area about 85% the size of France or Texas...
's
Susan ChepkemeiSusan Chepkemei is a female Kenyan long-distance runner, who competes in the 10000m and Marathon. In 2001 she won the Rotterdam Marathon and came first in the Great North Run, as well as winning the silver medal in the World Half Marathon Championships...
, her greater strength allowed her to pull away to victory at the end.
2004 Athens Olympics
Radcliffe did not compete in the
London MarathonThe London Marathon is a popular road marathon that has been held each year in London since 1981, usually in April. The race is currently sponsored by Virgin Money, as the Virgin London Marathon...
in 2004, but was the favourite to win a gold medal in the marathon at the Olympic Games in Athens. However, she suffered an injury to her leg just two weeks prior to the event and had to use a high dose of anti-inflammatory drugs. This had an adverse effect on her
stomachIn most mammals, the stomach is a hollow, muscular organ of the gastrointestinal tract , between the esophagus and the small intestine. It is involved in the second phase of digestion, following mastication . The word stomach is derived from the Latin stomachus, which derives from the Greek word...
hindering food absorption. The resultant lack of energy and carbohydrates in her system before the start of the race might have led to her distressing withdrawal after 36 km. Five days later she started in the 10,000 metres but, still suffering from the effects of the marathon, retired with eight laps remaining. Radcliffe said "You go through bad stages in a marathon, but never as bad as that", "I've never before not been able to finish and I'm desperately trying to find a reason for what happened", "I just feel numb - this is something I worked so hard for."
Regarded as Great Britain's best gold medal hope in athletics, her withdrawal made headlines in the UK, with editorial stances ranging from support to negativity, with some newspapers deriding Radcliffe for 'quitting', rather than going on to finish the race. Television pictures showed Radcliffe in a clearly distressed state after dropping out of the marathon.
2005: Marathon World Champion
At the 2005
London MarathonThe London Marathon is a popular road marathon that has been held each year in London since 1981, usually in April. The race is currently sponsored by Virgin Money, as the Virgin London Marathon...
she won with a time of 2:17:42, a world's best time for a women's only race by over a minute. The race however is remembered more for a notorious moment towards the end when Radcliffe, feeling hindered by bowel discomfort and in need for a toilet break, stopped and defecated on the side of the road in view of the crowd and TV cameras which broadcast the incident live. After the race she apologised to viewers and explained what happened, "I was losing time because I was having stomach cramps and I thought 'I just need to go and I'll be fine'. I didn’t really want to resort to that in front of hundreds of thousands of people. Basically I needed to go. I started feeling it between 15 and and probably carried on too long before stopping. I must have eaten too much beforehand". In November 2006, the incident was voted
top running moment in history in the UK from a choice of ten 'unforgettable moments'
http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Sky-News-Archive/Media-Gallery/20080641239319.
On 14 August 2005 at the
World ChampionshipsThe 10th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations , were held in the Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland , the site of the first IAAF World Championships in 1983. One theme of the 2005 championships was paralympic sports, some of...
held in
HelsinkiHelsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the southern part of Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, by the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it the most populous municipality in Finland by a wide margin...
, Finland she won Britain's only gold medal when she took the marathon title, dominating the race and setting a championship record time of 2:20:57.
Catherine NderebaWincatherine Nyambura Ndereba is a world class Kenyan marathon runner. She won the Boston Marathon four times and silver medals in the Olympics in 2004 and 2008. Ndereba broke the women's marathon world record in 2001, running 2:18:47 at the Chicago Marathon...
of
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finished in second place, more than a minute behind. Radcliffe said: "It pretty much went according to plan. If somebody had been with me at the end I think I could have pushed it up a bit more." She and three other British runners were also awarded third place Bronze in the team competition.
New Years Eve 2005 Radcliffe won the
San Silvestre VallecanaThe San Silvestre Vallecana is a race celebrated on December 31 in Madrid since 1964, in the borough of Vallecas. It is 10 km long and has two editions: one for amateur athletes and another for professional athletes.-Men:-Women:-External links:*...
, a 10 km race in the borough of
VallecasVallecas is a neighborhood of Madrid composed of two districts: Puente de Vallecas and Villa de Vallecas...
,
MadridMadrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. It is the third-most populous municipality in the European Union after Greater London and Berlin, and its metropolitan area is the third-most populous city by urban area in the European Union after Paris and London.The city is located on the river...
, Spain. She said: "I'm okay and it is a great way to end 2005 - with a win."
Family and autobiography
Radcliffe took a break through the 2006 season owing to injuries and in July announced that she was expecting her first child. Her comeback was further delayed in 2007 as a result of a stress fracture in her lower back.
Radcliffe chose not to defend her world marathon crown in 2007, in order to undertake further rehabilitation, but insisted she wanted to compete in the next two Olympic Games.
She made her return to competitive running on 30 September 2007, Radcliffe took part in the BUPA
Great North RunThe Great North Run is the world's second most popular half marathon road running event. Participants run between Newcastle upon Tyne and South Shields in England. The run was devised by former Olympic 10,000 m bronze medallist and BBC Sport commentator Brendan Foster...
in the UK on
TynesideTyneside is a conurbation in northern England, which is home to over 80% of the metropolitan county of Tyne and Wear. It includes Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead, Hebburn, Jarrow, North Shields, and South Shields — all settlements on the banks of the River Tyne. The population of the...
. This was her first race in almost two years. She succeeded in gaining second place, beaten by the US runner
Kara GoucherKara Goucher is an American middle and long-distance runner.-Personal life:Goucher was born in Queens, New York. When she was 4 years old her family moved to Duluth, Minnesota after her father was killed by a drunk driver on the Harlem River Drive....
over the half-marathon distance.
She made her marathon return at the
New York City MarathonThe New York City Marathon is a major annual marathon whose course runs through all five boroughs of New York City. It is one of the largest marathons in the world, with 37,850 finishers in 2006...
on the 4 November 2007 which she won with an official time of 2:23:09. She has stated that a start at the World Cross Country Championships at
EdinburghEdinburgh is the capital city of Scotland. It is the second largest Scottish city, after Glasgow, and the seventh-most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council is one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas....
was a possibility, but ultimately she was not fit enough to compete.
Radcliffe released an autobiography in 2007,
Paula: My Story So Far.
2008–09: Beijing Olympics and fitness problems
She withdrew from the
London Marathon due to a foot injury. A little while after the London Marathon it was also revealed that Radcliffe was suffering from an injury to her hip, preventing her from running. Originally thought to be a muscular problem, scans later revealed it was a
stress fractureA bone fracture is a medical condition in which there is a break in the continuity of the bone...
to her
femurThe femur, or thigh bone, is the most proximal bone of the leg in vertebrates capable of walking or jumping, such as most land mammals, birds, many reptiles such as lizards, and amphibians such as frogs...
. In May Radcliffe broke her left leg.
She faced a race against time to be fit for the
2008 Summer OlympicsThe 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, were a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 302 events in 28 sports, one...
in Beijing. Radcliffe managed to get to fitness level for the
2008 Summer OlympicsThe 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, were a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 302 events in 28 sports, one...
but the race had her in pain with a cramp to the point where she had to stop running and stretch. However, she resumed the race and finished in 23rd place overall.
Paula came in first place with a time of 51.11, setting a new British record for the 10 mile distance in the 2008
Great South RunThe BUPA Great South Run is part of the Great Run series.It takes place over a distance of 10 miles in the city of Portsmouth, on the English south coast....
, located in Portsmouth on Sunday 26 October.
Radcliffe won the 2008
New York City MarathonThe New York City Marathon is a major annual marathon whose course runs through all five boroughs of New York City. It is one of the largest marathons in the world, with 37,850 finishers in 2006...
, making it her third victory at the competition with a time of 2:23:56. Russian Ludmila Petrova came in second, and American
Kara GoucherKara Goucher is an American middle and long-distance runner.-Personal life:Goucher was born in Queens, New York. When she was 4 years old her family moved to Duluth, Minnesota after her father was killed by a drunk driver on the Harlem River Drive....
took third.
Following the New York Marathon, Radcliffe suffered more injury setbacks: she had to withdraw from the 2009 London Marathon due to a fractured toe. In March that year, she had a
bunionA bunion is a structural deformity of the bones and the joint between the foot and big toe, and may be painful.A bunion is an enlargement of bone or tissue around the joint at the base of the big toe .The big toe may turn in toward the second toe , and the tissues surrounding the joint may be...
removed which doctors believed was the root cause of her other injuries at that time. She did not run competitively for almost 10 months, but made herself available for inclusion in the 2009 British team for the
World Championships in AthleticsThe 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics were held in Berlin, Germany from 15–23 August 2009. The majority of events took place in the Olympiastadion, while the marathon and racewalking events started and finished at the Brandenburg Gate....
. She announced that the
New York City Half MarathonThe New York City Half Marathon is a half marathon ran through famous landmarks such as Central Park and Times Square. The 4th annual race took place on August 16th, 2009, with 10,171 finishers and victories by Paula Radcliffe and Tadesse Tola...
would be a testing ground for her fitness before the competition.
Radcliffe went on to win the New York Half Marathon in 1 hour 9 minutes 45 seconds, 2 seconds off the course record. However, after this she pulled out of the World Championships as she felt unfit, and she missed the
2009 IAAF World Half Marathon ChampionshipsThe 2009 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships was held in Birmingham, United Kingdom on 11 October 2009. It was the final event of the International Association of Athletics Federations' 2009 World Athletics Series.-Organisation:...
in
BirminghamBirmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands county of England. Birmingham is the second-most populous British city, with a population of 1,006,500 ....
due to a bout of
tonsillitisTonsillitis is an infection of the tonsils and will often, but not necessarily, cause a sore throat and fever.-Types:There are 3 main types of tonsillitis: acute, subacute and chronic. Acute tonsillitis can either be bacterial or viral in origin. Subacute tonsillitis is caused by the bacterium...
.
Other achievements and awards
- Awarded the BBC London Sports Awards 2003 for 'Sporting Moment of the Year'.
- Radcliffe has set numerous records, official and unofficial, on the track and the roads. , she holds the official world record for 10 km on roads. She has twice won the World Half-Marathon championships
The IAAF World Half Marathon Championships is an annual half marathon competition organised by the International Association of Athletics Federations. It was contested from 1992 to 2005, and replaced by the IAAF World Road Running Championships, a 20 kilometres race which had its inaugural...
, twice the World Cross-Country championshipsIAAF World Cross Country Championships is the most important competition in international cross country running. Held annually and organised by International Association of Athletics Federations , it was inaugurated in 1973, when it replaced the International Cross Country Championships...
(in 2001 and 2002), and in December 2003 became European Cross-Country champion for the second time, the only woman to have achieved this feat in the event's ten-year history.
- Forced out of the Paris World Athletics Championships
The 9th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held from 23 August to 31 August, 2003 in the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, France.-Track:...
because of injury in 2003, her greatest moment on the track has been European gold at 10,000 m in 2002. Hindered by back-markers, and in the rain, she nevertheless ran a time of 30:01.09 (a European record by 12 seconds, and second only to Wang JunxiaWang Junxia is a Chinese former long-distance runner.-Career:She was coached by Ma Junren until 1995 and by Mao Dezhen from 1995 to her retirement after 1996 Olympics....
's controversial world record time of 29:31.78 set in Beijing http://www.iaaf.org/statistics/toplists/inout=O/ageGroup=N/season=0/gender=W/discipline=10K/legal=A/index.html ). The same year she won Commonwealth GamesThe Commonwealth Games is a multinational, multi-sport event. Held every four years, it involves the elite athletes of the Commonwealth of Nations. Attendance at the Commonwealth Games is typically around 5,000 athletes...
gold in the 5000 m, missing the world record by three seconds.
- In 2004 Radcliffe joined with Jonathan Edwards
Jonathan David Edwards, CBE, is a former British triple jumper. He is a former Olympic, Commonwealth, European and World champion, and has held the world record in the event since 1995....
on an Olympic Special Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? is a television quiz show which offers very large cash prizes for correctly answering 12 or 15 consecutive multiple-choice questions of increasing difficulty. The format is owned and licensed by the Japanese production company Sony Pictures Television International....
. The pair raised £64,000 for charity, half of that sum going to the British Olympic AssociationThe British Olympic Association is responsible for the United Kingdom's participation in the Olympic Games. It was formed on 24 May 1905 at the House of Commons. The first chairman of the BOA was Lord Desborough...
and a quarter of the sum going to Asthma UK.
- Paula was nominated for the sports personality award in 2007.
- She won the Laureus World Comeback of the Year
The Laureus World Sports Awards are awarded annually to sportspeople who have been outstanding during the previous year. The Laureus World Sports Awards were established in 1999 by Founding Patrons Daimler and Richemont and is supported by its Global Partners Mercedes-Benz, IWC Schaffhausen and...
award in early 2008 for her performances in 2007.
Anti doping
Radcliffe has frequently made high-profile condemnations of the use of performance-enhancing drugs in
athleticsTrack and field athletics is a collection of sports events that involve running, throwing, jumping and walking. Organised athletics are traced back to the Ancient Olympic Games from 776 BC, and most modern events are conducted by the member clubs of the International Association of Athletics...
, most famously at the World Athletics Championships in Edmonton in 2001 when Radcliffe and team-mate
Hayley TullettHayley Tullett is a Welsh middle distance runner mainly competing over 1500 metres. Her main claim to fame is the bronze medal at the 2003 World Championships...
held up a sign protesting against the reinstatement of Russian athlete
Olga YegorovaOlga Yegorova is a Russian middle distance runner.At the 2000 Summer Olympics she competed in 5000 metres, and she is a double world champion in this event, but like countryfellow Tatyana Tomashova she has concentrated on shorter races since, now competing mainly in the 1500 metres...
, after Yegorova had tested positive for the banned substance
EPOErythropoietin, or its alternative erythropoetin or EPO, is a glycoprotein hormone that controls erythropoiesis, or red blood cell production...
. Radcliffe also wears a red ribbon when competing to show her support for blood testing as a method of catching drugs cheats.
Personal life
Radcliffe married her coach, Northern Irish former international 1500 m runner Gary Lough. in April 2000 in Bedford. At age 33, she gave birth to her first child. Daughter, Isla, born on 17 January 2007 at 9:43 a.m. at the Princess Grace Hospital, in
MonacoMonaco , officially the Principality of Monaco , is a small sovereign city-state located in South Western Europe on the northern central coast of the Mediterranean Sea, having a land border on three sides only with France, and being about away from Italy. Its size is just under 2 km² with an...
after a 27-hour labour.
Achievements
| Year |
Tournament |
Venue |
Result |
Event |
| 1991 |
World Junior Cross Country Championships |
Antwerp ||-||-||-||}Antwerp is a city and municipality in Belgium and the capital of the Antwerp province in Flanders, one of Belgium's three regions. Antwerp's total population is 472,071 and its total area is , giving a population density of 2,308 inhabitants per km²...
, Belgium |
15th |
Junior Cross Country |
| 1992 |
World Junior Cross Country Championships |
Boston Boston is the capital and largest city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is considered the economic and cultural center of the region and is sometimes regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England"...
, USA |
1st |
Junior Cross Country |
| 1992 |
World Junior Championships The World Junior Championships can refer to:*IAAF World Junior Championships in Athletics*FIFA U-17 World Cup, formerly the FIFA U-17 World Championship*IRB Junior World Championship*Junior World Golf Championships*World Junior Chess Championship...
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Seoul Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest city of South Korea. With a population of over 10 million, it is one of the world's largest cities. The Seoul National Capital Area, which includes the major port city of Incheon and most of Gyeonggi-do, has 24.5 million...
, South Korea |
4th |
3000 m |
| 1993 |
World Cross Country Championships |
Amorebieta, Spain |
18th |
Cross Country |
| 1993 |
World Championships |
StuttgartStuttgart is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. The sixth-largest city in Germany, Stuttgart has a population of 600,038 while the metropolitan area has a population of 5.3 million ....
, Germany |
7th |
3000 m |
| 1995 |
World Cross Country Championships |
Durham Durham is a city in the North East of England. It is within the County Durham local government district, and is the county town of the larger ceremonial county....
, England |
18th |
Cross Country |
| 1995 |
World Championships |
GothenburgGothenburg is the second-largest city in Sweden and the fifth-largest amongst the Nordic countries. Situated on the south-west coast of Sweden, the city proper has a population of 502,833 with 622,287 in the urban area and total of 911,406 inhabitants in the metropolitan area.The City of...
, Sweden |
5th |
5000 m |
| 1995 |
Grand Prix Final |
MonacoMonaco , officially the Principality of Monaco , is a small sovereign city-state located in South Western Europe on the northern central coast of the Mediterranean Sea, having a land border on three sides only with France, and being about away from Italy. Its size is just under 2 km² with an...
|
4th |
3000 m |
| 1996 |
World Cross Country Championships |
Stellenbosch, South Africa |
19th |
Cross Country |
| 1996 |
Olympic GamesThe Olympic Games are a major international event of summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes compete in a wide variety of events. The Games are currently held every two years, with Summer and Winter Olympic Games alternating. Originally, the ancient Olympic Games were held in...
|
Atlanta, USA |
5th |
5000 m |
| 1996 |
Grand Prix Final |
MilanMilan in Italy, is the capital of the region of Lombardia and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while the urban area is the fifth largest in the E.U. with an estimated population of 4.3 million...
, Italy |
4th |
5000 m |
| 1997 |
World Cross Country Championships |
TurinTurin is a major city as well as a business and cultural centre in northern Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the left bank of the Po River surrounded by the Alpine arch...
, Italy |
2nd |
Cross Country |
| 1997 |
European CupThe European Cup is a now defunct athletics competition, replaced by the European Team Championships from 2009 onwards. The Europa Cup saw most of the major nations of Europe compete. Originally known as the Bruno Zauli Cup, it first took place in Stuttgart and Kassel , Germany in 1965...
|
MunichMunich is the capital city of Bavaria, Germany. It is located on the River Isar north of the Bavarian Alps. Munich is the third largest city in Germany, after Berlin and Hamburg...
, Germany |
3rd |
3000 m |
| 1997 |
World Championships |
AthensAthens , the capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery; as one of the world's oldest cities, its recorded history spans around 3,400 years....
, Greece |
4th |
5000 mThese are the official results of the Women's 5,000 metres event at the 1997 World Championships in Athens, Greece. There were a total number of 42 participating athletes, with two qualifying heats and the final held on Saturday 1997-08-09.-First round:...
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| 1997 |
Grand Prix Final |
Fukuokais the capital city of Fukuoka Prefecture and is situated on the northern shore of the island of Kyūshū in Japan, across the Korea Strait from South Korea's Busan....
, Japan |
3rd |
5000 m |
| 1998 |
World Cross Country Championships |
MarrakechMarrakech or Marrakesh , known as the "Red City", is an important and former imperial city in Morocco...
, MoroccoMorocco, officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is a country located in North Africa with a population of nearly 32 million and an area just under . Its capital is Rabat, and its largest city is Casablanca. Morocco has a coast on the Atlantic Ocean that reaches past the Strait of Gibraltar into the...
|
2nd |
Cross Country |
| 1998 |
European CupThe European Cup is a now defunct athletics competition, replaced by the European Team Championships from 2009 onwards. The Europa Cup saw most of the major nations of Europe compete. Originally known as the Bruno Zauli Cup, it first took place in Stuttgart and Kassel , Germany in 1965...
|
St. Petersburg, Russia |
1st |
5000 m |
| 1998 |
European Championships The European Athletics Championships is an event organized by the European Athletic Association. It is organised every four years, the same year as the Commonwealth Games and between the Summer Olympic Games cycle...
|
BudapestBudapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it serves as the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation center and is considered an important hub in Central Europe. In 2009, Budapest had 1,712,210 inhabitants, down from a mid-1980s...
, Hungary |
5th |
10000 m |
| 1999 |
World Cross Country Championships |
BelfastBelfast is the capital of and the largest city in Northern Ireland, a constituent country of the United Kingdom. It is the seat of devolved government and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly. It is the largest urban area in the province of Ulster, and the second largest city on the island of...
, Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland is a part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and it is situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland. It shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
|
3rd |
Cross Country |
| 1999 |
European CupThe European Cup is a now defunct athletics competition, replaced by the European Team Championships from 2009 onwards. The Europa Cup saw most of the major nations of Europe compete. Originally known as the Bruno Zauli Cup, it first took place in Stuttgart and Kassel , Germany in 1965...
|
Paris, France |
1st |
5000 m |
| 1999 |
World Championships |
SevilleSeville is the artistic, cultural, and financial capital of southern Spain. It is the capital of Andalusia and of the province of Seville. It is situated on the plain of the River Guadalquivir, with an average elevation of above sea level. The inhabitants of the city are known as Sevillanos or...
, Spain |
2nd |
10000 m |
| 1999 |
Grand Prix Final |
MunichMunich is the capital city of Bavaria, Germany. It is located on the River Isar north of the Bavarian Alps. Munich is the third largest city in Germany, after Berlin and Hamburg...
, Germany |
4th |
3000 m |
| 2000 |
World Cross Country Championships |
Vilamoura Vilamoura is in the municipality of Loulé, in the Algarve, Portugal. Its boundaries lie within the parish of Quarteira. Vilamoura is a purpose built resort and Marina which was started from scratch by a wealthy banker from Lisbon. The resort was begun in 1974 and is still expanding outwards from...
, Portugal |
4th |
Short Cross Country |
| 2000 |
World Cross Country Championships |
Vilamoura Vilamoura is in the municipality of Loulé, in the Algarve, Portugal. Its boundaries lie within the parish of Quarteira. Vilamoura is a purpose built resort and Marina which was started from scratch by a wealthy banker from Lisbon. The resort was begun in 1974 and is still expanding outwards from...
, Portugal |
5th |
Long Cross Country |
| 2000 |
Olympic GamesThe Olympic Games are a major international event of summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes compete in a wide variety of events. The Games are currently held every two years, with Summer and Winter Olympic Games alternating. Originally, the ancient Olympic Games were held in...
|
Sydney, Australia |
4th |
10000 m |
| 2000 |
World Half Marathon Championships |
Veracruz Veracruz, formally Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave is one of the 31 states that constitute the United Mexican States. Veracruz is borderd by Tamaulipas to the north, the Gulf to the east, Tabasco to the southeast, Oaxaca and Chiapas to the south and Puebla, Hidalgo, and San Luis Potosi to the west...
, Mexico |
1st |
Half Marathon |
| 2001 |
World Cross Country Championships |
Ostend||-||-||}Ostend is a Belgian city and municipality located in the Flemish province of West Flanders. It comprises the boroughs of Mariakerke, Stene and Zandvoorde, and the city of Ostend proper – the largest on the Belgian coast....
, Belgium |
2nd |
Short Cross Country |
| 2001 |
World Cross Country Championships |
Ostend||-||-||}Ostend is a Belgian city and municipality located in the Flemish province of West Flanders. It comprises the boroughs of Mariakerke, Stene and Zandvoorde, and the city of Ostend proper – the largest on the Belgian coast....
, Belgium |
1st |
Long Cross Country |
| 2001 |
European CupThe European Cup is a now defunct athletics competition, replaced by the European Team Championships from 2009 onwards. The Europa Cup saw most of the major nations of Europe compete. Originally known as the Bruno Zauli Cup, it first took place in Stuttgart and Kassel , Germany in 1965...
|
BremenThe City Municipality of Bremen is a Hanseatic city in northwestern Germany. A port city along the river Weser, about south from its mouth on the North Sea, Bremen is part of the Bremen-Oldenburg metropolitan area...
, Germany |
2nd |
5000 m |
| 2001 |
World Championships |
EdmontonEdmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta. The city is located on the North Saskatchewan River in the central region of the province, an area with some of the most fertile farmland on the prairies...
, Canada |
4th |
10000 m |
| 2001 |
Bristol Half MarathonThe Bristol Half Marathon is an annual road running event held on the streets of Bristol, UK. The route is at sea level and winds through the city centre, along the Avon Gorge and under the Clifton Suspension Bridge...
|
BristolBristol is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, west of London, and east of Cardiff.With an estimated population of 416,400 for the unitary authority in mid-2007, and a surrounding urban area with an estimated 561,500 residents, it is England's sixth, and...
, England |
1st |
Half Marathon |
| 2002 |
World Cross Country Championships |
Dublin Dublin is the largest city and capital of Ireland. It is officially known in Irish as Baile Átha Cliath or Áth Cliath ; the English name comes from the Irish Dubh Linn meaning "black pool". It is located near the midpoint of Ireland's east coast, at the mouth of the River Liffey and at the...
, Republic of IrelandIreland is a country in north-western Europe. The modern sovereign state occupies about five-sixths of the island of Ireland, which was partitioned on 3 May 1921. It is a parliamentary democracy and a republic...
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1st |
Long Cross Country |
| 2002 |
London MarathonThe London Marathon is a popular road marathon that has been held each year in London since 1981, usually in April. The race is currently sponsored by Virgin Money, as the Virgin London Marathon...
|
London, England |
1st |
Marathon |
| 2002 |
Commonwealth GamesThe Commonwealth Games is a multinational, multi-sport event. Held every four years, it involves the elite athletes of the Commonwealth of Nations. Attendance at the Commonwealth Games is typically around 5,000 athletes...
|
ManchesterManchester is a city and metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England. In 2007, the population of the city was estimated to be 458,100...
, England |
1st |
5000 m |
| 2002 |
European Championships The European Athletics Championships is an event organized by the European Athletic Association. It is organised every four years, the same year as the Commonwealth Games and between the Summer Olympic Games cycle...
|
MunichMunich is the capital city of Bavaria, Germany. It is located on the River Isar north of the Bavarian Alps. Munich is the third largest city in Germany, after Berlin and Hamburg...
, Germany |
1st |
10000 m |
| 2002 |
Chicago MarathonThe Bank of America Chicago Marathon is a major marathon held yearly in Chicago in Cook County, Illinois, United States. Alongside the Boston, New York, London and Berlin Marathons, it is one of the five World Marathon Majors. The October 11, 2009 running will be the 32nd Anniversary running of...
|
Chicago, USA |
1st |
Marathon |
| 2003 |
London MarathonThe London Marathon is a popular road marathon that has been held each year in London since 1981, usually in April. The race is currently sponsored by Virgin Money, as the Virgin London Marathon...
|
London, England |
1st |
Marathon |
| 2003 |
World Half Marathon Championships |
Vilamoura Vilamoura is in the municipality of Loulé, in the Algarve, Portugal. Its boundaries lie within the parish of Quarteira. Vilamoura is a purpose built resort and Marina which was started from scratch by a wealthy banker from Lisbon. The resort was begun in 1974 and is still expanding outwards from...
, Portugal |
1st |
Half Marathon |
| 2003 |
Great North Run The Great North Run is the world's second most popular half marathon road running event. Participants run between Newcastle upon Tyne and South Shields in England. The run was devised by former Olympic 10,000 m bronze medallist and BBC Sport commentator Brendan Foster...
|
Tyne and WearTyne and Wear is a metropolitan county in North East England around the mouths of the Rivers Tyne and Wear. It came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972...
, England |
1st |
Half Marathon |
| 2004 |
European CupThe European Cup is a now defunct athletics competition, replaced by the European Team Championships from 2009 onwards. The Europa Cup saw most of the major nations of Europe compete. Originally known as the Bruno Zauli Cup, it first took place in Stuttgart and Kassel , Germany in 1965...
|
Bydgoszcz Bydgoszcz is a city currently located in northern Poland, on the Brda and Vistula rivers, with a population of 360,142 , agglomeration more than 400 000, which makes it the 8th biggest city in Poland...
, Poland |
1st |
5000 m |
| 2004 |
New York City MarathonThe New York City Marathon is a major annual marathon whose course runs through all five boroughs of New York City. It is one of the largest marathons in the world, with 37,850 finishers in 2006...
|
New York, USA |
1st |
Marathon |
| 2005 |
London MarathonThe London Marathon is a popular road marathon that has been held each year in London since 1981, usually in April. The race is currently sponsored by Virgin Money, as the Virgin London Marathon...
|
London, England |
1st |
Marathon |
| 2005 |
World Championships |
HelsinkiHelsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the southern part of Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, by the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it the most populous municipality in Finland by a wide margin...
, Finland |
1st |
Marathon |
| 2007 |
Great North Run The Great North Run is the world's second most popular half marathon road running event. Participants run between Newcastle upon Tyne and South Shields in England. The run was devised by former Olympic 10,000 m bronze medallist and BBC Sport commentator Brendan Foster...
|
Tyne and WearTyne and Wear is a metropolitan county in North East England around the mouths of the Rivers Tyne and Wear. It came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972...
, England |
2nd |
Half Marathon |
| 2007 |
New York City MarathonThe New York City Marathon is a major annual marathon whose course runs through all five boroughs of New York City. It is one of the largest marathons in the world, with 37,850 finishers in 2006...
|
New York, USA |
1st |
Marathon |
| 2008 |
Olympic GamesThe Olympic Games are a major international event of summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes compete in a wide variety of events. The Games are currently held every two years, with Summer and Winter Olympic Games alternating. Originally, the ancient Olympic Games were held in...
|
Beijing, China |
23rd |
Marathon |
| 2008 |
New York City MarathonThe New York City Marathon is a major annual marathon whose course runs through all five boroughs of New York City. It is one of the largest marathons in the world, with 37,850 finishers in 2006...
|
New York, USA |
1st |
Marathon |
Personal bests
| Surface |
Event |
Time |
Date |
Place |
Extra |
| Track |
400 m |
58.9 |
1992 |
|
|
| 800 m |
2:05.22 |
1995 |
|
|
| 1000 m |
2:47.17 |
1993 |
|
|
| 1500 m |
4:05.37 |
1 July 2001 |
Glasgow Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
, Scotland, UK |
|
| 1 Mile |
4:24.94 |
14 August 1996 |
Zürich Zürich or Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zürich. The city is Switzerland's main commercial and cultural centre and sometimes called the Cultural Capital of Switzerland, the political capital of Switzerland being Berne...
, Switzerland |
|
| 2000 m |
5:37.01+ |
29 August 1993 |
SheffieldSheffield is a city and metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England. Its name derives from the River Sheaf, which runs through the city. Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, the city has grown from its largely industrial roots to encompass a wider economic base...
, England, UK |
|
| 3000 m |
8:22.20 |
19 July 2002 |
MonacoMonaco , officially the Principality of Monaco , is a small sovereign city-state located in South Western Europe on the northern central coast of the Mediterranean Sea, having a land border on three sides only with France, and being about away from Italy. Its size is just under 2 km² with an...
|
UK Women's record |
| 2 Miles |
9:17.4 |
23 May 1999 |
LoughboroughLoughborough is a town within the Charnwood borough of Leicestershire, England. It had a population of 57,600 in 2004. It is the second largest settlement in Leicestershire after Leicester, is the seat of Charnwood Borough Council, and the home of Loughborough University.In 1841 Loughborough was...
, England, UK |
|
| 4000 m |
11:35.21+ |
|
|
|
| 5000 m |
14:29.11 |
20 June 2004 |
Bydgoszcz Bydgoszcz is a city currently located in northern Poland, on the Brda and Vistula rivers, with a population of 360,142 , agglomeration more than 400 000, which makes it the 8th biggest city in Poland...
, Poland |
UK Women's recordFifth best performance ever |
| 10 000 m |
30:01.09 |
6 August 2002 |
MunichMunich is the capital city of Bavaria, Germany. It is located on the River Isar north of the Bavarian Alps. Munich is the third largest city in Germany, after Berlin and Hamburg...
, Germany |
Fifth best performance ever |
| Road |
5 km |
14:57+ |
2 September 2001 |
London, England, UK |
|
| 4 Miles |
19:51+ |
|
|
|
| 5 Miles |
24:47+ |
|
|
|
| 8 km |
24:05+ |
|
|
Women's World best (unratifiable) |
| 10 km |
30:21 |
23 February 2003 |
San JuanSan Juan is the capital and largest municipality in Puerto Rico. As of the 2000 census, it has a population of 433,733, making it the 42nd-largest city under the jurisdiction of the United States. San Juan was founded by Spanish colonists in 1521, who called it Ciudad de Puerto Rico...
, Puerto RicoPuerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is a self-governing unincorporated territory of the United States located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of the Virgin Islands...
|
Women's World record (road) World records in athletics are ratified by the International Association of Athletics Federations. Records are kept for all events contested at the Olympic Games and some others. Unofficial records for some other events are kept by track and field statisticians...
|
| 15 km |
46:41+ |
7 October 2001 |
BristolBristol is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, west of London, and east of Cardiff.With an estimated population of 416,400 for the unitary authority in mid-2007, and a surrounding urban area with an estimated 561,500 residents, it is England's sixth, and...
, England, UK |
UK Women's record (unratifiable)Downhill |
| 10 Miles |
50:01+ |
13 October 2002 |
Chicago, USA |
Women's World best (unratifiable)Downhill |
| 20 km |
1:02.21+ |
21 September 2003 |
NewcastleNewcastle upon Tyne is a city and metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, in North East England...
- South ShieldsSouth Shields is a coastal town in Tyne and Wear, England, located at the mouth of the River Tyne. The town has a population of 82,854, and is part of the metropolitan borough of South Tyneside, which includes the riverside towns of Jarrow and Hebburn and the villages of Boldon, Cleadon and...
, England, UK |
Women's World best (unratifiable)Downhill |
| Half marathon |
1:05:40 |
21 September 2003 |
NewcastleNewcastle upon Tyne is a city and metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, in North East England...
- South ShieldsSouth Shields is a coastal town in Tyne and Wear, England, located at the mouth of the River Tyne. The town has a population of 82,854, and is part of the metropolitan borough of South Tyneside, which includes the riverside towns of Jarrow and Hebburn and the villages of Boldon, Cleadon and...
, UK |
Women's World best (unratifiable)Downhill |
| 25 km |
1:20.36+ |
13 April 2003 |
London, England, UK |
Women's World best (unratifiable) |
| 30 km |
1:36:36+ |
13 April 2003 |
London, England, UK |
Women's World best (unratifiable) |
| 20 Miles |
1:43:33+ |
13 April 2003 |
London, England, UK |
Women's World best (unratifiable) |
| Marathon |
2:15:25 |
13 April 2003 |
London, England, UK |
Women's World record |
Further reading
- Paula Radcliffe 'bionic' kit, (August 14, 2005)
- Paula Radcliffe: One Track Mind, (April 16, 2005)
- Paula Radcliffe: Long Road Back, (October 31, 2004)
- Paula Radcliffe: Failing to finish at the 2004 Olympic Games, (August 22, 2004)
- Paula Radcliffe: Journey from Disappointing Fourth to Dominant First, (June, 2004)
- Paula Radcliffe: Escorting Paula, (April, 2003)
- Paula Radcliffe: A Guardian interview about drug use in sport, (August 20, 2001)
External links