Paula Radcliffe

Paula Jane Radcliffe (born 17 December, 1973) is a British long-distance runner. She is the current world record holder for the women's marathon, which she set during the 2003 London Marathon, with a time of 2:15.25.

Achievements

• 1991
• 15th, World Junior Cross Country Championships (Antwerp)
• 1992
• 1st, World Junior Cross Country Championships (Boston)
• 4th, 3000m, World Junior Championships (Seoul)
• 1993
• 18th, World Cross Country Championships (Amorebieta)
• 7th, 3000m, World Championships (Stuttgart)
• 1994
• Injured
• 1995
• 18th, World Cross Country Championships (Durham)
• 5th, 5000m, World Championships (Gothenburg)
• 4th, 3000m, Grand Prix Final (Monaco)
• 1996
• 19th, World Cross Country Championships (Stellenbosch)
• 5th, 5000m, Summer Olympics (Atlanta)
• 4th, 5000m, Grand Prix Final (Milan)
• 1997
• 2nd, World Cross Country Championships (Torino)
• 3rd, 3000m, European Cup (Munich)
• 4th, 5000m, World Championships (Athens)
• 3rd, 5000m, Grand Prix Final (Fukuoka)
• 1998
• 2nd, World Cross Country Championships (Marrakech)
• 1st, 5000m, European Cup (Saint Petersburg)
• 5th, 10,000m, European Championships (Budapest)
• 1999
• 3rd, World Cross Country Championships (Belfast)
• 1st, 5000m, European Cup (Paris)
• 2nd, 10,000m, World Championships (Seville)
• 4th, 3000m, Grand Prix Final (Munich)
• 2000
• 4th, Short Course, World Cross Country Championships (Vilamoura)
• 5th, Long Course, World Cross Country Championships (Vilamoura)
• 4th, 10,000m, Summer Olympics (Sydney)
• 1st, World Half Marathon Championships (Veracruz)
• 2001
• 2nd, Short Course, World Cross Country Championships (Ostend)
• 1st, Long Course, World Cross Country Championships (Ostend)
• 2nd, 5000m, European Cup (Bremen)
• 4th, 10,000m, World Championships (Edmonton)
• 1st, World Half Marathon Championships (Bristol)
• 2002
• 1st, Long Course, World Cross Country Championships (Dublin)
• 1st, London Marathon
• 1st, 5000m, Commonwealth Games (Manchester)
• 1st, 10,000m, European Championships (Munich)
• 1st, Chicago Marathon
• 2003
• 1st, London Marathon
• 1st, World Half Marathon Championships (Vilamoura)
• 2004
• 1st, 5000m, European Cup (Bydgoszcz)
• 1st, New York Marathon
• 2005
• 1st, London Marathon
• 1st, Marathon, World Championships, (Helsinki)