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Overview
Paula Radcliffe is an English long-distance runner who currently holds the world record in the marathon, with a time of 2:15:25. She will compete in the 2012 London Olympics for her home country. As a runner since 2003, Radcliffe has had two straight world championships held by women, one for the UK-Iranian track and one for the European Tour...more
Paula Radcliffe is an English long-distance runner who currently holds the world record in the marathon, with a time of 2:15:25. She will compete in the 2012 London Olympics for her home country. As a runner since 2003, Radcliffe has had two straight world championships held by women, one for the UK-Iranian track and one for the European Tour. She first ran the London Marathon in 1985 when she started competing, but was immediately dumped by coach Bob...
- Born: ( 1973-12-17) 17 December 1973 (age 46) Davenham, Cheshire, England
- Residence: Monte Carlo, Monaco
- Height: 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
- Weight: 119 lb (54 kg)
- Country: Great Britain England
- Club: Bedford & County Athletic Club Nike, Beaverton
- Retired: April 2015
- World finals: 1993 3000 m, 7th 1995 5000 m, 5th 1997 5000 m, 4th 1999 10,000 m, Silver 2001 10,000 m, 4th 2005 10,000 m, 9th Marathon, Gold
- Olympic finals: 1996 5000 m, 5th 2000 10,000 m, 4th 2004 Marathon, DNF 10,000 m, DNF 2008 Marathon, 23rd
- Personal best(s): 3000 m: 8:22.20 NR (Monaco 2002), 5000 m: 14:29.11 NR (Bydgoszcz 2004), 10,000 m: 30:01.09 NR (Munich 2002), Half marathon: 65:40a NR (South Shields 2003), Marathon: 2:15:25 ER (London 2003)
