Paula Radcliffe

Paula Radcliffe

Radcliffe at the 2008 New York City Marathon
Personal information
Born	(1973-12-17) 17 December 1973 (age 43) Davenham, Cheshire, England
Residence	Monte Carlo, Monaco
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	54 kg (119 lb; 8.5 st)
Sport
Country	Great Britain  England
Club	Bedford & County Athletic Club Nike, Beaverton
Retired	April 2015
Achievements and titles
World finals	1993, 3000 m, 7th 1997, 5000 m, 4th 1999, 10,000 m, 02 ! Silver 2001, 10,000 m, 4th 2005, 10,000 m, 9th 2005, Marathon, 01 ! Gold
Olympic finals	1996, 5000 m, 5th 2000, 10,000 m, 4th 2004, Marathon, DNF 2004, 10,000 m, DNF 2008, Marathon, 23rd
Highest world ranking	1
Personal best(s)	5000 m: 14:29.11 10,000 m: 30:01.09 Half Marathon: 1:06:47 Marathon: 2:15:25 WR
Medal record Women's athletics Representing  Great Britain World Championships 1999 Seville 10000 m 2005 Helsinki Marathon World Cross Country Championships 1992 Boston Junior race 1997 Turin Long race 1998 Marrakech Long race 1999 Belfast Long race 2001 Ostend Long race 2001 Ostend Short race 2002 Dublin Long race World Half Marathon Championships 2000 Veracruz Individual 2001 Bristol Individual 2003 Vilamoura Individual European Championships 2002 Munich 10000 m European Cross Country Championships 1998 Ferrara Individual 2003 Edinburgh Individual 2003 Edinburgh Team European Cup 1997 Munich 3000 m 1998 Saint Petersburg 5000 m 1998 Saint Petersburg 1500 m 1999 Paris 5000 m 2001 Bremen 5000 m 2004 Bydgoszcz 5000 m Representing  England Commonwealth Games 2002 Manchester 5,000 m New York City Marathon 2004 New York City Marathon 2007 New York City Marathon 2008 New York City Marathon
Updated on 02-01-2015.

Paula Jane Radcliffe, MBE (born 17 December 1973) is an English long-distance runner. She is the current women's world's best holder in the marathon with her time of 2 hours 15 minutes and 25 seconds. She is a three-time winner of the London Marathon (2002, 2003, 2005), three-time New York Marathon champion (2004, 2007, 2008), and won the 2002 Chicago Marathon.

Radcliffe is a former world champion in the marathon, half marathon and cross country. She has also been European champion over 10,000 metres and in cross country. On the track, Radcliffe won the 10,000 metres silver medal at the 1999 World Championships and was the 2002 Commonwealth champion at 5000 metres. She represented Great Britain at the Olympics four times consecutively (1996 to 2008), although she did not win a podium position in these events.

Her running has earned her a number of accolades including the BBC Sports Personality of the Year, Laureus World Comeback of the Year, IAAF World Athlete of the Year, AIMS World Athlete of the Year (three times) and a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE). She has also been nominated for World Sportswoman of the year on several occasions. In 2010, she was inducted into the England Athletics Hall of Fame.