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Paula Radcliffe
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English long-distance runner
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Paula Jane Radcliffe is a British long-distance runner who competes in athletics, specifically the marathon. Born in Northwich in 1973, she is a citizen of the United Kingdom and represents England in her sport. She is educated at Loughborough University and resides in Monte Carlo. Radcliffe speaks English and is the relative of Charlotte Radcliffe.
She has participated in the 1996, 2000, 2004, and 2008 Summer Olympics. Her achievements include receiving the award of Member of the Order of the British Empire. While some records list her in the acting department, her primary occupation is as an athlete.
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Film & TV
Known for
- Sports Life Stories2012
- Spirit of the Marathon — Paula Radcliffe2008
- The Frank Skinner Show — Self1995
via TMDB
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1973-12-17 ) 17 December 1973 (age 52) , Davenham , Cheshire , England
- Height
- 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
- Weight
- 119 lb (54 kg)
- Spouse
- Gary Lough
- Country
- Great Britain , England
- Club
- Bedford & County Athletic Club, Nike, Beaverton
- Retired
- April 2015
- Olympic finals
- 1996 5000 m, 5th , 2000 10,000 m, 4th , 2004 Marathon, DNF , 10,000 m, DNF , 2008 Marathon, 23rd
- 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
- Personal bests
- 3000 m : 8:22.20 NR ( Monaco 2002) 5000 m : 14:29.11 ( Bydgoszcz 2004) 10,000 m : 30:01.09 ( Munich 2002) Half marathon : 65:40 Assisted road course (downhill or favouring wind)</span>"}]]}'>a NR ( South Shields 2003) Marathon : 2:15:25 NR ( London 2003)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Paula
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Northwich
- Occupation
- long-distance runner
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Participant in
- 2002 Commonwealth Games
- Sport
- athletics
- Country for sport
- England
- Mass
- 70
- Official website
- www.paularadcliffe.com
- Image
- Paula Radcliffe at the Berlin Marathon 2011.jpg
- Height
- 173
- Residence
- Monte Carlo
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- Commons category
- Paula Radcliffe
- date of birth
- 1973-12-17
- Commons gallery
- Paula Radcliffe
- sports discipline competed in
- marathon
- social media followers
- 229251
- relative
- Charlotte Radcliffe
- name in native language
- Paula Jane Radcliffe
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Encyclopedic overview
Paula Jane Radcliffe (born 17 December 1973) is a British former long-distance runner. She is a three-time winner of the London Marathon (2002, 2003, 2005), three-time New York Marathon champion (2004, 2007, 2008), the 2002 Chicago Marathon winner and the 2005 World Champion in the Marathon from Helsinki. She was previously the fastest female marathoner of all time, and held the Women's World Marathon Record with a time of 2:15:25 for 16 years from 2003 to 2019 when it was broken by Brigid Kosgei.
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 in four consecutive games (1996 to 2008), although she never won an Olympic medal.
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