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Paula Radcliffe

English long-distance runner · United Kingdom · On the map · Athletes · Born 1973 · age 52

Paula Jane Radcliffe is a British former long-distance runner. She is a three-time winner of the London Marathon, three-time New York Marathon champion, the 2002 Chicago Marathon winner and the 2005 World Champion in the Marathon from Helsinki.

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  1. It's more a case of giving it less thought...last time I really missed racing and I know I'm going to feel just the same when the baby's born.

    13 June 2010 · Paula Radcliffe not to make an instant return to athletics after birth of second child, Mirror.co.uk, Own words

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BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award2002
Member of the Order of the British Empire

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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.

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Born 1973 · age 52

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