Endorsements from Olympic Athletes

Paula Radcliffe MBE

Paula Radcliffe is one of the greatest distance runners of her generation. She has overcome injury, asthma and others’ doubts. In 2002, determination and perseverance were rewarded with World Cross Country, 5,000m Commonwealth and 10,000m European titles – and the Marathon world record.

In March 2002, she became the first woman in a

decade to successfully defend her World Cross

Country title, with a convincing victory in the

8-kilometre event.

In April, Paula put in a spectacular display to win

the Flora London Marathon on her debut at the

distance, in a record time of 2hrs.18mins.56secs.

                                                                             In July, Paula finally shed her reputation as the

                                                                             nearly-woman of world athletics, by winning a

                                                                             major track title in 5,000m, at the Commonwealth

                                                                             Games in Manchester. She had previously

                                                                             endured a succession of near-misses in world

                                                                             and Olympic finals.

In August, Paula took 10,000m gold at the

European Championships in Munich with a

devastating display of front-running. She shattered

the field with her blistering pace, finishing in

30mins 01.09secs to break Ingrid Kristiansen's

16-year-old European record of 30:13.74.
 

                                                                             In October, Paula capped a sensational year by

                                                                             setting a new women's world best in winning the

                                                                             Chicago Marathon. She crossed the finish line in

                                                                             2hrs.17mins.18secs. - 89 seconds inside the old

                                                                             record of Kenyan Catherine Ndereba.
 

In December, Paula was voted BBC Sports Personality of the Year.

Since March 2004 Paula has suffered the depths of despair at the

Athens Olympics in August and bounced back to win both the

New York and London Marathons by Spring 2005. Her autobiography

Paula: My Story So Far  was published in November 2004.

Visit Paula's official website www.paularadcliffe.com.

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