The main photo shows Paula Radcliffe leading the field and on the way to Gold at the 2002 European
Championships. Paula produced a quite remarkable performance which saw her finish 46 seconds ahead
of her nearest challenger, Ireland's Sonia O'Sullivan. The left inset picture shows her continuing her
incredible pace towards the end of the race whilst the right inset picture shows Paula in a post race interview.
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Women's 10,000m Final.
2002 European Championships.
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| 1 Paula RADCLIFFE |
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Gbr |
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30: 01.09 ER |
| 2 Sonia O'Sullivan |
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Irl |
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30: 47.59 |
| 3 Lyudmila Biktasheva |
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Rus |
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31: 04.00 |
| 4 Mihaela Botezan |
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Rom |
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31: 13.96 |
| 5 Jelena Prokopcuka |
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Lat |
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31: 17.72 |
| 6 Olivera Jevtic |
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Yug |
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31: 47.82 |
| 7 Constantina Tomescu-Dita |
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Rom |
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31: 53.61 |
| 8 Gunhild Haugen |
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Nor |
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31: 57.02 |
The main photo above shows a jubilant Paula Radcliffe crossing the finishing line to take the
Gold medal in the 5000m at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester.
The two inset pictures show Paula at various stages of the race. Photos G.H. 28th. July 2002 ©
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Women's 5000m Final.
2002 Commonwealth Games.
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| 1 Paula RADCLIFFE |
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Eng |
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14: 31.42 |
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GR |
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| 2 Edith Masai |
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Ken |
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14: 53.76 |
| 3 Iness Chenonges |
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Ken |
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15: 06.06 |
| 4 Dorcus Inzikuru |
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Uga |
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15: 18.01 |
| 5 Jo Pavey |
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Eng |
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15: 19.91 |
| 6 Benita Johnson |
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Aus |
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15: 26.55 |
| 7 Restituta Kemi |
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Tan |
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15: 33.07 |
| 8 Courtney Babcock |
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Can |
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15: 42.83 |
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