- Joanne Pavey
Joanne Pavey (born
20 September ,1973 inHoniton ) is a track and field athlete, competing internationally for Great Britain. She competes mainly in the 5000 m distance but also on 1500 m, 3000 m and (since 2007) 10,000 m events, and road racing. In 2006 she won silver in the 5,000 metres in the Commonwealth Games. On May 20th 2007, she won the 10 kmGreat Manchester Run , a feat she repeated the following year.A three-time national champion in the women's 5000 metres, she is currently second on the British all time list for 5000 m with a time of 14 m 39.96 seconds, behind the record holder
Paula Radcliffe . She is also 10th on the British all time list for 1500 m, and 4th for the 3000 m.She managed to finish 4th in the 10,000 m at the
2007 World Championships in Athletics , behindTirunesh Dibaba .Olympic History
2004 Athens Olympics
*Women's 1500 m: Round 1 4:12.50 (did not advance)
*Women's 5000 m: Round 1 14:55.45, Final 14:57.87 (5th place)2000 Sydney Olympics
*Women's 5000 m: Round 1 15:08.82, Final 14:58.27 (12th place)Achievements
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2007 World Championships in Athletics - fourth place (10000 m)
*2006 European Championships in Athletics - fourth place
*2006 Great South Run - first place (10 miles)
*2006 Commonwealth Games - silver medal
*2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships - fifth place (3000 m)
*2004 Olympic Games - fifth place
*2003 IAAF World Athletics Final - third place (3000 m)External links
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