| Paula Jane Radcliffe, MBE is a British long-distance runner. She is the current world record holder for the women's marathon, which she set during the 2003 London Marathon, with a time of 2:15:25. This mark is currently one of the highest scoring performances ever, in terms of IAAF world ranking points, at 1307, higher in value than Florence Griffith-Joyner's 100 and 200 m records, Marita Koch's 400 m, and Michael Johnson's 400 m record. This score would equate to between 9.75 s and 9.76 s in the men's 100 m sprint. The current world record is 9.74 seconds |
