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Great Britain
Career
1909 - 2026
Best year
1984
Total points
1173
Best results
1x 2. Olympic Games
All-time rank
#4
10-year rank
#8
Ranking Development
Points distribution
Disciplines
Contests
Categories
| Year | Contest | Discipline | Category | Position | Points | Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | World Road Running Championships | Half marathon | Women | 1 | 8 | Paula Radcliffe |
| 1993 | World Road Running Championships | Half marathon | Men | 3 | 2 | Carl Thackery |
| 1993 | World Road Running Championships | Half marathon team | Men | 3 | 6 | - |
| 2000 | World Road Running Championships | Half marathon | Women | 1 | 8 | Paula Radcliffe |
| 2023 | World Road Running Championships | Road Mile | Men | 2 | 4 | Callum Elson |
| 1992 | World Road Running Championships | Half marathon team | Men | 2 | 12 | - |
| 1992 | World Road Running Championships | Half marathon | Women | 1 | 8 | Liz McColgan |
| 2023 | World Road Running Championships | Half marathon team | Women | 3 | 6 | - |
| 2003 | World Road Running Championships | Half marathon | Women | 1 | 8 | Paula Radcliffe |
| 2016 | World Road Running Championships | Half marathon | Men | 3 | 2 | Mo Farah |
| 1992 | World Road Running Championships | Half marathon team | Women | 2 | 12 | - |
| 1992 | World Road Relay Championships | Road Relay | Men | 3 | 6 | - |
| 1986 | World Road Relay Championships | Road Relay | Men | 2 | 12 | - |
| 1987 | World Road Race Championships | 15 km team | Women | 3 | 6 | - |
| 1984 | World Road Race Championships | 10 km team | Women | 1 | 24 | - |
| 1985 | World Road Race Championships | 15 km team | Women | 1 | 24 | - |
| 1984 | World Road Race Championships | 10 km | Women | 3 | 2 | Carole Bradford |
| 1985 | World Road Race Championships | 15 km | Women | 3 | 2 | Carole Bradford |
| 1983 | World Road Race Championships | 10 km | Women | 1 | 8 | Wendy Smith-Sly |
| 1991 | World Road Race Championships | 15 km | Women | 2 | 4 | Andrea Wallace |
| 2002 | World record - improvement | Marathon | Women | 1 | 8 | Paula Radcliffe |
| 1965 | World record - improvement | Half marathon | Men | 1 | 8 | Ron Hill |
| 1913 | World record - improvement | Marathon | Men | 1 | 8 | Harry Green |
| 1984 | World record - improvement | Marathon | Men | 1 | 8 | Steve Jones |
| 1979 | World record - improvement | Half marathon | Men | 1 | 8 | Nick Rose |
| 1963 | World record - improvement | Marathon | Men | 1 | 8 | Brian Kilby |
| 1980 | World record - improvement | Marathon | Women | 1 | 8 | Joyce Smith |
| 1960 | World record - improvement | Half marathon | Men | 1 | 8 | Brian Hill-Cottingham |
| 1909 | World record - improvement | Marathon | Men | 1 | 8 | Henry Barrett |
| 1974 | World record - improvement | Marathon | Men | 1 | 8 | Ian Thompson |
| 1978 | World record - improvement | Half marathon | Men | 1 | 8 | Tony Simmons |
| 1952 | World record - improvement | Marathon | Men | 1 | 8 | Jim Peters |
| 1964 | World record - improvement | Marathon | Women | 1 | 8 | Dale Greig |
| 2003 | World record - improvement | Half marathon | Women | 1 | 8 | Paula Radcliffe |
| 1970 | World record - improvement | Marathon | Men | 1 | 8 | Ron Hill |
| 1966 | World record - improvement | Half marathon | Men | 1 | 8 | Pete Ravald |
| 1929 | World record - improvement | Marathon | Men | 1 | 8 | Harry Payne |
| 1926 | World record - improvement | Marathon | Women | 1 | 8 | Violet Piercy |
| 1985 | World record - improvement | Half marathon | Men | 1 | 8 | Steve Jones |
| 1964 | World record - improvement | Marathon | Men | 1 | 8 | Basil Heatley |
| 1930 | World record - annual holding | Marathon | Women | 1 | 1 | Violet Piercy |
| 1962 | World record - annual holding | Marathon | Women | 1 | 1 | Violet Piercy |
| 2011 | World record - annual holding | Marathon | Women | 1 | 1 | Paula Radcliffe |
| 1937 | World record - annual holding | Marathon | Women | 1 | 1 | Violet Piercy |
| 1944 | World record - annual holding | Marathon | Women | 1 | 1 | Violet Piercy |
| 2004 | World record - annual holding | Half marathon | Women | 1 | 1 | Paula Radcliffe |
| 1934 | World record - annual holding | Marathon | Men | 1 | 1 | Harry Payne |
| 1951 | World record - annual holding | Marathon | Women | 1 | 1 | Violet Piercy |
| 1977 | World record - annual holding | Marathon | Men | 1 | 1 | Ian Thompson |
| 1958 | World record - annual holding | Marathon | Women | 1 | 1 | Violet Piercy |
| 2007 | World record - annual holding | Marathon | Women | 1 | 1 | Paula Radcliffe |
| 1933 | World record - annual holding | Marathon | Women | 1 | 1 | Violet Piercy |
| 1940 | World record - annual holding | Marathon | Women | 1 | 1 | Violet Piercy |
| 2014 | World record - annual holding | Marathon | Women | 1 | 1 | Paula Radcliffe |
| 1947 | World record - annual holding | Marathon | Women | 1 | 1 | Violet Piercy |
| 1930 | World record - annual holding | Marathon | Men | 1 | 1 | Harry Payne |
| 1972 | World record - annual holding | Marathon | Men | 1 | 1 | Ron Hill |
| 1954 | World record - annual holding | Marathon | Women | 1 | 1 | Violet Piercy |
| 1929 | World record - annual holding | Marathon | Women | 1 | 1 | Violet Piercy |
| 1961 | World record - annual holding | Marathon | Women | 1 | 1 | Violet Piercy |
| 2010 | World record - annual holding | Marathon | Women | 1 | 1 | Paula Radcliffe |
| 1936 | World record - annual holding | Marathon | Women | 1 | 1 | Violet Piercy |
| 1943 | World record - annual holding | Marathon | Women | 1 | 1 | Violet Piercy |
| 1963 | World record - annual holding | Half marathon | Men | 1 | 1 | Brian Hill-Cottingham |
| 1933 | World record - annual holding | Marathon | Men | 1 | 1 | Harry Payne |
| 1950 | World record - annual holding | Marathon | Women | 1 | 1 | Violet Piercy |
| 1976 | World record - annual holding | Marathon | Men | 1 | 1 | Ian Thompson |
| 1957 | World record - annual holding | Marathon | Women | 1 | 1 | Violet Piercy |
| 2006 | World record - annual holding | Marathon | Women | 1 | 1 | Paula Radcliffe |
| 1932 | World record - annual holding | Marathon | Women | 1 | 1 | Violet Piercy |
| 2013 | World record - annual holding | Marathon | Women | 1 | 1 | Paula Radcliffe |
| 1939 | World record - annual holding | Marathon | Women | 1 | 1 | Violet Piercy |
| 1946 | World record - annual holding | Marathon | Women | 1 | 1 | Violet Piercy |
| 2006 | World record - annual holding | Half marathon | Women | 1 | 1 | Paula Radcliffe |
| 1971 | World record - annual holding | Marathon | Men | 1 | 1 | Ron Hill |
| 1953 | World record - annual holding | Marathon | Women | 1 | 1 | Violet Piercy |
| 1928 | World record - annual holding | Marathon | Women | 1 | 1 | Violet Piercy |
| 1960 | World record - annual holding | Marathon | Women | 1 | 1 | Violet Piercy |
| 2009 | World record - annual holding | Marathon | Women | 1 | 1 | Paula Radcliffe |
| 1935 | World record - annual holding | Marathon | Women | 1 | 1 | Violet Piercy |
| 1942 | World record - annual holding | Marathon | Women | 1 | 1 | Violet Piercy |
| 2016 | World record - annual holding | Marathon | Women | 1 | 1 | Paula Radcliffe |
| 1962 | World record - annual holding | Half marathon | Men | 1 | 1 | Brian Hill-Cottingham |
| 1932 | World record - annual holding | Marathon | Men | 1 | 1 | Harry Payne |
| 1949 | World record - annual holding | Marathon | Women | 1 | 1 | Violet Piercy |
| 1975 | World record - annual holding | Marathon | Men | 1 | 1 | Ian Thompson |
| 1956 | World record - annual holding | Marathon | Women | 1 | 1 | Violet Piercy |
| 1931 | World record - annual holding | Marathon | Women | 1 | 1 | Violet Piercy |
| 2004 | World record - annual holding | Marathon | Women | 1 | 1 | Paula Radcliffe |
| 2012 | World record - annual holding | Marathon | Women | 1 | 1 | Paula Radcliffe |
| 1938 | World record - annual holding | Marathon | Women | 1 | 1 | Violet Piercy |
| 1945 | World record - annual holding | Marathon | Women | 1 | 1 | Violet Piercy |
| 2005 | World record - annual holding | Half marathon | Women | 1 | 1 | Paula Radcliffe |
| 1955 | World record - annual holding | Marathon | Men | 1 | 1 | Jim Peters |
| 1952 | World record - annual holding | Marathon | Women | 1 | 1 | Violet Piercy |
| 1927 | World record - annual holding | Marathon | Women | 1 | 1 | Violet Piercy |
| 1959 | World record - annual holding | Marathon | Women | 1 | 1 | Violet Piercy |
| 2008 | World record - annual holding | Marathon | Women | 1 | 1 | Paula Radcliffe |
| 1934 | World record - annual holding | Marathon | Women | 1 | 1 | Violet Piercy |
| 1941 | World record - annual holding | Marathon | Women | 1 | 1 | Violet Piercy |
| 2015 | World record - annual holding | Marathon | Women | 1 | 1 | Paula Radcliffe |
| 1961 | World record - annual holding | Half marathon | Men | 1 | 1 | Brian Hill-Cottingham |
| 1931 | World record - annual holding | Marathon | Men | 1 | 1 | Harry Payne |
| 1948 | World record - annual holding | Marathon | Women | 1 | 1 | Violet Piercy |
| 1973 | World record - annual holding | Marathon | Men | 1 | 1 | Ron Hill |
| 1955 | World record - annual holding | Marathon | Women | 1 | 1 | Violet Piercy |
| 2005 | World Marathon Cup | Marathon team | Women | 3 | 6 | - |
| 1993 | World Marathon Cup | Marathon team | Men | 3 | 6 | - |
| 1991 | World Marathon Cup | Marathon team | Men | 1 | 24 | - |
| 1984 | World Cross Country Championships | Cross Country team | Women | 2 | 12 | - |
| 1976 | World Cross Country Championships | Cross Country | Men | 2 | 4 | Tony Simmons |
| 2002 | World Cross Country Championships | Cross Country | Women | 1 | 8 | Paula Radcliffe |
| 2024 | World Cross Country Championships | Mixed Cross Country team | M/W | 3 | 6 | - |
| 1991 | World Cross Country Championships | Cross Country | Women | 3 | 2 | Liz McColgan |
| 1975 | World Cross Country Championships | Cross Country team | Men | 2 | 12 | - |
| 1973 | World Cross Country Championships | Cross Country team | Women | 1 | 24 | - |
| 1976 | World Cross Country Championships | Cross Country | Men | 3 | 2 | Bernie Ford |
| 1979 | World Cross Country Championships | Cross Country team | Women | 3 | 6 | - |
| 1988 | World Cross Country Championships | Cross Country | Women | 2 | 4 | Angela Tooby |
| 1976 | World Cross Country Championships | Cross Country team | Men | 1 | 24 | - |
| 1987 | World Cross Country Championships | Cross Country team | Men | 2 | 12 | - |
| 1980 | World Cross Country Championships | Cross Country team | Women | 2 | 12 | - |
| 1975 | World Cross Country Championships | Cross Country | Men | 1 | 8 | Ian Stewart |
| 2001 | World Cross Country Championships | Cross Country | Women | 1 | 8 | Paula Radcliffe |
| 2004 | World Cross Country Championships | Cross Country team | Women | 3 | 6 | - |
| 1974 | World Cross Country Championships | Cross Country | Women | 3 | 2 | Rita Ridley |
| 1974 | World Cross Country Championships | Cross Country team | Men | 2 | 12 | - |
| 1992 | World Cross Country Championships | Cross Country team | Men | 3 | 6 | - |
| 1989 | World Cross Country Championships | Cross Country | Men | 2 | 4 | Tim Hutchings |
| 1978 | World Cross Country Championships | Cross Country team | Women | 3 | 6 | - |
| 1987 | World Cross Country Championships | Cross Country | Women | 2 | 4 | Liz McColgan |
| 2001 | World Cross Country Championships | Cross Country short | Women | 2 | 4 | Paula Radcliffe |
| 1982 | World Cross Country Championships | Cross Country team | Men | 2 | 12 | - |
| 1986 | World Cross Country Championships | Cross Country team | Women | 1 | 24 | - |
| 1984 | World Cross Country Championships | Cross Country | Men | 3 | 2 | Steve Jones |
| 1998 | World Cross Country Championships | Cross Country team | Women | 3 | 6 | - |
| 1998 | World Cross Country Championships | Cross Country | Women | 2 | 4 | Paula Radcliffe |
| 1980 | World Cross Country Championships | Cross Country team | Men | 1 | 24 | - |
| 1978 | World Cross Country Championships | Cross Country team | Men | 3 | 6 | - |
| 1988 | World Cross Country Championships | Cross Country team | Women | 2 | 12 | - |
| 1984 | World Cross Country Championships | Cross Country | Men | 2 | 4 | Tim Hutchings |
| 1973 | World Cross Country Championships | Cross Country | Women | 2 | 4 | Joyce Smith |
| 1999 | World Cross Country Championships | Cross Country | Women | 3 | 2 | Paula Radcliffe |
| 1977 | World Cross Country Championships | Cross Country team | Men | 2 | 12 | - |
| 1974 | World Cross Country Championships | Cross Country team | Women | 1 | 24 | - |
| 1980 | World Cross Country Championships | Cross Country | Men | 3 | 2 | Nick Rose |
| 1982 | World Cross Country Championships | Cross Country team | Women | 3 | 6 | - |
| 1997 | World Cross Country Championships | Cross Country | Women | 2 | 4 | Paula Radcliffe |
| 1979 | World Cross Country Championships | Cross Country team | Men | 1 | 24 | - |
| 1989 | World Cross Country Championships | Cross Country team | Men | 2 | 12 | - |
| 2005 | World Championship | Marathon | Women | 1 | 12 | Paula Radcliffe |
| 2003 | Own WR improvement | Marathon | Women | 1 | 4 | Paula Radcliffe |
| 1953 | Own WR improvement | Marathon | Men | 1 | 4 | Jim Peters |
| 1981 | Own WR improvement | Marathon | Women | 1 | 4 | Joyce Smith |
| 1954 | Own WR improvement | Marathon | Men | 1 | 4 | Jim Peters |
| 2005 | Own WR improvement | Marathon | Women | 1 | 4 | Paula Radcliffe |
| 1953 | Own WR improvement | Marathon | Men | 1 | 4 | Jim Peters |
| 1948 | Olympic Games | Marathon | Men | 2 | 12 | Tom Richards |
| 1920 | Olympic Games | Cross country team | Men | 2 | 36 | - |
| 1936 | Olympic Games | Marathon | Men | 2 | 12 | Ernest Harper |
| 1984 | Olympic Games | Marathon | Men | 3 | 6 | Charlie Spedding |
| 1932 | Olympic Games | Marathon | Men | 2 | 12 | Sam Ferris |
| 1964 | Olympic Games | Marathon | Men | 2 | 12 | Basil Heatley |
| 1912 | Olympic Games | Cross country team | Men | 3 | 18 | - |
| 2004 | New York City Marathon | Marathon | Women | 1 | 5 | Paula Radcliffe |
| 2020 | New York City Marathon | Marathon | Men | 1 | 5 | Kevin Quinn |
| 1991 | New York City Marathon | Marathon | Women | 1 | 5 | Liz McColgan |
| 1988 | New York City Marathon | Marathon | Men | 1 | 5 | Steve Jones |
| 2008 | New York City Marathon | Marathon | Women | 1 | 5 | Paula Radcliffe |
| 1987 | New York City Marathon | Marathon | Women | 1 | 5 | Priscilla Welch |
| 2007 | New York City Marathon | Marathon | Women | 1 | 5 | Paula Radcliffe |
| 1971 | New York City Marathon | Marathon | Women | 1 | 5 | Beth Bonner |
| 1990 | London Marathon | Marathon | Men | 1 | 5 | Allister Hutton |
| 2003 | London Marathon | Marathon | Women | 1 | 5 | Paula Radcliffe |
| 1982 | London Marathon | Marathon | Men | 1 | 5 | Hugh Jones |
| 1982 | London Marathon | Marathon | Women | 1 | 5 | Joyce Smith |
| 1985 | London Marathon | Marathon | Men | 1 | 5 | Steve Jones |
| 2002 | London Marathon | Marathon | Women | 1 | 5 | Paula Radcliffe |
| 1981 | London Marathon | Marathon | Women | 1 | 5 | Joyce Smith |
| 1984 | London Marathon | Marathon | Men | 1 | 5 | Charlie Spedding |
| 1996 | London Marathon | Marathon | Women | 1 | 5 | Liz McColgan |
| 1993 | London Marathon | Marathon | Men | 1 | 5 | Eamonn Martin |
| 2005 | London Marathon | Marathon | Women | 1 | 5 | Paula Radcliffe |
| 1983 | London Marathon | Marathon | Men | 1 | 5 | Mike Gratton |
| 1989 | London Marathon | Marathon | Women | 1 | 5 | Véronique Marot |
| 1962 | European Championship | Marathon | Men | 1 | 2 | Brian Kilby |
| 1974 | European Championship | Marathon | Men | 1 | 2 | Ian Thompson |
| 1950 | European Championship | Marathon | Men | 1 | 2 | Jack Holden |
| 2026 | European Championship | Marathon team | Women | 1 | 6 | - |
| 1969 | European Championship | Marathon | Men | 1 | 2 | Ron Hill |
| 1971 | European Championship | Marathon | Men | 2 | 1 | Trevor Wright |
| 1966 | European Championship | Marathon | Men | 1 | 2 | Jim Hogan |
| 1938 | European Championship | Marathon | Men | 2 | 1 | Squire Yarrow |
| 1954 | Commonwealth Games | Marathon | Men | 1 | 3 | Joe McGhee |
| 1938 | Commonwealth Games | Marathon | Men | 2 | 2 | Bert Norris |
| 1994 | Commonwealth Games | Marathon | Men | 3 | 1 | Mark Hudspith |
| 1970 | Commonwealth Games | Marathon | Men | 1 | 3 | Ron Hill |
| 1934 | Commonwealth Games | Marathon | Men | 3 | 1 | Dunky Wright |
| 1990 | Commonwealth Games | Marathon | Women | 3 | 1 | Angie Pain |
| 1950 | Commonwealth Games | Marathon | Men | 1 | 3 | Jack Holden |
| 1934 | Commonwealth Games | Marathon | Men | 2 | 2 | Donald Robertson |
| 1982 | Commonwealth Games | Marathon | Men | 3 | 1 | Mike Gratton |
| 1966 | Commonwealth Games | Marathon | Men | 1 | 3 | Jim Alder |
| 1970 | Commonwealth Games | Marathon | Men | 2 | 2 | Jim Alder |
| 2018 | Commonwealth Games | Marathon | Men | 3 | 1 | Robbie Simpson |
| 1930 | Commonwealth Games | Marathon | Men | 1 | 3 | Dunky Wright |
| 1930 | Commonwealth Games | Marathon | Men | 2 | 2 | Sam Ferris |
| 1970 | Commonwealth Games | Marathon | Men | 3 | 1 | Don Faircloth |
| 2006 | Commonwealth Games | Marathon | Women | 3 | 1 | Liz Yelling |
| 1962 | Commonwealth Games | Marathon | Men | 1 | 3 | Brian Kilby |
| 1966 | Commonwealth Games | Marathon | Men | 2 | 2 | Bill Adcocks |
| 2006 | Commonwealth Games | Marathon | Men | 3 | 1 | Dan Robinson |
| 1974 | Commonwealth Games | Marathon | Men | 1 | 3 | Ian Thompson |
| 1958 | Commonwealth Games | Marathon | Men | 3 | 1 | Peter Wilkinson |
| 1994 | Commonwealth Games | Marathon | Women | 3 | 1 | Yvonne Danson |
| 1984 | Chicago Marathon | Marathon | Men | 1 | 3 | Steve Jones |
| 1997 | Chicago Marathon | Marathon | Women | 1 | 3 | Marian Sutton |
| 1995 | Chicago Marathon | Marathon | Men | 1 | 3 | Eamonn Martin |
| 1996 | Chicago Marathon | Marathon | Women | 1 | 3 | Marian Sutton |
| 1989 | Chicago Marathon | Marathon | Men | 1 | 3 | Paul Davies-Hale |
| 2018 | Chicago Marathon | Marathon | Men | 1 | 3 | Mo Farah |
| 1985 | Chicago Marathon | Marathon | Men | 1 | 3 | Steve Jones |
| 2002 | Chicago Marathon | Marathon | Women | 1 | 3 | Paula Radcliffe |
| 1996 | Chicago Marathon | Marathon | Men | 1 | 3 | Paul Evans |
| 1985 | Boston Marathon | Marathon | Men | 1 | 5 | Geoff Smith |
| 1984 | Boston Marathon | Marathon | Men | 1 | 5 | Geoff Smith |
| 1970 | Boston Marathon | Marathon | Men | 1 | 5 | Ron Hill |
| 1985 | Berlin Marathon | Marathon | Men | 1 | 5 | Jimmy Ashworth |
| 1983 | Berlin Marathon | Marathon | Women | 1 | 5 | Karen Holdsworth |
| 1981 | Berlin Marathon | Marathon | Men | 1 | 5 | Ian Ray |
| 1982 | Berlin Marathon | Marathon | Women | 1 | 5 | Jean Lochhead |
| 1991 | Berlin Marathon | Marathon | Men | 1 | 5 | Steve Brace |
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