Britain’s greatest ever distance runner who failed to win an Olympic medal | Paula Radcliffe TOTGA

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At the Athens Olympics, Paula Radcliffe isn't only the fastest competitor on the start line of the women's marathon: she is the best women's marathon runner there has ever been, and by a matter of minutes. She finished 5th in Atlanta, and 4th in Sydney, but has since moved to the roads with enormous success, and the medal has been all but hung around the world record holder's neck. But then, out on the hot and humid streets of Athens, the unthinkable happens: with just four miles remaining, Radcliffe stops, collapses onto the pavement. Her Olympic dream, again, is in tatters. In the company of Claire Thomas, she reflects on where it all went wrong, and how - across a truly glittering career - an Olympic title remained so very elusive...
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[@farrellbaker]

No Olympic medal doesn’t take away from the face she’s an absolute boss. Her WR was incredible.

[@199019852007]

After running several marathrons I fully appreciate how injuries can affect the body and mind. Still a champion and a great athlete

[@vesna.kiradjieva]

records or not, she's still the marathon queen 👑

[@boneythelynx8884]

Always have been and always be a fan, a true hero.

[@paulbailey5236]

One thing paula was not was a quitter. She was an incredible athlete who pushed her body to the brink. Nothing will take away the champion she was who was just unlucky on the day.

[@johnwalters4792]

I needed reminding she ran for us