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Paula Fudge
British long-distance runner

Paula Fudge

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British long-distance runner
A.K.A.
Paula Yeoman
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Female
Age
72 years
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Biography

Paula Fudge (née Yeoman; born 30 March 1952) is a retired female long-distance runner from England, who competed in the late 1970s and the 1980s in the women's marathon and half marathon. Fudge set her personal best (2:29:47) in the classic distance on 30 October 1988, finishing in third place at the Chicago Marathon. On 13 September 1981 she set the world record for the 5000 metres in 15.14.51, the first recognised women's 5000m world record by the IAAF. This record remained the British National record until 1985 when it was broken by Zola Budd. Fudge had the opportunity to appear at the 1988 Summer Olympics but turned the offer down
She is now an athletics coach at her running club Windsor, Slough, Eton and Hounslow Athletic Club
Her twin sister Ann Ford was also a successful international distance runner. Ford's results include finishing 4th at the 1976 IAAF World Cross Country Championships.

Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  United Kingdom and  England
1978Commonwealth GamesEdmonton, Canada1st3000 m9:12.95
1979World Cross Country ChampionshipsLimerick, Ireland17th
1981World Cross Country ChampionshipsMadrid, Spain28th
1982European Indoor ChampionshipsMilan, Italy3rd3000 m8:56.96
World Cross Country ChampionshipsRome, Italy14th
1985World Cross Country ChampionshipsLisbon, Portugal56th
Columbus MarathonColumbus, Ohio, United States1stMarathon2:35:10
1986London MarathonLondon, England5thMarathon2.32.25
World Road Race ChampionshipsLisbon, Portugal20th15 km50:51
1987Reading Half MarathonReading, England1stHalf marathon1:12:45
London MarathonLondon, England4thMarathon2:32:28
GreifenseelaufCanton of Zürich, Switzerland1st19.5 km1:09:35
World ChampionshipsRome, Italy17thMarathon2:42:42
World Road Race ChampionshipsMonte Carlo, Monaco8th15 km49:43
1988Chicago MarathonChicago, United States3rdMarathon2:29:47

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