article_snippet.sent: Paula Radcliffe great success over the years has also come with some heartache as Paula Radcliffe has never won an Olympic medal and often been let down by Paula Radcliffe body as Paula Radcliffe's pushed her body to Paula Radcliffe limits.
article_snippet.sent: Paula Radcliffe started running for Bedford and County from a young age, left, and won numerous races as a junior before progressing to take the European cross-country in 1998, right .
article_snippet.sent: The GB vests kept coming but Paula Radcliffe missed out on a medal at the Sydney Olympics in 2000 .
article_snippet.sent: Paula Radcliffe gave Paula Radcliffe all at the 2000 Olympics but was out-sprinted in the final moments and finished fourth .
article_snippet.sent: Paula Radcliffe's talent for running was evident from a young age and, under the coaching guidance of Alex Stanton at Bedford and County and County Athletics Club, Paula Radcliffe became accustomed to winning races on the domestic circuit.
article_snippet.sent: By the time Paula Radcliffe was a teenager, Paula Radcliffe had pulled on the first of Paula Radcliffe many Great Britain vests, winning junior races at the World Cross Country Championships and on the track.
article_snippet.sent: As a student at Loughborough University, Paula Radcliffe gained a first-class degree in modern languages while continuing to keep up Paula Radcliffe training regime.
article_snippet.sent: After leaving university, Paula Radcliffe embarked on Paula Radcliffe career as a full-time athlete and continued to have success in cross country races and on the track.
article_snippet.sent: But at the European Championships kept resulting in Paula Radcliffe getting out-sprinted in the home straight.
article_snippet.sent: Paula Radcliffe was fourth in the 5000m at the 1997 World Championships, fifth at the European Championships over 10,000m a year later and then fourth at the Sydney Olympic Games.
article_snippet.sent: At the World Championships in Edmonton in 2001 Paula Radcliffe was determined to make the podium - but after front-running Paula Radcliffe was again out-kicked in the final lap.
article_snippet.sent: Success came on the track in 2002 as Paula Radcliffe won gold at the European Champs .
article_snippet.sent: Paula Radcliffe also took the gold in the 2002 Commonwealth Games 5k in front of a home crowd in Manchester .
article_snippet.sent: Paula Radcliffe popularity soared as Paula Radcliffe was awarded an MBE in June 2002 and later that year was voted the BBC's Sports Personality of the Year, pictured here holding the coveted trophy .
article_snippet.sent: Paula popularity soared as Paula was awarded an MBE in June 2002 and later that year was voted the BBC's Sports Personality of the Year.