She was the only woman to have competed in the Olympic marathon five times (1996--2012), winning a silver medal at the 2000 Olympics, until the chilean Erika Olivera finish in Rio de Janeiro 2016.
She was the only woman to have competed in the Olympic marathon five times (1996--2012), winning a silver medal at the 2000 Olympics. She is also a former marathon world champion, until the chilean Erika Olivera finish in Rio de Janeiro 2016.