Joanne Pavey
Joanne Pavey (also: Jo Pavey, nee Davis; born September 20, 1973 in Honiton ) is a British middle and long distance runner. She is 1.64 m tall, weighs 50 kg and is coached by her husband Gavin Pavey.
Achievements
At the World Athletics Championships 1997 in Athens, she started in the 1500 meter race, but failed in the semis. This was followed by two and a half years in which it was put out of action by injury. In the 5000 -meter run, she was at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney Twelfth and at the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton Eleventh as well as at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester and the European Championships in Munich Fifth.
In 2003, she took over 1500 meters at the World Championships in Paris / Saint- Denis tenth. At the Olympic Games in Athens in 2004 she divorced Although from about 1500 meters in the lead, but was more than 5,000 meters in five.
A 15th place over 5000 meters at the World Championships in Helsinki in 2005 was followed by a much more successful year in 2006: each over 5000 meters she won, starting for England at the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne and was silver at the European Championships in Gothenburg fourth.
In 2007, she took the 10,000 - meter race in their repertoire. Over this distance, it was at the 2007 World Championships in Osaka Fourth, over the 5000 meters Ninth.
In London, she won at the 2012 Olympics in the 5000 meter final as the best non- African 7th place