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News From: Thursday, April 14, 2016
 Olympics 2004 (Women)
  Human Interest Story
   Marathon runner Noguchi ready to announce retirement: sources (The Japan Times)
Mizuki Noguchi, the winner of the women's marathon gold medal at the 2004 Athens Olympics has decided to retire.
 
News From: Wednesday, August 20, 2008
 Olympics 2004 (Women)
  Human Interest Story
   Husband's plea prompted Tosa's marathon withdrawal (Daily Yomiuri)
Up until this year, the Japanese women's marathon team had 5 medals and two consecutive gold medals. Reiko Tosa, 32 was hoping to avenge her fifth place finish in Athens where Noguchi won the Gold in the marathon. Tosa, who was in visible pain, was pulled from the marathon at the 25 kilometer mark by her husband. Beijing was supposed to be her mark on history.
 
News From: Friday, December 28, 2007
 Olympics 2004 (Women)
  Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
   Lee Eun-jeong Gearing for Marathon Gold Medal in Beijing. (English Donga)
Eun-jeong has started her low pressure low oxygen training in an attempt to prepare for her Gold Medal Quest. Eun-jeong has stated that her training will allow her to break the long standing Korean Marathon record of 2:26 and will set her up to take gold in Beiging.
 
News From: Wednesday, December 19, 2007
 Olympics 2004 (Women)
  Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
   Radcliffe aiming to run in 2012 Games (Setanta Sports)
Paula Radcliffe will hope for gold in Beijing in the marathon after a calf injury forced her out of contention for the Athens 10,000 meter and marathon races. She is still hopeful to make the 2012 London games as well. In an interview Radcliffe stated that plenty of 38 year old marathon runners have great races and she hopes to be one of them.
 
News From: Thursday, November 29, 2007
 Olympics 2004 (Women)
  Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
   RADCLIFFE WARY OF NOGUCHI THREAT In 2008 Olympic Marathon (Sporting News)
Paula Radcliffe is wary of Japan's Mizuki Noguchi. Noguchi, the Gold medalist in Japan has been out of the international running circuit due to leg injuries. But the 2:21:37 and her win against very stiff competition in Berlin has shown the world she has recovered.
 
News From: Monday, September 12, 2005
 Olympics 2004 (Women)
  Human Interest Story
   Radcliffe Focuses on Olympic Gold (ITN)
Comments by Radcliffe on the articles written about her regarding her performance in Athens.
 
News From: Saturday, December 11, 2004
 Olympics 2004 (Women)
  Human Interest Story
   Sports Personality of the Year: Cracknell takes swipe at Radcliffe (The Independent)
James Cracknell, the double Olympic rowing champion, has criticised Paula Radcliffe for failing to finish either the marathon or the 10,000 metres in Athens.
 
News From: Wednesday, October 6, 2004
 Olympics 2004 (Women)
  Human Interest Story
   Radcliffe's Story So Far may be final proof of mistaken priorities (Guardian)
Radcliffe's autobiography to come out in November
 
News From: Thursday, September 16, 2004
 Olympics 2004 (Women)
  Human Interest Story
   Athletics: Radcliffe reveals injury during Athens build-up (Independent)
Paula Radcliffe's quad muscle went into spasm and subsequently proved to have a blood clot attached to it, causing her to not perform to expectations at the Olympic Marathon.
 
   Radcliffe's injuries brought to surface (The Times)
Paula Radciliffe was suffering from a thigh injury and an upset stomach in the days leading up to her Olympic Marathon bid.
 
News From: Wednesday, September 15, 2004
 Olympics 2004 (Women)
  Human Interest Story
   Radcliffe was carrying leg injury (CNN International)
Paula Radcliffe speaks out about the weeks leading up to her failure at the Athens Olympic Marathon.
 
   Athens Misery Left Me Depressed and Exhausted - Radcliffe (Scotsman.com)
With the injury now fully healed, Radcliffe is stepping up her return, although she has no events inked in to her schedule for the rest of the year.
 
News From: Tuesday, August 31, 2004
 Olympics 2004 (Women)
  Human Interest Story
   Local runner takes third in historic marathon (The Inyo Register)
Mammoth Lakes resident Deena Kastor won bronze at the Olympic Marathon.
 
News From: Monday, August 30, 2004
 Olympics 2004 (Women)
  Human Interest Story
   Marathon gold medal hope for Kenya dashed (East African Standard)
World record holder Paul Tergat finished in 10th place at yesterday's Olympic Marathon after suffering from a serious stomach stitch after 32 kilometres.
 
News From: Friday, August 27, 2004
 Olympics 2004 (Women)
  Human Interest Story
   UK Gets Behind Paula's Olympic Medal Bid (Scotsman)
The Nation's eyes are all on Paula Radcliffe as she attempts to salvage her Olympics in the 10,000m Friday.
 
   Radcliffe's ultimate test (BBC Sport)
Whatever the outcome, Paula Radcliffe's career will be judged on her performance in Friday's 10,000m race.
 
   Radcliffe Ready to Bounce Back (Scotsman)
Paula Radcliffe is ready to try again in Athens - this time with the 10,000m race.
 
  Pre-Race Review/ Lineup
   Olympics: Radcliffe to run 10,000 metres after Olympic marathon flop (Channel News Asia)
British athletics team officials say Paula Radcliffe will run the 10,000m race in Athens this Friday.
 
News From: Thursday, August 26, 2004
 Olympics 2004 (Women)
  Human Interest Story
   Radcliffe registers for 10,000m (Guardian Unlimited)
Paula Radcliffe has been offically added to the roster of runners for the 10,000m in Athens. Whether she shows up to run or not is now up to her.
 
   Polias knows what it means to be a Greek marathoner (USA Today)
Nikos Polias carries the hopes of his fellow Greeks with him when he run's the Olympic Marathon this Sunday.
 
News From: Wednesday, August 25, 2004
 Olympics 2004 (Women)
  Human Interest Story
   Is life like a marathon or a marathon like life? (Asahi Weekly)
What might have happened had Sydney Olympic champion Naoko Takahashi participated in this year's Olympic Marathon?
 
   Coe Not Counting on Radcliffe Return (Scotsman)
Sebastian Coe does not expect Paula Radcliffe to compete in the 10,000m this Friday.
 
   Paula Baffled by Athens Marathon Failure (iTV)
Paula Radcliff refuses to blame the hot tempratures in Greece for her failure to finish the Olympic Marathon.
 
   Moorcroft Would Back Radcliffe Bid (Scotsman)
UK Athletics chief executive David Moorcroft says it's up to Paula whether she runs in the 10,000m race on Friday.
 
News From: Tuesday, August 24, 2004
 Olympics 2004 (Women)
  Human Interest Story
   Marathoners enjoy attention on their city (USA Today)
The Greeks have built a new museum devoted to marathon racing, opened just in time for the Olympics.
 
  Post-Race Review/ Results
   Bedford tells Paula to come home (Evening Standard)
David Bedford, the London Marathon race director and a former world-record holder at the 10,000m would advise Radcliffe that she shouldn't do the 10,000m. He expects she still has some of her best distance running days ahead of her and wouldn't rule out better success in 2008.
 
   Paula a sacrificial pawn in the TV ratings war (The Herald)
There is a history of disappointment at the Olympics being the beginning of the downfall of an athletics career. We hope that Paula will not follow in the footsteps of the past.
 
   Olympics Marathon: Kiwi survives 'horrific' run (The New Zealand Herald)
"I feel like I'm lucky to be alive after that..." The heat and hills took it out of the runners in the women's olympic marathon - causing runners to fall well short of their best performances and of their goals. Liza Hunter-Galvain was the first New Zealander to participate in the marathon since Lorraine Moller in Barcelona.
 
   Going the entire distance Kantor's olympic marathon bronze was true team effort (San Francisco Chronicle)
Kastor credits her training partners and preparation for her success at the Olympics Marathon.
 
  Human Interest Story
   Noguchi lauds golden shoes in Athens race (Daily Yomiuri)
Mizuki Noguchi's support team included staffers positioned at intervals along the marathon route connected to her coach by cell phone to call out and help her determine her strategy.
 
News From: Monday, August 23, 2004
 Olympics 2004 (Women)
  Human Interest Story
   Tears flow for U.S. medalist (The Cincinnati Post)
Deena Kastor didn't know if she was in third or fourth place until the public address announcer at Panathinaiko Stadium proclaimed it.
 
   Olympics: Organisers Defend "Hellish" Marathon (Sporting Life)
Olympic organizers have been criticized over the difficulty of the marathon route, but defend the course saying the athletes all knew what they were getting into.
 
   Crying shame for Radcliffe as marathon dream dies in heat (The Belfast Telegraph)
An accounting of Paula Radcliffe's experience after breaking down four miles before the finish at the Olympic Marathon.
 
   Paula Radcliffe: A Profile (Sky News)
A summery of Paula Radcliffe's running career.
 
   PAULA'S PAIN: YOUR VIEWS (Sky News)
Fan views on Paula Radcliffe's marathon disappointment.
 
   Stirring scene at marathon (The Seattle Times)
One couldn't help but cheer as each of the finishing women entered Panathinaiko Stadium to finish the marathon yesterday.
 
  Post-Race Review/ Results
   Paula undecided on Olympics 10,000 finals after marathon cry-out (The Indian Express)
After a disappointing Olympics Marathon performance in which she dropped out at 36K of the 42.2K course, Paula Radcliffe, the world-record holder in the marathon and 10,000m was undecided about whether she would paraticipate in the Olympics 10,000m finals.
 
   Kastor captures Marathon bronze (Houstin Chronicle)
Deena Kastor made a stunning late charge to win bronze at the Olympic Marathon yesterday.
 
News From: Sunday, August 22, 2004
 Olympics 2004 (Women)
  Human Interest Story
   Marathon agony for Radcliffe (BBC Sport)
Radcliffe was accompanied by her coach and husband to the medical facilities at the Panathinaiko Stadium after she dropped out of the marathon in mile twenty-three.
 
  Post-Race Review/ Results
   Noguchi Wins Olympic Marathon as Radcliffe Drops Out (Bloomberg News)
Mizuki Noguchi won the Olympic Marathon with Catherine Ndereba of Kenya and Deena Kastor of the US taking second and third respectively.
 
   Japanese Runner Wins Women's Marathon on Legendary Greek Route (Voice of America)
Blistering heat and brutal hills proved no match for Mizuki Noguchi as she won the Olympic Marathon Sunday.
 
News From: Friday, August 20, 2004
 Olympics 2004 (Women)
  Human Interest Story
   The Olympics 2004: Athletics: Paula will need all the help she can get (Mirror)
How Paula Radcliffe will keep cool in the hour before her marathon bid in Athens.
 
   Heat is on for Radcliffe (This Is London)
British officials worry they may not be able to get to Paula Radcliffe with much needed cooling devices in the "call area" before the marathon .
 
   Paula's ultimate test a marathon journey (This Is London)
Paula Radcliffe's looking good on her journey to Olympic Gold in Athens.
 
   Olympic Marathon: Eyes of the world on optician Tracey (This Is London)
36 year-old Optician Tracey Morris will step up to the start line of the Olypic Marathon as one of it's most unlikely competitors.
 
   The Olympics 2004: Athletics: Paula will need all the help she can get (Mirror)
How Paula Radcliffe will keep cool in the hour before her marathon bid in Athens.
 
News From: Tuesday, August 17, 2004
 Olympics 2004 (Women)
  Human Interest Story
   Radcliffe arrives early as medical visit is revealed (Guardian Unlimited)
A report suggests Paula Radcliffe visited Munich last month to receive treatment for a calf injury which could affect her preparations for the marathon next week.
 
   Olympics: British forced to deny Radcliffe injury rumours (Channel News Asia)
Paula Radcliffe denies injury rumors as she arrives in Athens for the 2004 Olympics.
 
   Radcliffe checks marathon course (Telegraph)
Paula Radcliffe arrived at the Olympic Village early yesterday and proceeded to check the 26.2 mile marathon course to Athens' Panathinaiko Stadium.
 
News From: Monday, August 16, 2004
 Olympics 2004 (Women)
  Human Interest Story
   Making Space for Marathon (The Indian Express)
The 2004 Olympic Marathon will finish will be at the Panathinaiko, said to be the site of many ancient sporting events in Greece.
 

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