Jo Pavey

Who is Jo Pavey?

Joanne Pavey is a British long-distance runner who competes in track and road running events. She is a four-time Olympian, having represented Great Britain in every Olympics from 2000 to 2012.

Pavey was the 10,000 m silver medallist at the 2012 European Athletics Championships and the 5000 m silver medallist at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. At global level she has narrowly missed out on medals, most notably in the 10,000m at the 2007 World Championships where she was fourth and at 5000 m in the 2004 Olympic Games where she finished fifth. She is a two-time winner of the 10 km Great Manchester Run.

In her earlier career she competed in the 1500 metres, 3000 metres and 5000 metres distances. From 2007 onwards, her focus turned to longer distances, ranging from 5000 m to the marathon. She has personal best times of 4:01.79, 8:31.27, 14:39.96 and 30:53.20.

As a senior athlete she is now coached by her husband and manager Gavin Pavey.