Pakistan, Aug. 17 -- Abbie Donnelly became the first British woman to win an individual marathon medal at the European Championships as she took bronze in Birmingham on Sunday. Great Britain also secured a team gold, beating Italy and Spain to the top of the podium as Natasha Wilson finished fifth and Rose Harvey 14th.

The previous highest finish by a female British marathon runner at a European Championships came from Kath Binns who placed ninth in 1982. In two hours 27 minutes 33 seconds, Lincolnshire runner Donnelly crossed the line behind Hungary's Lili Anna Vindics-Toth, while Finnish favourite Alisa Vainio took gold in 2:22:26, beating the previous championship record by nearly three minutes. Great Britain's women's team marathon t...