Paula Newby-Fraser (born June 2, 1962) is a Ironman triathlete. She was born in Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) and raised in South Africa, where she was a nationally-ranked swimmer as a child. She won the Ironman Triathlon World Championship in Hawaii an unprecedented 8 times in 1986, 1988-1989, 1991-1994, and 1996, four of them consecutively. She is also referred to as "The Queen of Kona". Newby-Fraser won 24 Ironman races overall between 1986 and 2002. Among numerous other awards, the United States Sports Academy named her as one of the top 5 professional women athletes of the last 25 years (1972-97). Newby-Fraser is the current holder of the Ironman Women's world record of 8:55:28.
| Preceded by Karen Smyers |
Ironman Triathlon World Champion (Womens) 1996 |
Succeeded by Heather Fuhr |
| Preceded by Erin Baker |
Ironman Triathlon World Champion (Womens) 1991-1994 |
Succeeded by Karen Smyers |
| Preceded by Erin Baker |
Ironman Triathlon World Champion (Womens) 1988-1989 |
Succeeded by Erin Baker |
| Preceded by Joanne Ernst |
Ironman Triathlon World Champion (Womens) 1986 |
Succeeded by Erin Baker |
References
- Staff - Paula Newby-Fraser. Retrieved on 2007-04-07.
