Paula Johnson
  Paula Johnson
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| Personal information | |
| Date of birth | 1957 |
| place of birth | United States |
| societies | |
| successes | |
| 1988, 1993 | 2 × Ironman winner |
| status | |
| resigned | |
Paula Johnson (* 1957 ) is a former American triathlete and Ironman winner (1988, 1993).
Career
She made it in 1988 as the first woman to finish an Ironman (3.86 km swim, 180.2 km cycling, 42.195 km running) in a time less than ten hours and won in Penticton the Ironman Canada .
In 1993 she won her second Ironman race with Ironman Canada.
Sporting successes
Triathlon
| Date / year | rank | competition | venue | time | comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 24, 2005 | 27 | Ironman USA |
Lake Placid
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12:37:10 | |
| July 25, 2004 | Ironman USA |
Lake Placid |
13:03:10 | ||
| July 27, 2003 | Ironman USA |
Lake Placid |
13:52:36 | ||
| Aug 27, 1995 | 4th | Ironman Canada |
 Penticton
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09:57:46 | |
| 1995 | 2 | Ironman Australia |
 Ranger
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09:47:58 | behind the winner Wendy Ingraham |
| Aug 29, 1993 | 1 | Ironman Canada |
Penticton |
09:40:28 | personal best |
| 1993 | 2 | Ironman Lanzarote |
 Puerto del Carmen
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10:52:40 | Paula Johnson came in second behind Katinka Wiltenburg from the Netherlands and ahead of Katja Mayer from Germany . |
| 1988 | 1 | Ironman Canada |
Penticton |
09:50:15 | Paula Johnson was the first woman to achieve a time below ten hours. |
(DNF - Did Not Finish )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ironman Australia 1995 ( Memento of the original from February 25, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ The history of the Ironman Canada Triathlon ( Memento from May 2, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Johnson, Paula |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American triathlete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1957 |