Paula Newby-Fraser
Paula Newby-Fraser | |
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Paula Newby-Fraser (1991)
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Personal information | |
Date of birth | 2nd June 1962 (age 58) |
place of birth | Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia |
Nickname | Queen of Kona |
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successes | |
1986-2004 | Ironman winner 24 times |
1986-1996 | 8 × Winner Ironman Hawaii (World Championship) |
1989-1992 | 4 × winner of the Triathlon International de Nice |
1991 | ITU world champion duathlon long distance |
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Resigned in 2006 |
Paula Newby-Fraser (born June 2, 1962 in Salisbury , South Rhodesia ) is a former duathlete and triathlete from Zimbabwe and the world's most successful long-distance athlete.
Career
Paula Newby-Fraser was born in Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) and her family moved to South Africa when she was four. In her youth she was successful in swimming actively and as a 23-year-old, she moved in March 1986 from Durban to San Diego in the US state of California , where they are on triathlon concentrated.
In 1993 she became a citizen of the United States .
Winner of the Ironman World Championships 1986
Newby-Fraser has won the two triathlon events of the 1980s and 1990s with the greatest media attention, the Triathlon Longue Distance de Nice and the Ironman Hawaii , more than any other woman : from 1989 to 1992 she won four times in a row in Nice and is only surpassed in this by Mark Allen . At Ironman Hawaii, she was able to win eight times (1986, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 and 1996), which no other person in the world has achieved and earned her the nickname "Queen of Kona" . In October 1986, Paula Newby-Fraser was the second woman to cross the finish line 92 seconds behind Patricia Puntous , but Patricia Puntous was disqualified at the finish for drafting on the bike course and Fraser won the first Ironman Hawaii at the age of 24, with the prize money Winner was distributed. She undercut Sylviane Puntous' best time (1984) by almost another 36 minutes.
She also holds the record for the most consecutive victories in women (four times between 1991 and 1994) together with Daniela Ryf (four times between 2015 and 2018), but is surpassed here in men by Mark Allen (five times between 1989 and 1993 ). In 1993, 1994 and 1996 she was listed in the Ironman Hawaii results lists as a US state. Newby-Fraser's greatest competitor was Erin Baker from New Zealand .
Ironman world record 1994
For over 14 years Paula Newby-Fraser was the reigning world record holder over the Ironman distance with a time of 8:50:53 h, set up in 1994 at the Ironman Europe in Roth . On July 13th, 2008 she lost this crown to Yvonne van Vlerken (8:45:48 h) in Roth and Sandra Wallenhorst (8:47:25 h) at Ironman Austria in Klagenfurt. Newby-Fraser has won a total of 24 Ironman races since 1986.
In order to start running with as little pre-stress as possible on the calf muscles, Paula Newby-Fraser used cycling shoes as early as 2000, the contact of which on the pedals is further back towards the ankle and the reduced lever reduces the stress when cycling from under to over Shifted thighs ( see also: Triathlon # Material ).
In October 2005, Paula Newby-Fraser married Paul Huddle - a former US professional triathlete who also worked as her trainer.
Awards
- In 1996 Newby-Fraser was honored by the organizer World Triathlon Corporation (WTC) with the inclusion in its Hall of Fame .
- In addition to many other awards, she was selected by the United States Sports Academy in the top 5 professional athletes for the past 25 years (1972–1997).
Sporting successes
Date / year | rank | competition | venue | time | comment |
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Aug 3, 2003 | 2 | Vineman Ironman 70.3 | Sonoma County | ||
1997 | 5 | USA Triathlon Elite National Championships | St. Joseph's | 02:06:41 | |
May 3, 1997 | 1 | Wildflower triathlon | Lake San Antonio | ||
1996 | 1 | Laguna Phuket Triathlon | Phuket | 02:02:33 | |
May 4, 1996 | 1 | Wildflower triathlon | Lake San Antonio | ||
May 7, 1995 | 1 | Wildflower triathlon | Lake San Antonio | ||
1993 | 1 | Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon | San Francisco | ||
1993 | 3 | St. Croix Triathlon | Saint Croix | ||
1992 | 1 | Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon | San Francisco | ||
1992 | 5 | USA Triathlon Elite National Championships | Wilkes-Barre | 02:11:07 | |
1991 | 3 | St. Croix Triathlon | St. Croix | ||
1991 | 1 | Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon | San Francisco | ||
1990 | 1 | Wildflower triathlon | Lake San Antonio | ||
1988 | 2 | USA Triathlon Elite National Championships | Wilkes-Barre | 02:04:52 | second behind Colleen Cannon Kaushansky |
1988 | 2 | St. Croix Triathlon | St. Croix | ||
1986 | 1 | Wildflower triathlon | Lake San Antonio |
Date / year | rank | competition | venue | time | comment |
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May 28, 2006 | 4th | Ironman Japan | Goto Islands | 10:13:14 | |
Aug 30, 2004 | 1 | Ironman Korea | Seogwipo | 08:54:02 | Paula Newby-Fraser celebrates victory in Korea at the age of 42 - held on a shortened course |
Oct 18, 2003 | 13 | Ironman Hawaii | Hawaii | 09:47:39 | at the same time as Fernanda Keller |
Oct 19, 2002 | 16 | Ironman Hawaii | Hawaii | 10:06:53 | |
May 13, 2002 | 1 | Ironman Japan | Goto Islands | 09:43:18 | |
May 19, 2001 | 2 | Ironman California | California | 09:32:39 | |
Feb 5, 2000 | 1 | Ironman South Africa | Cape Town | ||
Apr 13, 1997 | 1 | Ironman Australia | Ranger | 09:08:22 | |
May 24, 1997 | 1 | Ironman Lanzarote | Puerto del Carmen | 10:12:25 | |
Oct 26, 1996 | 1 | Ironman Hawaii | Hawaii | 09:06:49 | |
1996 | 1 | Ironman Australia | Ranger | ||
Aug 25, 1996 | 1 | Ironman Canada | Penticton | 09:28:36 | |
Oct 7, 1995 | 4th | Ironman Hawaii | Hawaii | 09:37:54 | After being in the lead for a long time, Newby-Fraser sagged exhausted to the ground 400 m from the finish and finished fourth. |
July 9, 1995 | 1 | Ironman Europe | Roth | 09:06:34 | |
June 4th 1995 | 1 | Ironman Lanzarote | Puerto del Carmen | 09:24:39 | |
Oct 15, 1994 | 1 | Ironman Hawaii | Hawaii | 09:20:14 | |
May 22, 1994 | 1 | Ironman Lanzarote | Puerto del Carmen | 09:29:36 | |
July 10, 1994 | 1 | Ironman Europe | Roth | 08:50:53 | Victory and new world record in Roth (this was only beaten again in 2008 by Yvonne van Vlerken at the Challenge Roth ) |
Oct. 30, 1993 | 1 | Ironman Hawaii | Hawaii | 08:58:23 | With a new bike record (4:48:30 hours), she managed a time under nine hours in Hawaii for the second time. |
Oct 1992 | 1 | Ironman Hawaii | Hawaii | 08:55:28 | This best time in Hawaii could not be beaten until 2010. |
July 11, 1992 | 1 | Ironman Europe | Roth | 08:55:00 | Victory in her third start on the long distance within 30 days |
June 28, 1992 | 1 | Yanmar Ironman Japan | Lake Biwa | 09:16:13 | |
June 14, 1992 | 1 | Triathlon Longue Distance de Nice | Nice | 06:43:41 | 4 km swimming, 120 km cycling and 30 km running |
Oct 19, 1991 | 1 | Ironman Hawaii | Hawaii | 09:07:52 | |
1991 | 1 | Yanmar Ironman Japan | Lake Biwa | ||
June 16, 1991 | 1 | Triathlon Longue Distance de Nice | Nice | 06:40:35 | |
Oct. 4, 1990 | 2 | Ironman Hawaii | Hawaii | 09:20:01 | Second behind Erin Baker |
June 17, 1990 | 1 | Triathlon Longue Distance de Nice | Nice | 06:36:19 | |
July 15, 1990 | 1 | Yanmar Ironman Japan | Lake Biwa | ||
Oct 14, 1989 | 1 | Ironman Hawaii | Hawaii | 09:00:56 | |
May 28, 1989 | 1 | Triathlon Longue Distance de Nice | Nice | 06:49:42 | |
Oct 22, 1988 | 1 | Ironman Hawaii | Hawaii | 09:01:01 | |
Sep 24 1988 | 1 | Yanmar Ironman Japan | Lake Biwa | ||
Oct 25, 1987 | 3 | Triathlon Longue Distance de Nice | Nice | 06:56:35 | |
Oct 10, 1987 | 3 | Ironman Hawaii | Hawaii | 09:40:37 | Third behind Erin Baker and Sylviane Puntous |
Oct. 4, 1986 | 1 | Ironman Hawaii | Hawaii | 09:49:14 | |
Oct 26, 1985 | 3 | Ironman Hawaii | Hawaii | 10:31:04 | In the absence of Sylvianne and Patricia Puntous , Julie Olson (the top 3 last year) and other top athletes who had started in Nice every two weeks before |
Date / year | rank | competition | venue | time | comment |
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1991 | 1 | Powerman Zofingen | Zofingen | 06:58 | The “Powerman” in Zofingen counts as a long distance world championship in the duathlon - with a time of less than seven hours |
(DNF - Did Not Finish )
Publications
- Paula Newby-Fraser, John Mora: Peak Fitness for Women Human Kinetics Champaign (Illinois) 1995 ISBN 9780873226721
- Mark Allen , Paula Newby-Fraser, Diane Buchta: Strength training for total body fitness Bult-Wendle Ventures Beverly Hills, California OCLC 38849889
Web links
- Paula Newby-Fraser in the Munzinger archive ( beginning of article freely available)
- Paula Newby-Fraser's profile and results in the ITU database at Triathlon.org , accessed on August 20, 2018 (English).
- Profile for Paula Newby-Fraser at the Institute for Applied Training Science , accessed June 24, 2014
- Ken McAlpine: Ironwoman - Nobody is tougher than Paula Newby-Fraser when the going gets tough . In: Sports Illustrated . October 6, 1997. Archived from the original on November 6, 2012.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Paula Newby-Fraser ( Memento of the original from September 20, 2015 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.
- ↑ Ironman Triathlon: Scott Wins for 5th Time, Breaks Record In: Los Angeles Times October 19, 1986
- ↑ Ironman Triathlon to Offer Prize Money ( English ) In: Los Angeles Times . July 20, 1986.
- ↑ Ironman.ch Results
- ^ Paula Newby-Fraser and Erin Baker: They Made Each Other Better (May 14, 2003)
- ↑ Christian Friedrich: Test: Biomac Y³ - More travel is the goal. In: triathlon.de. July 10, 2008, accessed January 30, 2016 .
- ↑ Katja Schumacher : Wedding ( Memento from May 9, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) (recovered at archive.org)
- ^ Ironman Hall of Fame
- ^ Newby-Fraser and Vernay win Ironman Korea
- ^ Newby-Fraser and Vernay win Ironman Korea
- ^ Ironman Hawaii 2003 - Kona, Hawaii
- ↑ Results Ironman Canada 1996 ( Memento from August 2, 1997 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Herbert Krabel: few thoughts from Mark Allen ( English ) In: slowtwitch.com . April 13, 2009.
- ↑ Summer of '92 (November 18, 2013)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Newby-Fraser, Paula |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | South Rhodesian-American triathlete |
DATE OF BIRTH | June 2, 1962 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Salisbury , Southern Rhodesia |