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  Sport:  Triathlon
  Height: 5’6
  Weight: 56 kg
  Date of Birth:   May 26, 1989
  Place of Birth:   Edmonton
  Residence:   Edmonton
  Personal Sponsors: Asics, 2XU

BACKGROUND:
Paula’s introduction to the sport of triathlon began first as a swimmer which she been doing since she was 10 years old. She added the running component to her skill set during high school when she joined a track club at age 15. Paula tried her first triathlon a few years later and has been hooked ever since.

Her development in the sport has been steady ever since. In her first competitive season in 2006, she competed at the World Junior Championships and made Canada’s Junior squad in both the 2007 and 2008 seasons where her best international performance was a sixth-place finish. Paula  won the junior and senior national championships in 2008, but the highlight of her career came last season when she finished third at the 2009 Under-23 World Championships.

Paula enjoys being active. When not doing triathlon she can be found skiing or running track. Her time is also occupied as a student at the University of Alberta where she is trying to get into medicine and become a doctor.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
• Won bronze medal at 2009 Under-23 World Championships
• Won the 2008 Junior, Under-23 and Senior Canadian Triathlon Championships in 2008
• Finished ninth at 2008 World Junior Triathlon Championships
• Won 2009 ITU Premium Pan Am Cup in Coteau-du-lac
• Won the Junior PATCO Triathlon Championships in 2007
• Finished sixth at the World Junior Triathlon Championships 2007
• Winner of the 2006 Canadian Junior Triathlon Development Series
• Finished 23rd at  the World Junior Cross-Country Championships in 2008
• Finished second at the CIS National University Championships in 2008  (Cross country & 3000m)

2009 Results:
2009 – ITU Premium Pan Am Cup, Coteau-du-lac: 1
2009 – World Cup, Des Moines, U.S.A.: DNF
2009 – World Championship Series, Kitzbuhel, Austria: 16
2009 – World Championship Series, Hamburg, Germany: 15
2009 – National Championships, Kelowna, B.C.: 3
2009 – Under-23 World Championships, Gold Coast, Australia: 3

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