Hometown: Edmonton, Alberta

Date of Birth: May 26, 1989

Athletic Highlights:

• 2010 World Championship Series Gold Medalist – London, Kitzbuhel


• 2010 World Championships – Fifth Place


• Debut Win at 2012 London Olympic Course


• 2010 Overall ITU Ranking – Fifth Place


• 2008 World Championship (Under-23) – Bronze Medal

Paula’s introduction to the sport of triathlon began first as a swimmer which she has been doing since she was 10-years-old. She added running to her skill-set during high school and tried her first triathlon a couple years later and was hooked.

Since then, her development in the sport has been as brisk as a breakaway run.

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 and followed with a third place finish at the 2009 Under-23 World Championships.

In 2010, at just 21, she won back-to-back World Cups in London and Kitzbuhel and finished fifth at the World Championships.

When she’s not training for triathlon she can be found skiing, running track, or studying at the University of Alberta where she aims to get into medicine and become a doctor.

Photo Courtesy: Ewan Nicholson Photography