Athlete Profile: Paula Findlay

Paula Findlay

Canada
Born: 1989

Starts

51

Podiums

19

Wins

12 Biography

Paula’s introduction to the sport of triathlon began first as a swimmer which she has been doing since she was 11-years-old. She added running to her skill-set during high school and tried her first triathlon a couple years later.

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 age 21, she won back-to-back WCS races in London and Kitzbuhel and finished fifth at the World Championships. Her 2011 season started with a 1st place at the Sydney WCS, 1st place at the Madrid WCS, and 1st place at the Kitzbuhel WCS.

She represented Canada at the London 2012 Olympic games, and it currently aiming at qualifying for Rio 2016.

Latest Athlete Results

21	2017 ITU World Triathlon Montréal 05 Aug, 2017 - Elite Women - 02:07:53
15	2017 ITU World Triathlon Edmonton 29 Jul, 2017 - Elite Women - 01:03:32
2	2017 Ottawa CAMTRI Sprint Triathlon Premium American Cup 18 Jun, 2017 - Elite Women - 01:00:15
1	2017 Ottawa CAMTRI Sprint Triathlon Premium American Cup 17 Jun, 2017 - Semifinal 3 Elite Women - 00:21:31
32	2016 ITU World Triathlon Edmonton 04 Sep, 2016 - Elite Women - 00:59:23
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21	2017 ITU World Triathlon Montréal 2017-08-05 - Elite Women - 02:07:53
15	2017 ITU World Triathlon Edmonton 2017-07-28 - Elite Women - 01:03:32
32	2016 ITU World Triathlon Edmonton 2016-09-03 - Elite Women - 00:59:23
38	2016 ITU World Triathlon Hamburg 2016-07-16 - Elite Women - 00:59:09
DNF	2016 ITU World Triathlon Stockholm 2016-07-02 - Elite Women - DNF
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9	2015 Toronto Pan American Games 2015-07-11 - Elite Women - 01:59:55
52	London 2012 Olympic Games 2012-08-04 - Elite Women - 02:12:09
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Pre-race chit chat before #WTSEdmonton
With #WTSEdmonton being the final WTS race before the Grand Final takes place in Cozumel, some of the elites took the time to chat with the local Canadian media to discuss the anticipations…
02 Sep, 2016
Rio spot on the line at the Pan Am Games this weekend
A feat that occurs every four years, the Pan American Games returns this weekend in Toronto, Canada
08 Jul, 2015
ITU World Cup circuit opens in Mooloolaba
The 2015 ITU World Cup circuit gets underway this weekend with seasoned host Mooloolaba welcoming athletes for the 13th time with a challenging sprint course on Saturday.
10 Mar, 2015
Spirig sprints to win in Cartagena
Switzerland’s Nicola Spirig continued her winning streak to take the inaugural Cartagena World Cup race on Sunday, with Paula Findlay (CAN) finishing second and Katrien Verstuyft (BEL) third.
12 Oct, 2014
Cartagena hosts penultimate World Cup
With just two World Cups left in the ITU season, Cartagena debuts as a new race on the circuit this Sunday.
09 Oct, 2014

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Athlete Fact Sheet

Given Name	Paula
Family Name	Findlay
Representing	CAN
Year of Birth	1989
Place of Birth	Edmonton
Residence	Edmonton, Canada
Sponsors	Nike, Specialized, ROKA Wetsuits, Sable goggles, Klean Athlete Supplements
Twitter	@PaulaFindlay