Paula Newby-Fraser
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Paula Newby-Fraser (born June 2, 1962) is a legendary Ironman triathlete. She won the Ironman Triathlon in Hawaii an unprecedented 8 times in 1986, 88, 89, 91, 92, 93, 94, and 96. Her six consecutive victories between 1988 and 1994 are the longest winning streak in the history of the Hawaii Ironman Triathlon. She is also referred to as "The Queen of Kona".
Newby-Fraser won 23 Ironman races overall between 1986 and 2002. Among numerous other awards, the United States Sports Academy named her as one of the top 5 professional women athletes of the last 25 years (1972-97). Newby-Fraser is the current holder of the Ironman world record of 8:50:24.