Emma Foy

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Emma Foy
Personal information
Born (1989-04-06) 6 April 1989 (age 34)
Dargaville, New Zealand
Sport
CountryNew Zealand
Sport Cycling
Disability class B/VI
Partner Gabrielle Vermunt (2013)
Laura Thompson (2014–16)
Hannah Van Kampen (2019)
Medal record
Women's para cycling
Representing Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Paralympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2016 Rio de Janeiro Individual pursuit B
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 Rio de Janeiro Road race B
UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Aguascalientes Indiv Pursuit B
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Apeldoorn Indiv Pursuit B
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Montichiari Indiv Pursuit Tandem
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Apeldoorn Indiv Pursuit Tandem
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2020 Milton Indiv Pursuit Tandem
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Aguascalientes Sprint B
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Apeldoorn 1 km Time Trial B
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Apeldoorn 1 km Time Trial Tandem
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2020 Milton 1 km Time Trial Tandem
UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Emmen Indiv Road Race Tandem
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2014 Greenville Indiv Time Trial B
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 Nottwil Indiv Road Race B
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 Nottwil Indiv Time Trial B
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Emmen Indiv Time Trial Tandem
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2013 Baie-Comeau Indiv Time Trial B

Emma Foy (born 6 April 1989) is a New Zealand para-cyclist. She represented New Zealand at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, where she won a silver and a bronze medal with sighted pilot Laura Thompson. [1]

From 2013 to 2019, she won a total of thirteen medals (including five gold) at the UCI Para-cycling Track and Road Championships. [2]

In 2020, with sighted pilot Hannah van Kampen, Foy retained the world title in the women's individual pursuit tandem at the UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships. They also claimed the bronze medal in the women's time trail tandem. [3] [4]

Foy was born with oculocutaneous albinism. [4] Of Māori descent, she affiliates to the Ngāpuhi iwi. [5]

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References

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