Emma Foy

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Emma Foy
Personal information
Born (1989-04-06) 6 April 1989 (age 37)
Dargaville, New Zealand
Sport
CountryNew Zealand
SportCycling
Disability classB/VI
Partner(s)Gabrielle Vermunt (2013)
Laura Thompson (2014–16)
Hannah Van Kampen (2019)
Medal record
Women's para cycling
Representing File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Individual pursuit B
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Road race B
Track World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Aguascalientes Ind. pursuit B
Gold medal – first place 2015 Apeldoorn Ind. pursuit B
Gold medal – first place 2016 Montichiari Ind. pursuit B
Gold medal – first place 2019 Apeldoorn Ind. pursuit B
Gold medal – first place 2020 Milton Ind. pursuit B
Silver medal – second place 2025 Rio de Janeiro Ind. pursuit B
Silver medal – second place 2025 Rio de Janeiro Time trial B
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Aguascalientes Sprint B
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Apeldoorn 1 km Time Trial B
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Apeldoorn 1 km Time Trial Tandem
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Milton 1 km Time Trial Tandem
Road World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Emmen Ind. Road Race Tandem
Silver medal – second place 2014 Greenville Ind. Time Trial B
Silver medal – second place 2015 Nottwil Ind. Road Race B
Silver medal – second place 2015 Nottwil Ind. Time Trial B
Silver medal – second place 2019 Emmen Ind. Time Trial Tandem
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Baie-Comeau Ind. 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]

Career

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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]

References

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