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About Laura Thompson (cyclist)
- Laura Fairweather (née Thompson, born 4 June 1987) is a New Zealand cyclist and former basketballer.
- She represented New Zealand at the 2012 Summer Paralympics as the tandem sighted pilot for Phillipa Gray, winning three medals: one gold, one silver and one bronze.
- At the 2016 Summer Paralympics, she was the sighted pilot for Emma Foy, winning one silver and one bronze medal.From 2014 to 2016 she won a total of eight medals (including three gold) at the UCI Para-cycling Track and Road Championships, with partner Emma Foy.Fairweather played basketball in her youth, representing New Zealand at junior level before being selected for the national team at age 18.
- However, she developed hip problems requiring surgery to correct and forcing her to retire from basketball.
- Fairweather picked up cycling through rehabilitation, later becoming a member of the national development team before switching to para-cycling piloting in 2009.In the 2013 New Year Honours, Fairweather was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to cycling.
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