Paula Tesoriero

Who is Paula Tesoriero?

Paula Margaret Tesoriero, MNZM is a New Zealand paralympics racing cyclist, most notable for her performance at the 2008 Summer Paralympics; her world record-breaking time in the women's 500m time trial secured New Zealand's first gold medal at that games, and she later went on to win bronze in both the individual pursuit, and the women's individual road time trial. She broke the world record earlier in the year and also won two silver medals at the 2006 UCI Track Cycling World Championships. Tesoriero suffers from disabilities in both legs, with no ankle on her right leg and she wears a carbon limb on her left leg and is therefore classified as a LC3 athlete. Tesoriero also competes in the 25 km road bicycle racingroad race.

Tesoriero is a senior manager in the Ministry of Justice, working as General Manager Higher Courts.