17 Paris 2024 Olympic And Paralympic Athletes With "Normal" Jobs

    "Before a fight, I'm very, very aware that there is never any risk. Let's say I go out and lose, oh no, I get to go back to my nice apartment and my comfy corporate job," said Paralympic judoka Maria Liana Mutia.

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    Olympic athletes are incredibly hard-working. Many of them hustle not only in their training, but in secondary careers as well.

    Here's what 17 Olympic and Paralympic athletes competing in Paris 2024 do for their day jobs:

    1. Australian Olympic volleyball player Zachary Schubert runs a cricket farm called Schubugs Cricket Farm.

    Beach volleyball player Zach dives in the sand to make a play during a match

    2. American boxer Morelle McCane has funded her Olympic dreams with several jobs — birthday party clown, daycare supervisor, and mailroom worker.

    Morelle poses in a fighting stance, wearing an Olympic Team T-shirt and boxing gloves
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    3. Olympic rower Robbie Manson, who represents New Zealand, is an OnlyFans creator.

    Robbie in athletic wear and sunglasses is rowing on water, with "NZL" and "world rowing" labels visible on the boat

    4. American Paralympic fencer Ellen Geddes is a facility manager at Maplewood Farm and Bridlewood Farm, as well as the Breeding Director at Magnolia Sport Horses. She teaches riding lessons and raises horses for dressage.

    Ellen in uniform, smiling, dressed in fencing gear, holding a fencing mask with an American flag pattern, and sitting in a wheelchair

    5. Team USA Olympic fencer Anne Cebula is a model.

    Anne in full fencing gear holds her fencing mask and épée. A stylized light trail is in the background

    6. American Olympic fencer and bronze medalist Miles Chamley-Watson also does modeling, which he sees as a "healthy distraction" as well as an opportunity to promote his sport and support himself financially.

    MIles celebrates with helmet in hand and arm raised in victory

    7. Aly Bull, an Australian Olympic canoeist, is a firefighter.

    Aly paddles a kayak labelled "Dolphin" through the waves. She wears a branded sports outfit featuring "Nutri-Grain."

    8. Team USA canoeist and gold medalist Nevin Harrison paused her studies at San Diego State University for Olympic training, but she also has a part-time job at a bar.

    Nevin celebrates a victory, raising her arm in joy while on a racing kayak. "Harrison N." is displayed on the kayak

    9. Olympic runner Georgia Bell, who represents Great Britain, has a career in cyber security.

    Georgia running in a race at the UK Athletics Championships, Manchester. She wears athletic gear and a bib with "Bell" and "Microplus."

    10. American Paralympic judoka Maria Liana Mutia is a software analyst at Comcast.

    Maria poses in a judo uniform, with hands poised in a fighting stance

    11. New Zealand Artistic Swimming team captain and Olympian Eva Morris has two jobs — social media coordinator for the New Zealand Artistic Swimming Team and reformer Pilates instructor.

    Eva in a pool perform a routine, wearing swim cap, goggles, and swimsuit

    12. American Olympic rower Michelle Sechser is a product and analytics lead at Broadridge Financial Solutions.

    Michelle rowing a canoe, wearing uniform and sunglasses with hair in bun

    13. Australian Olympic hockey player and silver medalist Aran Zalewski is a part-time senior consultant at Deloitte.

    Aran wearing a uniform, crouched and preparing to hit the ball with a hockey stick on a blue field

    14. American Paralympic taekwondo bronze medalist Evan Medell is a diesel mechanic.

    Evan wearing chest guard and a uniform with the USA flag patch, at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games

    15. American Olympic fencer Kat Holmes is a medical school student.

    Kat holds her fencing mask and épée, standing in front of a modern artistic light installation

    16. Team USA Olympic basketball player Canyon Barry is a systems engineer.

    Canyon in mid-leap about to shoot during a basketball showcase game, while another player defends in a filled stadium

    17. And finally, New Zealand Olympic canoeist Kurtis Imrie is an electrician.

    Kurtis paddles a kayak in a body of water during a sports event, wearing a dark shirt and sunglasses
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