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.
3.Olympic rower Robbie Manson, who represents New Zealand, is an OnlyFans creator.
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.
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.
7.Aly Bull, an Australian Olympic canoeist, is a firefighter.
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.
9.Olympic runner Georgia Bell, who represents Great Britain, has a career in cyber security.
10.American Paralympic judoka Maria Liana Mutia is a software analyst at Comcast.
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.
12.American Olympic rower Michelle Sechser is a product and analytics lead at Broadridge Financial Solutions.
13.Australian Olympic hockey player and silver medalist Aran Zalewski is a part-time senior consultant at Deloitte.
14.American Paralympic taekwondo bronze medalist Evan Medell is a diesel mechanic.
15.American Olympic fencer Kat Holmes is a medical school student.
16.Team USA Olympic basketball player Canyon Barry is a systems engineer.
17.And finally, New Zealand Olympic canoeist Kurtis Imrie is an electrician.