At the end of the 2024 Olympics, many athletes are preparing to return to work. An overview of the different jobs held each day by the participants of the games.
Not all of them are named Teddy Rainer or Simone Biles. Thus, Olympic athletes, waiting to be able to earn from their athletic ability, work in parallel with other jobs. France, in particular, has 25 participants in the games who serve as police. Among them is athlete Anais Bourgon, who works for the Anti-Crime Brigade (BAC) and qualified for the semi-finals of the 800 meters in early August.
“I was running after the Porte de Saint-Ouen thieves,” confided the middle-distance event specialist. Western France . Today I am running at the Stade de France. I hope they see me and understand why I kept reaching out to them.” 25-meter shooting silver medalist Kamil Jedrzewski and 1,500-meter freestyle silver medalist Anastasia Kirpichnikova also serve as police officers. Just like Maxime Pianfetti and Sébastien Patrice, team saber bronze medalists.
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Athletes in the army
Among the participants of the 2024 Olympic Games were also, according to France Info: 32 people work in the customs office, about twenty in the field of National Education. The army also includes 144 athletes. According to the website Actu.fr: Shirine Bukli, who won a bronze medal in the weight category up to 48 kg, is the second master of the navy. Judoka Luka Mkhedze, the silver medalist in the weight category up to 60 kg, holds the position of first-class soldier.
Olympic canoe slalom champion Nicholas Gestin is an Air Force pilot. Archer Thomas Schiro, who finished second in the team archery event, is an Army Sgt. An organization that also includes triathlete Leo Berger, bronze medalist in triathlon, and Anthony Jeanjean, bronze medalist in BMX Freestyle. Surfing bronze medalist Johan Defay is a sailor.
Unusual professions
SNCF is also among the suppliers of Olympic athletes, with 11 in its ranks. Of particular note is judoka Sara-Leoni Sisik, an agent at Gare de l’Est in Paris, who received a bronze medal in the under-57 kg category and a gold medal in the mixed team. Others, like American swimmer Nick Fink and his compatriots shot put gold medalist Canyon Berry and mountain climber Jesse Grouper, work as engineers. But there are athletes whose work shines even more in its uniqueness.
Like American boxer Morrell McCain, who worked as a party clown to make ends meet. Madrid shooter Alberto Fernandez (he was 14th during these Olympics, but a medal winner in Tokyo) is a musician. Thus, the guitarist gives concerts with his group, Los Geiperman. In order to make a living while continuing to train, some have also become influencers. Among them is American rugby player Ilona Maher, whose team won a bronze medal during the Olympic Games. In particular, he commented on the daily life of the Olympic village on TikTok in the form of reality television.
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Financial compensation
Spanish soccer player Dani Ramirez, American gymnast Suni Lee and rugby player Ariana Ramsey have also chosen to create content alongside their training and competitions. Some athletes, such as Italian swimmer Thomas Cecco, may also start. The fit athlete, who won a gold medal in the 100m backstroke and a bronze medal in the 4x100m freestyle relay, has actually seen his popularity rise and offers of advertising contracts have multiplied.
There are also those who have not yet entered the working life. Like Kat Holmes, an American fencer in medical school, or even… Leon Marchand, a computer science student at the University of Arizona. Athletes participating in the Olympic Games in France can work part-time in any case, but are paid as if they were full-time, it is noted. Actu.fr: . Their employer is given monetary compensation, particularly by the National Sports Agency.
Source: Le Figaro
