Most athletes participating in the Olympics need to have a full time job to pay the bills. Unfortunately sponsorship dollars for triathletes, sailors, divers and basically everyone other than Lebron James, Michael Phelps and Gabby Douglas aren’t very high. Hopwever it’s no sweat off the follow 16 athlete’s backs. The following athletes deserve recognition for being able to train at a grueling world class level while holding a day job.
Gwen Jorgensen
American triathlete + Accountant at Ernst & Young in Milwaukee, WI
Debbie Capozzi
American sailor + Tina’s Italian Ices in Patchogue, N.Y
Troy Dumais
American diver + Life advisor at the University of Texas
Race Imboden
American fencer + DJ in Brooklyn, NY
Emil Milev
American shooter + Elementary school P.E. teacher in Tampa, FL.
Jamie Nieto
American jumper + Actor in Los Angeles, CA
Jared Frayer
American wrestler + Teacher and coach in Clearwater, FL
Chas Betts
American wrestler + Motions designer in Colorado Springs, CO
Elliot Hovey
American rower + Elementary substitute teacher in San Diego, CA
Zsuzsanna Francia
American rower + Fitness model and writer in Princeton, NJ
Joseph Diaz Jr.
American boxer + Server and a student at Fresno State University
Natalie Dell
American rower + Mental health researcher at the VA Medical Center in Bedford, MA
Kerron Clement
American hurdler + Actor and model in Los Angeles, CA
Dennis Bowsher
American modern pentathlon + Specialist in the U.S. Army
Dotsie Bausch
American cyclist + Motivational speaker in Irvine, CA
Lance Brooks
American discus thrower + Construction worker in Decatur, IN
