Alex Yee, Sam Dickinson, Beth Potter: Inside Leeds links to Team GB triathletes at the Paris 2024 Olympics

It has been a good year for Team GB so far at the Paris 2024 Olympics, with several medals already hanging around Leeds necks.

When it comes to triathlon, three runners, two men and one woman, have strong connections to out city.

Sam Dickinson is from York and applied to the University of Leeds to train alongside the Brownlee brothers.

Born in 1997, the 27-year-old won gold for England at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.

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Speaking to University of Leeds after his win, he said Leeds was important to his success.

He said: “It’s hard here. You’ve got the tough weather, the terrain, and then Alistair and Jonny [Brownlee] set up the Leeds Triathlon Centre so you have the facilities and the coaches in place.” 

And while he might have missed out on a medal at the men’s triathlon last week (July 31), he played a major role in helping Alex Yee win the gold.

London-born Alex Yee graduated from Leeds Beckett University with a BSc in Sport and Exercise Science.

The 26-year-old is a double World Championship medallist with a silver in 2022 and a bronze in 2021.

He also won two gold medals at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games in Triathlon and Mixed Relay.

Now, he can add an Olympic gold to his list of achievement after a shock win over New Zealand’s Hayden Wilde.

Another Leeds-related triathlete who has won medals this year is Beth Potter. The Glasgow-born superstar won bronze at the women’s individual as well as a bronze in mixed relay together with Yee and Dickinson along with Georgia Taylor-Brown on Monday (August 5).

32-year-old Potter has previously won individual bronze at the 2022 World Triathlon Spring Championships, and silver for Team GB at the World Triathlon Mixed Relay Championships.

She moved to Leeds to train with the Brownlee brothers, and lived with Jonny for a period of time.