Paris Olympics 2024: Meet the Leeds Olympians competing for glory including mountain biker Tom Pidcock

Taking place in Paris from July 26, the Olympic Games have returned for another summer of intense competition.

And there are many athletes from Leeds who are gearing up to bring it home, some of which are competing on this stage for the first time while others are former medallists.

Here are the Leeds athletes flying the flag for their country. 

Tom Pidcock MBE 

This 24-year-old mountain biker from Leeds is a former medallist and is looking to take home another at this years’ Olympics. 

Pidock took the cross-country mountain bike titles at the 2020 Summer Olympics and the 2023 World Championships. He also scooped the title at the 2022 Cyclo-cross World Championships. 

Most recently, Pidcock won Team GB’s second gold medal at the Paris 2024 Olympics in men’s cross country on July 29.

Georgie Brayshaw

Georgie is a 30-year-old British rower from Leeds, who began rowing in the second year of university. 

In 2022, Georgie won a bronze medal at the World Rowing Championships. The following year, Georgie was a part of the British women's quad that won gold at the World Rowing Championships in 2023.

Harry Hepworth

20-year-old Harry Hepworth from Leeds is a British artistic gymnast. 

He trained at Leeds Gymnastics Club, in Seacroft, and has represented Great Britain at the 2023 European Artistic Gymnastics Championships. 

Hepworth came away from his first Olympics with a bronze medal on the vault with a score of 14.949 on Sunday (August 4).

It is Team GB's first ever Olympic medal in this category.

Sam Dickinson

This 27-year-old triathlete from York applied to the University of Leeds to train alongside the Brownlee brothers.

He is a Commonwealth champion from the Birmingham 2022 mixed relay and has represented Great Britain at individual and mixed relay races and championships. 

Part of this year’s Team GB, Sam said it was time to “give everything to bring it home” via his Instagram. 

While he did not finish the men’s triathlon, he won bronze in the mixed relay competition for Team GB.

Daniel Wiffen

This 23-year-old Leeds born Irish swimmer has competed on the international stage a number of times and will be one to watch at this year’s Olympic Games.

He won the 800 and 1500 metres freestyle at the 2024 World Championships.

And in Paris, Wiffen set an Olympic record time of 7:38.19 during the men’s 800 metre freestyle final held on July 30 becoming the first Olympian from Northern Ireland to win Olympic gold for Ireland.

Alex Yee

This 26-year-old professional triathlete and distance runner is a double World Championship medalist.

He graduated from Leeds Beckett University with a BSc in Sport and Exercise Science.

Yee won Team GB its fifth gold at the Paris 2024 Olympics with a total time of 1:43:33.

With teammates Beth Potter, Sam Dickinson, and Georgia Taylor-Brown, he also scored a bronze medal in the mixed relay.

Katy Marchant

This 31-year-old elite track cyclist picked up the sport at the age of 19.

She trained with Olympic champion Jessica Ennis-Hill but became an Olympic medallist herself, securing the individual sprint bronze at Rio 2016.

Katy and team-mates Emma Finucane and Sophie Capewell won Great Britain’s first-ever Olympic women’s team sprint gold. They broke a world record finishing in 45.186 seconds.

Jack Laugher

This 29-year-old City of Leeds diver is a former medalist. He claimed a gold and a silver at Rio 2016 and a bronze in Tokyo in 2021.  And alongside partner Anthony Harding, Jack Laugher came third at the men's synchronised 3-metre springboard event at the Olympic Games held on August 2.

He is yet to appear solo for the men's 3m springboard.

Anthony Harding

24-year-old Harding began diving at the age of five.

At his Olympic debut in the synchro 3m springboard, Harding secured a bronze medal finishing with 438.15 points.

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