Olympic love: couples competing at Paris 2024

Talk about a busy power couple! Paralympic athletes Hannah Cockroft and Nathan Maguire have been juggling training for the Games and planning their upcoming wedding, although they admit that their medal ambitions take precedence. "We live and breathe wheelchair racing," they revealed. "We don't switch off from it. The only other thing we talk about is planning the wedding, and I'd rather not talk about that to be honest!," Cockcroft confessed.

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Cockroft is laser-focused on continuing her impressive streak of seven Paralympic medals–all of them gold! Meanwhile, Maguire is hoping to add to his silver in the 4x100m Universal relay at Tokyo 2020–the only relay event in Para athletics featuring four athletes with four different disabilities on the track.

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Robyn Love and Laurie Williams are redefining the term "dream team." The wheelchair basketballers met in 2014 when Love joined the Great Britain basketball team. Their connection was immediate, and they've been successfully balancing their relationship and athletic careers ever since. They've even added a new member to their team: their daughter, Alba, born in April 2024.

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Not only do they have the motivation to make history and make their daughter proud, but Paris also holds a special meaning for the couple. They got engaged under the Eiffel Tower, and celebrating a decade together with a medal would make it even more magical.

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For Olympic track-and-field stars Tara Davis-Woodhall and Hunter Woodhall, a double amputee, the spouses' love story began on the track in 2017. The couple tied the knot in 2022.

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Representing team USA, Davis-Woodhall flaunted her speed and agility in the long jump, while Woodhall will strive for first place in his third Paralympics.

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Liu Yuchen and Huang Yaqiong -

Chinese badminton player Huang Ya Qiong is going home with a gold medal and an engagement ring from her love, Liu Yu Chen, who is also a player on China's badminton team.

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Shortly after Huang won a gold medal in the badminton mixed doubles, Liu got down on one knee and popped the question.

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Noah Lyles and Junelle Bromfield -

Their countries may be rivals on the track, but the loved-up pair have been dating since 2022. Noah Lyles won the men's 100m for the US, and Jamaican athlete Junelle Bromfield won a bronze medal back at the Tokyo Games.

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Ana Carolina Da Silva and Anne Buijs -

Brazilian volleyball player Ana Carolina Da Silva has been married to Dutch player Anne Buijs since 2023.

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Ana Carolina Da Silva and Anne Buijs -

Fortunately, the two volleyball players didn't play against each other at this year's games.

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Manon Apithy-Brunet and Boladé Apithy -

Married fencers Manon Apithy-Brunet and Boladé Apithy competed for the host nation.

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Married since 2021, Apithy-Brunet took home gold for France in the women's Fencing Individual Sabre competition, and Apithy won bronze in the men's Fencing Team Sabre.
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Elina Svitolina and Gaël Monfils -

Ukrainian athlete Elina Svitolina and her husband, France's Gaël Monfils, both competed in tennis this year.

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The couple, who have been together since 2019, married in 2021. They welcomed their daughter, Skai, in October 2022, making this their first Olympic Games as parents.

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Lara Vadlau and Lea Schüller -

German soccer player Lea Schüller competed at the Olympics for the first time this year alongside her partner, Austrian sailor Lara Vadlau.

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João Chianca and Luana Silva -

Surfers João Chianca and Luana Silva competed for Brazil in Teahupo'o, Tahiti. Both of them lost out in the quarter-finals of the men's and women's surfing, respectively.

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Katie Boulter, who plays for Great Britain, and Australia's Alex De Minaur previously played mixed doubles together at Wimbledon in 2023. The pair both made their Olympics debut this year.

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The couple have been together since 2020 and celebrated their four-year anniversary in March.

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Gabriella Willems and Christian Parlati -

Belgium's Gabriella Willems and Italy's Christian Parlati competed at this year's Olympics on the same day. Both judo stars, Willems took home a bronze medal, while Parlati lost out to the US's John Jayne.

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Lee Kiefer and Gerek Meinhardt -

Lee Kiefer and Gerek Meinhardt are both Olympic fencers on Team USA, who met just before the 2012 Olympic Games in London.

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Married in 2019 before heading to the (delayed) 2021 Olympics in Tokyo, they both study medicine at the University of Kentucky.

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Jasmine Moore and Joseph Fahnbulleh -

Team USA's Jasmine Moore met her boyfriend, Joseph Fahnbulleh (who was born in Minnesota but competes for Liberia), in Tokyo's Olympic Village in 2021. At this year's Olympics, Moore took home the bronze in the triple jump.

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Anneli Maley and Marena Whittle -

The Australian 3x3 basketball players are teammates in life and on the court.

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Anneli Maley and Merna Whittle -

"To go to the Olympics with my life partner is pretty cool. It's something that we'll get to talk about at the wedding and for years to come when we are grey and old," Maley told the Daily Mail.

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Dominik Černý and Hana Burzalová -

Slovakian race walkers Dominik Černý and Hana Burzalová got engaged last summer.

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Černý proposed to Burzalova at the finish line of the women's 35km race at the 2023 World Athletics Championships last August.

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Rossella Fiamingo and Gregorio Paltrinieri -

Rossella Fiamingo and Gregorio Paltrinieri's events couldn't be more different, she's a fencer, and he's a swimmer. However, the Italian pair still have plenty in common!

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In Paris, Fiamingo won a gold medal with the Italian team in fencing, and Paltrinieri won silver and bronze medals. In total, the engaged couple has seven Olympic medals between them.

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Together since 2015, Argentinian athletes Pablo Simonet and Maria Campoy also got engaged in Paris. Before the opening ceremony, Simonet, who plays for Argentina's men's handball team, proposed to Maria Campoy, who plays for the women's hockey team.

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Dylan Schmidt and Maddie Davidson -

The New Zealand trampoline stars began dating following the Tokyo Olympics in 2021.

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Dylan Schmidt and Maddie Davidson -

This year, they were both in Paris to compete and cheer each other on.

Sources: (People) (Business Insider) (Brides)

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Hannah Cockroft and Nathan Maguire -

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Hannah Cockroft and Nathan Maguire -

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Robyn Love and Laurie Williams -

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Robyn Love and Laurie Williams -

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Tara Davis-Woodhall and Hunter Woodhall -

For Olympic track-and-field stars Tara Davis-Woodhall and Hunter Woodhall, a double amputee, the spouses' love story began on the track in 2017. The couple tied the knot in 2022.

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Tara Davis-Woodhall and Hunter Woodhall -

Representing team USA, Davis-Woodhall flaunted her speed and agility in the long jump, while Woodhall will strive for first place in his third Paralympics.

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Liu Yuchen and Huang Yaqiong -

Chinese badminton player Huang Ya Qiong is going home with a gold medal and an engagement ring from her love, Liu Yu Chen, who is also a player on China's badminton team.

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Liu Yuchen and Huang Yaqiong -

Shortly after Huang won a gold medal in the badminton mixed doubles, Liu got down on one knee and popped the question.

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Noah Lyles and Junelle Bromfield -

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Ana Carolina Da Silva and Anne Buijs -

Brazilian volleyball player Ana Carolina Da Silva has been married to Dutch player Anne Buijs since 2023.

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Ana Carolina Da Silva and Anne Buijs -

Fortunately, the two volleyball players didn't play against each other at this year's games.

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Manon Apithy-Brunet and Boladé Apithy -

Married fencers Manon Apithy-Brunet and Boladé Apithy competed for the host nation.

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Manon Apithy-Brunet and Boladé Apithy -

Married since 2021, Apithy-Brunet took home gold for France in the women's Fencing Individual Sabre competition, and Apithy won bronze in the men's Fencing Team Sabre.
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Elina Svitolina and Gaël Monfils -

Ukrainian athlete Elina Svitolina and her husband, France's Gaël Monfils, both competed in tennis this year.

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Elina Svitolina and Gaël Monfils -

The couple, who have been together since 2019, married in 2021. They welcomed their daughter, Skai, in October 2022, making this their first Olympic Games as parents.

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Lara Vadlau and Lea Schüller -

German soccer player Lea Schüller competed at the Olympics for the first time this year alongside her partner, Austrian sailor Lara Vadlau.

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João Chianca and Luana Silva -

Surfers João Chianca and Luana Silva competed for Brazil in Teahupo'o, Tahiti. Both of them lost out in the quarter-finals of the men's and women's surfing, respectively.

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Katie Boulter and Alex De Minaur -

Katie Boulter, who plays for Great Britain, and Australia's Alex De Minaur previously played mixed doubles together at Wimbledon in 2023. The pair both made their Olympics debut this year.

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Katie Boulter and Alex De Minaur -

The couple have been together since 2020 and celebrated their four-year anniversary in March.

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Gabriella Willems and Christian Parlati -

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Lee Kiefer and Gerek Meinhardt -

Lee Kiefer and Gerek Meinhardt are both Olympic fencers on Team USA, who met just before the 2012 Olympic Games in London.

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Lee Kiefer and Gerek Meinhardt -

Married in 2019 before heading to the (delayed) 2021 Olympics in Tokyo, they both study medicine at the University of Kentucky.

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Jasmine Moore and Joseph Fahnbulleh -

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Anneli Maley and Marena Whittle -

The Australian 3x3 basketball players are teammates in life and on the court.

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Anneli Maley and Merna Whittle -

"To go to the Olympics with my life partner is pretty cool. It's something that we'll get to talk about at the wedding and for years to come when we are grey and old," Maley told the Daily Mail.

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Dominik Černý and Hana Burzalová -

Slovakian race walkers Dominik Černý and Hana Burzalová got engaged last summer.

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Dominik Černý and Hana Burzalová -

Černý proposed to Burzalova at the finish line of the women's 35km race at the 2023 World Athletics Championships last August.

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Rossella Fiamingo and Gregorio Paltrinieri -

Rossella Fiamingo and Gregorio Paltrinieri's events couldn't be more different, she's a fencer, and he's a swimmer. However, the Italian pair still have plenty in common!

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In Paris, Fiamingo won a gold medal with the Italian team in fencing, and Paltrinieri won silver and bronze medals. In total, the engaged couple has seven Olympic medals between them.

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Pablo Simonet and Maria Campoy -

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Dylan Schmidt and Maddie Davidson -

The New Zealand trampoline stars began dating following the Tokyo Olympics in 2021.

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Dylan Schmidt and Maddie Davidson -

This year, they were both in Paris to compete and cheer each other on.

Sources: (People) (Business Insider) (Brides)

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Olympic love: couples competing at Paris 2024

When love and athleticism unite

29/08/24 | StarsInsider

LIFESTYLE Sports

When you're a professional athlete, who could understand your brutal training schedule, strict dietary regimen, and all the sacrifices you have to make better than another high-achieving athlete? A number of athletes competing at the Paris 2024 Olympics found love within their sporting spheres. From couples that have been married for years, to those who got engaged at the Games, love is truly in the air in Paris.

Curious to meet the couples cheering each other on at the Games? Click on for the loved-up Olympians competing together at the 2024 Olympics and Paralympics in Paris.