Two-time Olympic medallist Georgia Taylor-Brown, Kate Waugh and Sam Dickinson are the final triathletes announced for Team GB to race at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
They complete the squad, joining Beth Potter and Alex Yee, who were named at the end of 2023.
Having suffered a puncture on the bike-leg three years ago, Taylor-Brown will compete at her second Olympic Games, hoping to go one better than her individual silver medal. In Tokyo she then formed part of the quartet that won Team GB the first ever mixed relay gold, whilst Waugh and Dickinson will be making their Olympic debuts in Paris.
Team GB is the most successful triathlon nation at the Olympic Games, racking up eight medals since the sport’s inclusion in 2000, with the medals being won across a combination of the London, Rio and Tokyo Olympic Games.
Tokyo saw three medals awarded to Team GB, with Taylor-Brown and Yee claiming silver in their individuals events, ahead of the team gold that followed.
Team GB’s Chef de Misson, Mark England, said: “I’m delighted to welcome Georgia, Kate and Sam to be part of Team GB’s cohort of Paris 2024 Olympians. Triathlon in Paris will be one of the great spectacles of this Olympic Games, and it’s fantastic that once again we have got a hugely competitive squad of athletes taking to the water and the roads.”
British Triathlon Performance Director and Team GB Triathlon Lead, Mike Cavendish, said: “It’s really exciting to be naming the full squad for the Olympics, for both British Triathlon and the athletes, particularly with the Games being so close to home and after the experience of a Covid Games in Tokyo.
“Throughout the process, realistic potential for winning medals was at the fore, and it’s with this in mind we welcome Georgia, Kate and Sam to join the already announced Beth Potter and Alex Yee.
“This was an incredibly hard selection process and one that I’m aware brings delight for some athletes but also disappointment for others. The Olympic Games is the pinnacle of our sport and I know just how much it will mean to the five who will compete in Paris this summer.”
