Our athletes competing at the 2024 Paris Games
Aaron is an alumnus and former rugby academy scholar at SMU. Aaron Grandidier, has now won a Gold medal in the Men’s Rugby Sevens at the Paris Olympic Games. Aaron was selected as part of the France men’s rugby sevens squad for Paris 2024, with the team winning against Uruguay and drawing against the United States in the group stage to progress to the quarter-finals.
In the quarter-finals France faced Argentina, with Aaron scoring two tries to help France seal a victory of 26-14. The team then faced South Africa in the semi-finals, winning 19-5. Aaron was once again on the scoresheet in the final against Fiji, scoring two tries for France. The French took the Gold medal after winning 26-14 in the Stade de France.
Find out more about Aaron's success at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Beth is an EPC and SMU alumna and will be competing for Team GB in the women’s triathlon, having secured her place after taking the World Championship title last year. Paris is Beth’s second Olympic Games, having previously competed at the Rio Games in the women’s 10,000m event. She made her switch to triathlon in 2017, winning Gold just two years later at the 2019 European Triathlon Championships.
Beth Potter has won the Bronze Medal in the Women’s Triathlon at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Competing in her second Olympics, following running in the women’s 10000m at Rio 2016, Beth completed the race in 1:55:10, just 15 seconds behind Frances’s Catherine Beaugrand, competing in front of a home crowd. Find out more about Beth's Bronze Medal in the Women's Triathlon.
Beth Potter has also won a Bronze Medal with Team GB in the Mixed Relay Triathlon at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Find out more about Beth's success in the Mixed Relay Triathlon.
Emile is an EPC and SMU alumnus and will be competing in the men’s marathon for Team GB. Emile was the first-placed Briton in the 2024 London Marathon, running the second fastest British marathon time ever at 2:06:46. Fellow EPC alumnus and four-time Olympic Gold medal winner Sir Mo Farah currently holds the record with a time of 2:05:11. Emile is the current European record holder for the road 10 miles.
Charlotte is an EPC and SMU alumna. She has been selected to run in the women’s marathon for Team GB. She is currently third on the women’s British all-time Marathon record list, and holds the UK junior 10,000m record. Charlotte completed her first marathon in 2016 and was the first British woman across the line at the World Athletics Championships in 2017.
Ahead of the women's marathon in Paris, Charlotte has had to withdraw due to injury.
Corrine is an SMU alumna and will be competing in her third Paralympic Games as a tandem pilot for Lora Fachie. The pair have already won Gold twice at the Paralympics in the track para-cycling events at Rio and Tokyo. In the road para-cycling events they took home Bronze in Rio and Silver in Tokyo.
Adelle is an EPC and SMU alumna and is representing Team Jamaica at the Paris Games. Adelle is running in the women’s 800m and 1500m events, having previously broke a Jamaican national record in both distances at the World Athletics Championships in 2023. Adelle represented Great Britain until 2022, and was one of the torchbearers at the Opening Ceremony for the London Games in 2012. She was selected as a torchbearer by Dame Kelly Holmes as one of six young British sport talents to watch.
Revee is an EPC and SMU alumna and will be racing in the women’s 1500m. She made her Olympic debut for Team GB at the Tokyo Games in 2021, having been crowned the women’s 1500m champion at the British Championships that same year. Earlier this year Revee placed third in the 1500m at the British Athletics Championships, securing her place at the Paris Games.
Jake is an EPC associate and has been regularly training at SMU since 2017. He made his Olympic debut at the Tokyo Games, running in the men’s 1500m event. Jake became the men’s 1500m World Champion in 2022 at the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, USA. At the Paris Games, he was selected to compete in the men’s 800m for Team GB.
Ahead of the first round in Paris, Jake has had to withdraw due to injury. He has been replaced by SMU alumni Elliot Giles.
David is an associate of St Mary's and regularly trains and undertakes testing in its world class facilities. He has been selected for his seventh Paralympics for Team GB, racing in the men's T54 1500m, 5000m, and marathon events during the Games. David previously won four Gold medals at the Beijing 2008 Paralympics, and a further two Golds in the London 2012 Paralympics.
Emma is an alumna at SMU and has been named captain of the Team GB women’s rugby sevens squad at the Paris Games. This is Emma’s second Olympic selection, having competed with the Team GB squad at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021. The team came fourth at the Tokyo Games.
Ellie is an alumna of SMU and will be making her Olympic debut in Paris with the Team GB women’s rugby sevens squad. Ellie was the leading point-scorer for the winning England team at this year’s Six Nations tournament, scoring nine tries throughout the Six Nations. She also finished the tournament with the most carries, most metres gained, and most line-breaks for the team.
Lauren is a current MSc Applied Sport Psychology student and Gold sports scholar at SMU. She will be making her Olympic debut with Team GB women’s rugby sevens squad in Paris. Lauren was previously on the gold medal-winning Team GB squad at the 2023 European Games.
Abi is an alumna of SMU and has been listed as a reserve for the Team GB women’s rugby sevens squad. Abi previously competed at the Tokyo Games with the squad in 2021.
Elliot Giles is an alumnus of SMU and an EPC runner. He has been selected to replace SMU associate Jake Wightman in the men's 800m for Team GB at the Paris Olympics. Elliot took the British title in 2016 before running a personal best in the final of the European Championships to win Bronze and secure a place at the Rio 2016 Olympics.