Lauren Steadman

Paris 2024 was Lauren’s third Games as a triathlete and fifth overall because she was on the swimming team for Beijing 2008 and London 2012 in her teenage years.

Steadman headed to Paris as the defending PTS5 Paralympic champion from Tokyo and this time took home the bronze medal in the same event.

The Peterborough athlete began her paratriathlon career in 2011 after her uncle, who is a triathlete, suggested she should try it. She entered her first triathlon, the British Championships, in Nottingham 2011 and finished second.

She had to wait five more years before collecting her first Paralympic medal when she claimed silver in the debut of Para triathlon at Rio 2016, finishing behind American Grace Norman.

Lauren reversed the result in Tokyo with a hugely dominant victory as she prevailed by over 40 seconds ahead of her rival.

She then took a break from the sport, returning with a silver medal at 2023 World Triathlon Para Cup Besancon before winning a bronze medal at the world championships in Spain.

Lauren gained a First Class Degree in psychology when she graduated in 2014 and in 2017 she completed an MSc Business and Management, in which she achieved a distinction. She became a household name when she appeared on Strictly Come Dancing in 2018 reaching the semi-finals and was one of two finalists on military bootcamp series: SAS: Who Dares Wins.

In 2022, Lauren was appointed Member of the British Empire (MBE) for services to triathlon.

Paris 2024 Paralympic Games

• Bronze

Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games

• Gold

Rio 2016 Paralympic Games

• Silver

2023 ITU Para Triathlon World Championships, Pontevedra, Spain

• Bronze

2019 ITU World Triathlon Grand Final, Lausanne, Switzerland

• Silver

2018 ITU World Triathlon Grand Final, Gold Coast, Australia

• Gold

2015 ITU Para Triathlon World Championships, Chicago, USA

• Gold

2014 ITU Para Triathlon World Championships, Edmonton, Canada

• Gold

2013 ITU Para Triathlon World Championships, London, UK

• Silver

​