Yahoo Lifestyle 15 Celebs Who Are Dating Or Married To Olympic Athletes
Plenty of Olympic athletes become celebrities in their own right, so it's no surprise they might catch the eye of a fellow famous person.
Here are 15 current and former Olympians who are in relationships with celebrities:
1.Australian swimmer Emma McKeon — whose 11 medals make her Australia's most decorated Olympian — has been dating Cody Simpson since 2022.
2.American basketball player Dwyane Wade married Gabrielle Union in 2014.
Dwyane won a bronze medal at the 2004 Athens games and a gold medal at the 2008 Beijing games.
They first met when they co-hosted a Super Bowl party in 2007, but they kept to opposite sides of the room with their own friends. However, after Gabrielle went through a breakup, she decided to give Dwyane a chance.
3.American snowboarder Shaun White has been in a relationship with Nina Dobrev since 2020.
Shaun won three gold medals — at the 2006 Turin Olympics, the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, and the 2018 PyeongChang Olympics. He also competed at the 2014 Sochi and 2022 Beijing games.
They first met in 2019 when they both presented at the same event. Afterward, they went to dinner together. Shaun didn't realize Nina was also famous until the restaurant staff asked to take a picture with her.
4.Dutch speed skater Jutta Leerdam and influencer/boxer Jake Paul went Instagram official in 2023.
Jutta won a silver medal at the 2022 Beijing Olympics.
They reportedly met via Instagram.
5.As of 2024, South Korean skeleton racer Yun Sung-bin has reportedly been in a relationship with TWICE member Jihyo for more than a year.
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Sung-bin won a gold medal at the 2018 PyeongChang Olympics. He also competed in the 2014 Sochi and 2022 Beijing games.
6.American gymnast Simone Biles married NFL player Jonathan Owens in 2023.
At the 2016 Rio Olympics, Simone won one bronze medal and four gold medals. At the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, she won a bronze and a silver. She'll compete again at the 2024 Paris games.
When they matched on Raya, Jonathan didn't know who Simone was. She sent the first message.
7.British diver Tom Daley married screenwriter/director/producer Dustin Lance Black in 2017.
Tom made his Olympic debut at the 2008 Beijing games. He won bronze at the 2012 London games, another bronze at the 2016 Rio games, and a bronze and gold at the 2020 Tokyo games. He's set to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
They met at a 2013 dinner party in LA that one of Tom's friends set up to celebrate his Kids' Choice Award win. At the time, Tom didn't know who Dustin was, but as Dustin was leaving, Tom gave him his number.
8.Japanese tennis player Naomi Osaka has been in a relationship with rapper Cordae since 2019.
9.Russian tennis player Anna Kournikova has been in a relationship with Enrique Iglesias since 2001.
10.American tennis player Tommy Paul started dating influencer Paige Lorenze in 2022.
11.American ice hockey player Ryan Miller married actor Noureen DeWulf in 2011.
Ryan won a silver medal at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics. He also competed at the 2014 Sochi games.
12.Russian ice hockey player Valeri Bure married Candace Cameron Bure in 1996.
Valeri won silver at the 1998 Nagano games and bronze at the 2002 Salt Lake City games.
They met at a charity hockey game Candace's Full House costar Dave Coulier was playing in. Dave introduced them after the game. In 2014, Candace told US Weekly, "[Lori Loughlin and I] were looking at these two cute men on the ice, and I was like, 'I wanna meet that one, the blonde one,' which was Val."
13.American tennis player Andy Roddick married model/actor Brooklyn Decker in 2009.
Andy competed in the 2004 Athens and 2012 London Olympics.
In 2017, Brooklyn told the Tennis Channel, "I was hosting a show for football for Sports Illustrated, and he watched it every week, and he got his attorney to call my agent at the time, and I thought it was very shady as one would. And I did not call him back for five months. I was living in New York at the time, and my now-manager said to me, 'You have no friends; all your friends are in North Carolina, where I grew up, and why don't you call this guy? I hear he's really nice.'"
14.Australian snowboarder Scotty James married singer Chloe Stroll in 2023.
15.And finally, sometimes, Olympians find love with fellow Olympians. American ice hockey player Bret Hedican married American figure skater and author Kristi Yamaguchi in 2000.
Kristi won a gold medal at the 1992 Albertville games. Brett competed in the 1992 Albertville games and the 2006 Turin games.
They met at the 1992 Olympics. However, they didn't get together until they ran into each other again three years later at an ice hockey arena opening in Vancouver.
