#95 – Dame Flora Duffy

Olympic gold medallist Dame Flora Duffy on making history for Bermuda

Triathlete Dame Flora Duffy dreamt of winning the Olympics from the age of seven when she started competing in triathlons in Bermuda where she was born & spent her childhood.  

Fast-forward to Tokyo 2020, and the 34-year-old won gold in typhoon conditions – finishing her cycle, swim & run more than a minute clear of Britain’s silver medallist Georgia Taylor-Brown.

Flora gives Helen an insight into the mindset of an Olympic champion, the pressure she felt as favourite in Japan, her brutal training regime and how she has her sights set on defending her Commonwealth title this year & her Olympic title at Paris 2024.

Dame Flora Duffy – Celebration

Dame Flora Duffy – exit water

Dame Flora Duffy – Cycling

Dame Flora Duffy – Medal

Dame Flora Duffy – Finisher

Dame Flora Duffy – Lying down Victory