ANDREA Spendolini-Sirieix was crowned BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year in 2020.
The top athlete put in a superb last dive to win bronze at the Paris 2024 Olympics.
Who is Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix?
Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix was born in London on September 11, 2004.
As a youngster she attended Harris Academy Bermondsey and was talent scouted by Crystal Palace Diving Club.
Her famous spoke of how excited he was to finally see his daughter competing at the Olympics— First Dates star Fred Sirieix.
The maitre d’ in the Channel 4 dating show is in Paris to cheer on Andrea, 19.
And while there he visited her in the Olympic village to pass on words of encouragement.
Fred later told The Sun: “It is fantastic for me to see Andrea compete.
“She’s going to fight like a lion and we hope she gets a medal of course but whatever happens she will do her best and that is all you can ask.”
Andrea is competing in her second Olympics after Tokyo 2020 when she was just 16.
At the Games in Japan, held in 2021 due to the pandemic, her father wasn’t able to watch her diving because of the restrictions in place.
Appearing on Good Morning Britain in July 2021, Fred said: “It’s so exciting, we are so proud of her, she is working so hard.
“It’s only 31 days until the start of the Olympics. The sad thing is that nobody can go with her because there are no spectators allowed.
“Last year when the Olympics were supposed to take place I had all the time booked.
“And then it was cancelled and postponed to this year. We all had the time off to support Andrea this year but sadly nobody’s allowed.
“But it’s for the best. At the end of the day it’s about the athletes and allowing them to compete in the sports they have chosen.
“Only a month and half ago she was in the World Cup in Japan with Team GB and then they went straight to Budapest for the European Championships, where they did very well.
“So it was a great preparation. Now it’s a dream come true for her.”
Andreas dad isn’t the only famous relative she has — Fred’s brother is also a man of some repute.
Pierre Lao-Sirieix is the director of AstraZeneca, the pharmaceutical company who developed a vaccine for Covid-19.
Andrea said of him: “I love my uncle so much and I’m so proud of what he’s doing. He’s so great, so smart as well.”
Which country is Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix representing at the Paris 2024 Olympics?
Andrea is representing Team GB at Paris 2024.
Her first event was on Wednesday, July 31 — the women’s 10m synchro final.
She is also competing in the individual 10m platform event on August 5.
What is Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix’s diving track record?
For Andrea 2022 was a breakthrough year — she won double European gold in the 10m platform and 10m synchro.
During the same summer she also picked up two Commonwealth titles in the 10m platform and 10m mixed synchro, as well as taking home her first medal at the World Championships — a bronze in the 10m synchro.
In the 2024 World Championships in Doha, she won bronze in the 10m platform and 10m synchro, as well as bring home the gold in the mixed team event.
And at Paris 2024, Andrea and Lois Toulson brought home bronze for Team GB— her first Olympic medal.