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Female Coaches

Thomas Daley, Flagbearer of Team Great Britain, poses for a photo with his coach Jane Figueiredo during the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 on July 26, 2024 in Paris, France.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the Olympic Movement have worked hard for the Olympic Games to become the largest gender-equal sporting event in the world.

At the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, women accounted for 48 per cent of athletes, and Paris 2024 will make history as the first Olympic Games to have full gender equality in terms of athletes.

Although Paris 2024 did break new ground, a real gender gap still exists today in the athletes’ entourage, where the number of women holding leadership roles such as that of Chef de Mission, Technical Official and coach remains remarkably low. At Tokyo 2020, only 13 per cent of coaches were women.

The IOC is committed to addressing the challenge and to supporting Olympic Movement stakeholders to find pathways for more women to reach the highest levels of coaching. Increasing the visibility of elite coaches who have broken those barriers and who are role models for more women to follow their lead is itself a goal.

Meet the coaches

Gender equality and inclusion

Gender equality is a top priority for the Olympic Movement. The two main aims are to make access to sport in general and the Olympic Games easier for female athletes, and to increase the number of women in sports administration and management.