Bryony Page struggled with fame after Rio silver but now targets gold in Tokyo
Bryony Page won a surprise silver medal in Rio (Owen Humphreys/PA)
Bryony Page has admitted she struggled to come to terms with the relative fame that followed her surprise trampoline silver medal at the Rio 2016 Olympics.
The 30-year-old, who describes herself as “quite an introverted person”, suddenly found herself being recognised in public and saddled with the increased expectation that comes with having a major medal hung around your neck.
Page, who has subsequently established herself amongst the world’s elite and will be looking to go one better in Tokyo later this month, said: “Things changed little perspective-wise.