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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.