Team GB Olympics star flies home to return to full-time day job immediately

Team GB long jumper Jacob Fincham-Dukes has had precious little time to revel in his stellar performance in the men's final at the Paris Olympics, as he is set to head back to his office job this week.

The 27-year-old leapt his way through the qualifying stages and excelled in Tuesday night's final, where he achieved a commendable 8.14-metre jump to claim fifth place - just 0.2 metres away from a podium finish.

Gold was clinched by defending champion Miltiadis Tentoglou from Greece with an 8.48m effort, while Jamaica's Wayne Pinnock and Italy's Mattia Furlani secured second and third places, respectively. What truly sets apart Fincham-Dukes' exceptional showing is that he juggles being a part-time athlete with no financial backing from British Athletics; his day job lies in a wholly different sector.

Originally from Harrogate, Fincham-Dukes pursued his educational goals at Oklahoma State University in the US and has since made the move permanent, now working in health and safety compliance for ITN in Texas, reports Wales Online.

His routine entails fitting training sessions around a regular workday schedule - squeezing in practice before and after office hours. Nonetheless, it's a return to the daily grind just three days post competing in an Olympic final.

In a chat with the BBC post-final, Fincham-Dukes disclosed: "I really hope I've done myself justice because I work full-time, I'm back at work on Friday. So I'm carrying a lot of extra stress that these guys don't have to deal with.

"I've carried myself tremendously well this year. Fourth at Europeans, fifth at the Olympics. I wasn't supposed to finish fifth on ranking there so I think I've done myself proud."

Following his notable performance at the Olympics,