Gallery: What the Olympians did next
While many are still lapping up the limelight, some are happy to continue the hard work, go fishing or have a nice game of dominoes.
Michael Phelps is so good at swimming he went on holidays and caught a fish.

Many Irish Olympians have hazy memories of their night out in The Palace.
Pictured here (as best we can make out) are Chloe Magee, Darren O'Neill, Natalya Coyle, Brendan Boyce and Lisa Kearney.Stephanie Rice is bracing her armpit for Brazil 2016.

Tom Daley got his A level results. He's quite good at Spanish.

David Rudisha is playing some banging tunes.

The fastest man on the planet might be appearing at a cinema near you.

Poor Asafa Powell limped back to a low-key lifestyle.

The US Gymnasts are glammed up and enjoying their new-found fame.

Chad le Clos took a 17-year-old girl to the debs.
(AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)Paddy Barnes is headed west.

Katie Taylor says she's off to Ibiza.

Stephen Kiprotich returned to Uganda and was given a promotion, a house and a lot of money.
(AP Photo/ Stephen Wandera)Kevin Love is hitting the wieghts in preparation for a new NBA season.

LeBron James is just taking the kids to school.

Michael Conlan had a mural painted, but lost his phone...

... he also gave the Taoiseach some bunny ears.

No rest for Cian O'Connor, he's jumping fences at the Horse Show.
©INPHO/Dan SheridanRyan Lochte is getting interviewed by everybody in America...

... and he's an actor now.

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