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There are multiple examples of Olympians within GB that are professional - doctors , nurses , lawyers , fireman , policeman , military - they get a level of funding to pay for travel , accommodation, clothing

Are they “professional sportsmen” or professional doctors , nurses etc

Not everyone fits inside a “dictionary definition”

There are people with cycling , swimming etc where someone is “paid” by GB cycling or GB swimming and have no other job and are professional sportsmen/women etc

If someone who only plays golf to earn money then he is a professional golfer

I think its perfectly possible to be both (just like many 000's who hold down more than one job) I can be a professional mechanic and a professional bar tender
Athletes (& tour golfers) aren't excluded from taking another job on top of the sport they get money for (some may need to, some may want to)
 

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Interesting that gold medal winners in Athletics got a $50,000 prize from World Athletics (nb: not from the IOC). Lesser sums for silver & bronze. Likewise, boxers got prizes from the IBA. I think some other sport also give prize money.
 
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