Where are some of the former Olympians now?

"As a criminal defence lawyer in Calgary, Willie de Wit, 47, says he uses a lot of the rough and tumble skills honed while training for the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles where he won a silver medal in boxing.

"Setting someone up in a cross-examination can be somewhat similar to setting someone up for a knockout punch," he said.

But life in law is not nearly as arduous and stressful as his one-time shot in the Olympics, he said.

"The most pressure-filled trial is nothing like a fight in front of 20,000 people, even millions of people."

The Grande Prairie, Alta., native boxed professionally for four years, then started a concrete surfacing company in California, which he eventually left to return to Canada. A friend of his, who happened to be a judge, suggested he get an education and take his fighting mind into the courtroom instead.

The career choice fit, Mr. de Wit says, and it boosted his confidence and self-perceived reputation, bruised slightly after failing to win the gold."

From: 'Aren't your the guy who lost at the Olympics?'