Odette Richard was a rhythmic gymnast who competed for South Africa at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, and she also participated at the 2007 World Championships. Richard graduated from the University of Witwatersrand in 2011 with degrees in finance and accounting. She did some work as a sports commentator on television but joined Deloitte South Africa in 2012 where she was an article clerk. In December 2014, Richard moved to Rand Merchant Bank where she worked as a resource credit analyst and a corporate finance transactor. Sadly, she died very young, at age 32, in 2020.