After competing in trampoline at the 2000 Olympics, Lee Brearley of Britain went on to performing double flips on stage in a zoot suit, and tumbles in full zombie attire. He staggered around like a drunk in one scene and sported a sarong in the next.

“First time on Broadway, and I wear a skirt,” he said of his costume for the Cleopatra scene in “Paramour,” the Cirque du Soleil musical.

By the time the Rio Olympics concluded Sunday, many athletes had gone home to begin or resume other careers. Maya DiRado, an American swimmer who won four medals in Rio, has said that a business analyst job awaits her. Michelle Carter of the United States, who won the shot-put, owns an online cosmetics business. The Canadian distance runner Lanni Marchant is a criminal defense lawyer.