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This thesis project aims to highlight the complex situation of dual careers, the combination of elite sports and a work life. The up to date research has mainly focused on the combination of elite sport and studies. Therefore this study wished to contribute to the less researched field of elite sports and work. The purpose of the study was to investigate the experience of the combination between elite sport and work. We used three research questions to answer the purpose “What challenges and opportunities do former student-athletes experience when combining elite sports with work?, what are the success factors for successfully combining dual careers in elite sports and work?, and how does the combination of elite sports and work differ from elite sports and study in terms of successfully combining dual careers?.” We conducted semi-structured interviews with eight elite athletes that combined their sport with work. The results indicated that the elite athletes estimated the combination of elite sports and work as tougher than the combination of elite sports and studies. Some challenges were similar in both combinations and they highlighted advantages and disadvantages with both combinations.