List of LGBT Olympians and Paralympians

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As of 2024, at least 49 nations, and the Refugee Olympic Team, have been represented by an LGBTQ+ person at the Olympics or Paralympics
LGBT Olympians and Paralympians

Lists of LGBT+ Summer Olympic athletes
(1896–2000), (2004–2020), (2024); by debut

List of LGBT+ Winter Olympians; by debut

List of LGBT+ Paralympians; by debut

List of LGBT+ artists at the Olympics
LGBTI history and issues

There have been 827 modern Olympians[a] (including Paralympians, Summer Olympic athletes and artists, and Winter Olympians) who have identified as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, pansexual, non-binary, and/or queer, or who have openly been in a same-sex relationship. The first Olympic Games in which an athlete now known to be LGBT+ competed was the 1900 Summer Olympics, also the first LGBT+ Olympic medalist and first contemporaneously out Olympian.[b] LGBT+ Olympians have contested events across over 60 sports, as well as several artistic events. The majority of LGBT+ Olympians are female. The Olympic sport with the most LGBT+ participants is football. The nation with the most out LGBT+ Olympians is the United States, including two who have also competed for other nations.[a]

The most decorated LGBT+ Olympian is British Paralympic equestrian Lee Pearson, with 17 medals including 14 golds;[c] the most decorated able-bodied LGBT+ Olympian is Dutch speed skater Ireen Wüst, with 13 medals including 6 golds;[d] the most decorated able-bodied LGBT+ Summer Olympian is Australian swimmer Ian Thorpe, with 9 medals including 5 golds.[b] LGBT+ Olympians who hold Olympic records include Wüst;[e] footballers Pia Sundhage and Vivianne Miedema;[f] rower Emma Twigg;[g] and triple jumper Yulimar Rojas, who also holds the world record.[h] At least 371 LGBT+ Olympians are medalists (44.86% of LGBT+ Olympians), of which 165 have at least one gold medal (19.95%).[i]

Overview

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All based on the Lists of LGBTQ+ Olympians and Paralympians

By sport
Sport Number of Olympians by gender[N 17]
Female Male Non-binary Total
Cisgender Transgender Intersex Cisgender Transgender Intersex
Alpine skiing &
Para-alpine skiing 		4 — — 1 — — — 5
Archery 3 — — — — — — 3
Athletics &
Para-athletics 		34 1[N 18] 2 14 2[N 19] — 4[N 19] 57
Badminton 4 — — — — — — 4
Basketball &
Wheelchair basketball 		64 — — — — — 1[N 19] 65
Beach volleyball 8 — — — — — — 8
Biathlon 2 — — — — — — 2
Bobsleigh 1 — — 1 — — — 2
Boxing 13 — — 2 1[N 19] — — 16
Canoeing and Kayaking &
Paracanoe 		5 — — — — — — 5
Climbing – – — 1 — — — 1
Cross-country skiing &
Para cross-country skiing 		3 — — — — — — 3
Curling — — — 1 — — — 1
Cycling &
Paracycling 		24[N 20] 1[N 19] — 1 — — — 26
Diving — — — 12 — — — 12
Equestrian &
Para-equestrian 		1 — — 23 — — — 24
Fencing &
Wheelchair fencing 		5 — — 1 — — — 6
Figure skating 4 — — 26 — — 1[N 18] 31
Football 179 — — 3 — — 1[N 19] 183
Freestyle skiing 4 — — 1 — — — 5
Goalball 2 — — — — — — 2
Golf 3 — — — — — — 3
Gymnastics 7 — — 12 — — — 19
Handball 19 — — — — — — 19
Hockey 32 — — 2 — — — 34
Ice hockey 31 — — — — — — 31
Judo &
Para Judo 		17 — — 1 — — — 18
Luge — — — 1 — — — 1
Rowing &
Pararowing 		28 — — 4 — — 1[N 19] 33
Rugby sevens 30 — — — 1[N 19] — 1[N 19] 32
Sailing 3 — — — — — — 3
Shooting 5 — — — — — — 5
Skateboarding 5 — — — — — 2[N 19] 7
Skeleton 4 — — 2 — — — 6
Ski jumping 1 — — 1 — — — 2
Snowboarding 6 — — — — — — 6
Softball 10 — — — — — — 10
Speed skating 7 — — 1 — — — 8
Surfing 5 — — — — — — 5
Swimming 16 — — 26[N 21] — — — 42
Table tennis 1 — — — 1[N 19] — — 2
Taekwondo &
Parataekwondo 		2 — — 1 — — — 3
Tennis &
Wheelchair tennis 		19 — — 2 — — — 21
Triathlon &
Paratriathlon 		4 — — 2 — — — 6
Volleyball &
Sitting volleyball 		21 — — 2 — — — 23
Water polo 4 — — 1 — — — 5
Weightlifting 1 1[N 19] — — — — — 2
Wrestling 2 — — — — — — 2
By art
Art Number of Olympians by gender[N 17]
Female Male Non-binary Total
Cisgender Transgender Intersex Cisgender Transgender Intersex
Epic Literature — — — 1 — — — 1
Dance[N 22] 1 — — 1 — — — 2
Drawings and water colours (Painting) — — — 2 — — — 2
Graphic arts — — — 2 — — — 2
Literature (Open) — — — 3 — — — 3
Lyric works (Literature) — — — 2 — — — 2
Painting 1 — — 6 — — — 7
Sculpting (Open) 2 — — 2 — — — 4
Statue sculpting 5 — — 1 — — — 6
Notes
  1. ^ a b c Alyson Annan has represented Australia, the Netherlands and China, and is counted for all.
  2. ^ a b Jolanta Ogar represented both Poland and Austria, and is counted for both.
  3. ^ a b c Pia Sundhage has represented Sweden, the United States, and Brazil and is counted for all.
  4. ^ a b Rafael Polinario represented both Cuba and Canada, and is counted for both.
  5. ^ a b Yulenmis Aguilar represented both Cuba and Spain, and is counted for both.
  6. ^ Including Czechoslovakia
  7. ^ a b Natalia Zabiiako represented both Estonia and the independent athletes from Russia, and is counted for both.
  8. ^ Including Weimar Republic, Nazi Germany, West Germany and East Germany
  9. ^ a b Hege Riise represented both Norway and Great Britain, and is counted for both.
  10. ^ a b Gus Kenworthy represented both Great Britain and the United States, and is counted for both.
  11. ^ Including Irish Free State
  12. ^ Including Kingdom of Italy and Fascist Italy
  13. ^ Including Russia and the Olympic Athletes from Russia
  14. ^ Including Union of South Africa
  15. ^ Including multi-year appearances of the same Olympian; including Paralympics.
  16. ^ Took place in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  17. ^ a b Including multi-disciplinary Olympians
  18. ^ a b Competed in a men's category
  19. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Competed in a women's category
  20. ^ Kate O'Brien has competed in both cycling and paracycling. She is only counted once.
  21. ^ Rafael Polinario competed in Olympic swimming and coached Paralympic swimming. He is only counted once.
  22. ^ Demonstration event


LGBTQ+ Summer Olympians

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Main articles: List of LGBT Summer Olympians (1896–2000), List of LGBT Summer Olympians (2004–2020), and List of LGBT Summer Olympians (2024–present)

LGBTQ+ Winter Olympians

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Main article: List of LGBT Winter Olympians

LGBTQ+ Paralympians

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Main article: List of LGBT Paralympians

LGBTQ+ artists

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Main article: List of LGBT artists at the Olympic Games

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b Based on the information presented on this page
  2. ^ a b See List of LGBT Summer Olympians (1896–2000)
  3. ^ Australian Paralympic swimmer Ellie Cole also has 17 medals, six of which are golds. See List of LGBT Paralympians
  4. ^ See List of LGBT Winter Olympians
  5. ^ See List of Olympic records in speed skating
  6. ^ Pia Sundhage holds all coaching records. Vivianne Miedema has scored the most goals of an individual player in a single Olympic Games and in a single Olympic match. See List of women's Olympic football tournament records and statistics.
  7. ^ See List of Olympic best times in rowing
  8. ^ See List of Olympic records in athletics and Triple jump world record progression.
  9. ^ Harald Kreutzberg and Mary Wigman received medals in the competition part of the 1936 dance event.[1] As a demonstration event, these medals are not counted.
  10. ^ Chand is included both as an LGBTQ+ athlete and an intersex athlete.
  11. ^ a b Kate O'Brien is included both as a Summer Olympian and a Paralympian.
  12. ^ a b Polinario is included both as a Summer Olympian and a Paralympian.
  13. ^ Semenya is included both as an LGBTQ+ athlete and an intersex athlete.
  14. ^ a b Witty is included both as a Summer Olympian and a Winter Olympian.

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