List of LGBT Olympians and Paralympians
There have been 681 modern Olympians[lower-alpha 1] (including Paralympians, Summer Olympic athletes and artists, and Winter Olympians) who have identified as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, pansexual, non-binary, queer, and/or having an intersex condition, 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.[lower-alpha 2] The 1932 Summer Olympics was the first instance of an athlete now known to be intersex competing, also winning a medal.[lower-alpha 3] 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.[lower-alpha 1]
LGBT Olympians and Paralympians |
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Lists of LGBT+ Summer Olympic athletes |
List of LGBT+ Winter Olympians; by debut |
List of LGBT+ Paralympians |
List of intersex Olympians |
List of LGBT+ artists at the Olympics |
History and issues |
The most decorated LGBT+ Olympian is British Paralympic equestrian Lee Pearson, with 17 medals including 14 golds;[lower-alpha 4] the most decorated able-bodied LGBT+ Olympian is Dutch speed skater Ireen Wüst, with 13 medals including 6 golds;[lower-alpha 5] the most decorated able-bodied LGBT+ Summer Olympian is Australian swimmer Ian Thorpe, with 9 medals including 5 golds.[lower-alpha 2] LGBT+ Olympians who hold Olympic records include Wüst;[lower-alpha 6] footballers Pia Sundhage and Vivianne Miedema;[lower-alpha 7] rower Emma Twigg;[lower-alpha 8] and triple jumper Yulimar Rojas, who also holds the world record.[lower-alpha 9] At least 310 LGBT+ Olympians are medalists (45.52% of LGBT+ Olympians), of which 144 have at least one gold medal (21.15%).[lower-alpha 10]
Overview
All based on the Lists of LGBTQI+ Olympians and Paralympians
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Sport | Number of Olympians by gender[N 16] | |||||||
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Female | Male | Non-binary | Total | |||||
Cisgender | Transgender | Intersex | Cisgender | Transgender | Intersex | |||
Alpine skiing & Para-alpine skiing |
4 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 5 |
Archery | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Athletics & Para-athletics |
28 | 1[N 17] | 9 | 13 | 2[N 18] | 1[N 18] | 2[N 18] | 56 |
Badminton | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Basketball & Wheelchair basketball |
46 | — | — | — | — | — | 1[N 18] | 47 |
Beach volleyball | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
Biathlon | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Bobsleigh | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 |
Boxing | 9 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 11 |
Canoeing and Kayaking & Paracanoe |
5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
Cross-country skiing & Para cross-country skiing |
3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Curling | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
Cycling & Paracycling |
18[N 19] | 1[N 18] | — | — | — | — | — | 19 |
Diving | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | 12 |
Equestrian & Para-equestrian |
1 | — | — | 18 | — | — | — | 19 |
Fencing & Wheelchair fencing |
4 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 5 |
Figure skating | 5 | — | — | 26 | — | — | 1[N 17] | 32 |
Football | 152 | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | 1[N 18] | 157 |
Freestyle skiing | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 5 |
Goalball | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Golf | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Gymnastics | 6 | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | 16 |
Handball | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 |
Hockey | 16 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 17 |
Ice hockey | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 |
Judo & Para Judo |
15 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 16 |
Luge | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
Rowing & Pararowing |
19 | — | — | 4 | — | — | 1[N 18] | 24 |
Rugby sevens | 22 | — | — | — | 1[N 18] | — | — | 23 |
Sailing | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Shooting | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Skateboarding | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 2[N 18] | 7 |
Skeleton | 3 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 5 |
Ski jumping | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 |
Snowboarding | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 |
Softball | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 |
Speed skating | 7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 8 |
Surfing | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Swimming | 12 | — | — | 20[N 20] | — | 1 | — | 33 |
Table tennis | — | — | — | — | 1[N 18] | — | — | 1 |
Taekwondo & Parataekwondo |
2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 |
Tennis & Wheelchair tennis |
18 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 19 |
Triathlon & Paratriathlon |
4 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 5 |
Volleyball & Sitting volleyball |
12 | 1[N 18] | — | 1 | — | — | — | 14 |
Water polo | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 |
Weightlifting | — | 1[N 18] | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Wrestling | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Art | Number of Olympians by gender[N 16] | |||||||
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Female | Male | Non-binary | Total | |||||
Cisgender | Transgender | Intersex | Cisgender | Transgender | Intersex | |||
Epic Literature | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
Dance[N 21] | 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
- Alyson Annan represented both Australia and the Netherlands, and is counted for both.
- Jolanta Ogar represented both Poland and Austria, and is counted for both.
- Pia Sundhage has represented Sweden, the United States, and Brazil and is counted for all.
- Rafael Polinario represented both Cuba and Canada, and is counted for both.
- Including Czechoslovakia
- Natalia Zabiiako represented both Estonia and the independent athletes from Russia, and is counted for both.
- Including Weimar Republic, Nazi Germany, West Germany and East Germany
- Hege Riise represented both Norway and Great Britain, and is counted for both.
- Gus Kenworthy represented both Great Britain and the United States, and is counted for both.
- Including Irish Free State
- Including Kingdom of Italy and Fascist Italy
- Including Russia and the Olympic Athletes from Russia
- Including Union of South Africa
- Including multi-year appearances of the same Olympian; including Paralympics.
- Took place in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Including multi-disciplinary Olympians
- Competed in a men's category
- Competed in a women's category
- Kate O'Brien has competed in both cycling and paracycling. She is only counted once.
- Rafael Polinario competed in Olympic swimming and coached Paralympic. He is only counted once.
- Demonstration event
LGBTQ+ Summer Olympians
- Helena Åberg[2]
- Tifanny Abreu[3]
- Yenny Acuña[4]
- Nicola Adams[5]
- Francilla Agar[6]
- Marilyn Agliotti[7]
- Michelle-Lee Ahye[4]
- Elissa Alarie[4]
- Aline[4]
- Julie Allemand[4]
- Andressa Alves[4]
- Anja Andersen[8]
- Camilla Andersen[8]
- Emanuel Andrade[9]
- Ramsey Angela[4]
- Filippa Angeldahl[10]
- Nadine Angerer[11]
- Alyson Annan[12]
- Geisa Arcanjo[4]
- Bárbara Arenhart[13]
- Judith Arndt[14]
- Mackenzie Arnold[15]
- Karriss Artingstall[16]
- Anita Asante[17]
- Maja Åström[18]
- Seimone Augustus[19]
- Jennifer Azzi[20]
- Leo Baker[21]
- Bárbara[22]
- Shawnacy Barber[23]
- Karen Bardsley[24]
- Betty Baxter[25]
- Jolyn Beer[4]
- Alice Bellandi[4]
- Perris Benegas[4]
- Brittany Benn[4]
- Hanna Bennison[15]
- Kajsa Bergqvist[26]
- Sue Bird[27]
- Nathalie Björn[10]
- Carl Blasco[28]
- Miriam Blasco[29]
- Lucilla Boari[30]
- Tom Bosworth[31]
- Erica Bougard[32]
- Sabine Braun[33]
- Kelly Brazier[34]
- Linda Bresonik[35]
- Lucy Bronze[10]
- Giorgia Bronzini[36]
- Gayle Broughton[4]
- Rachele Bruni[37]
- Kadeisha Buchanan[4]
- Amandine Buchard[38]
- Saskia Budgett[39]
- Anne Buijs[37]
- Niels Bukh[40]
- Kris Burley[41]
- Balian Buschbaum[42]
- Karin Büttner-Janz[43]
- Ally Carda[44]
- Agnete Carlsen[45]
- Ellie Carpenter[46]
- Marjorie Carpréaux[4]
- Cecilia Carranza Saroli[47]
- Peter Caruth[48]
- Sherry Cassuto[49]
- Rut Castillo[4]
- Isadora Cerullo[50]
- Mark Chatfield[51]
- Dutee Chand[52][lower-alpha 11]
- Kendall Chase[4]
- Darren Chiacchia[53]
- Amanda Chidester[54]
- Layshia Clarendon[55]
- Dominic Clarke[56]
- Kerron Clement[57]
- Aoife Cooke[58]
- Natalie Cook[59]
- Vanina Correa[15]
- Rose Cossar[60]
- Robert Costello[61]
- Scott Cranham[62]
- Cristiane[63]
- Amanda Cromwell[64]
- Larissa Crummer[15]
- Orlando Cruz[65]
- Ana Marcela Cunha[4]
- Nina Cutro-Kelly[4]
- Soren Dahl[66]
- Lisa Dahlkvist[67]
- Tom Daley[68]
- Katy Daley-McLean[69]
- Rachel Daly[4]
- Eleni Daniilidou[61]
- Ana Carolina da Silva[4]
- Izabela da Silva[4]
- Tierna Davidson[4]
- Debinha[70]
- Chantal de Bruijn[71]
- Gabriela DeBues-Stafford[72]
- Anouk Dekker[4]
- Irene de Kok[61]
- Casey Dellacqua[73]
- Elena Delle Donne[74]
- Valerie Demey[4]
- Elisa Di Francisca[75]
- Alex Di Giorgio[76]
- Margielyn Didal[4]
- Babe Didrikson Zaharias[77]
- Carlien Dirkse van den Heuvel[61]
- Stefanie Dolson[4]
- Gia Doonan[4]
- Robert Dover[78]
- Anton Down-Jenkins[79]
- Lauren Doyle[4]
- Charlotte Drury[80]
- Cathrine Dufour[4]
- Greg Duhaime[81]
- Céline Dumerc[38]
- Katie Duncan[82]
- Lin Dunn[83]
- Imke Duplitzer[84]
- Taylor Edwards[4]
- Paola Egonu[85]
- Andri Eleftheriou[47]
- Norman Elder[86]
- Jill Ellis[87]
- Rashida Ellis[4]
- Christiane Endler[88]
- Abby Erceg[4]
- Magdalena Eriksson[89]
- Terence Etherton[90]
- Nicola Fairbrother[29]
- Jennifer Falk[10]
- Gigi Fernández[61]
- Michelle Ferris[91]
- Marina Fioravanti[4]
- Nilla Fischer[92]
- Sisca Folkertsma[4]
- Amini Fonua[4]
- Caitlin Foord[93]
- Formiga[4]
- Mark Foster[94]
- Larissa França[95]
- Adrianna Franch[96]
- Francielle[97]
- Larissa Franklin[4]
- Lawrence Keith Frostad[98]
- Edward Gal[99]
- Vicky Galindo[100]
- Carol Gattaz[4]
- Regina George[101]
- Geyse[102]
- Emily Gielnik[4]
- Ginny Gilder[103]
- Kirsty Gilmour[104]
- Paula Ginzo[4]
- Élodie Godin[105]
- Tomás González[106]
- Katrina Gorry[15]
- Jasmin Grabowski[4]
- Chelsea Gray[4]
- Ellia Green[107]
- Kelly Griffin[108]
- Brittney Griner[74]
- Inka Grings[35]
- Annie Guglia[109]
- Víctor Gutiérrez[110]
- Astrid Guyart[38]
- Peter Häggström[111]
- Nathalie Hagman[4]
- Gro Hammerseng[112]
- Louise Hansen[113]
- Kellie Harrington[47]
- Ashlyn Harris[114]
- Jessica Harrison[115]
- Tone Haugen[116]
- Tiia Hautala[117]
- Bruce Hayes[61]
- Tobin Heath[118]
- Nicole Heavirland[119]
- Mathew Helm[120]
- Lauren Hemp[121]
- Mélanie Henique[122]
- Isabell Herlovsen[123]
- Laurie Hernandez[80]
- Raz Hershko[4]
- Carl Hester[61]
- Kelly Holmes[124]
- Michelle Heyman[125]
- Ursula Holl[126]
- Laurel Hubbard[127]
- Angela Hucles[128]
- Karen Hultzer[61]
- Mia Hundvin[8]
- Maarten Hurkmans[4]
- Lina Hurtig[129]
- Svenja Huth[10]
- Diego Hypólito[130]
- Sophie Ingle[131]
- Letícia Izidoro[4]
- Colin Jackson[132]
- Refiloe Jane[93]
- Aleksandra Jarmolińska[133]
- Patrick Jeffrey[134]
- Caitlyn Jenner[135]
- Daniel Jervis[136]
- Megan Jones[137]
- Sarah Jones[4]
- Steffi Jones[138]
- Jasmine Joyce[139]
- Natasha Kai[140]
- Tanya Kalivas[141]
- Ebrar Karakurt[142]
- Daria Kasatkina[143]
- Alev Kelter[4]
- Johan Kenkhuis[144]
- Alanna Kennedy[145]
- Sam Kerr[4]
- Isabel Kerschowski[146]
- Emma Kete[147]
- Thembi Kgatlana[15]
- Lotte Kiærskou[148]
- Billie Jean King[149]
- Fran Kirby[4]
- Sandra Kirby[150]
- Jen Kish[151]
- Valentina Kogan[152]
- Dominik Koll[153]
- Daniel Kowalski[154]
- Katarina Kowplos[4]
- Katja Kraus[155]
- Ali Krieger[114]
- Emma Kullberg[10]
- Luca Kumahara[156]
- Stephanie Labbé[157]
- Alexandra Lacrabère[61]
- Kim Lammers[158]
- Holly Lam-Moores[159]
- Ghislaine Landry[160]
- Jessica Landström[161]
- Lauren Lappin[100]
- Marjorie Larney[162]
- Marion Lay[163]
- Stephen Laybutt[164]
- Kylie Ledbrook[165]
- Mark Leduc[166]
- Evy Leibfarth[4]
- Malin Levenstad[167]
- Danell Leyva[168]
- Li Ying[169]
- Nancy Lieberman[170]
- Silvana Lima[4]
- Hedvig Lindahl[171]
- Lori Lindsey[172]
- Renate Lingor[113]
- Ari-Pekka Liukkonen[173]
- Chloe Logarzo[4]
- Annalie Longo[15]
- Greg Louganis[174]
- Fritzi Löwy[175]
- Jewell Loyd[176]
- Sabrina Lozada-Cabbage[4]
- Kaili Lukan[4]
- Joey Lye[4]
- Sofía Maccari[4]
- Irish Magno[4]
- Florence Maheu[4]
- Robbie Manson[177]
- Arthur Mariano[178]
- Gail Marquis[179]
- Brian Marshall[180]
- Marta[181]
- Conchita Martínez[61]
- Diana Matheson[182]
- Ian Matos[183]
- Amélie Mauresmo[184]
- Marnie McBean[185]
- Haylie McCleney[4]
- Angel McCoughtry[186]
- Susan McGreivy[187]
- Sophie McKinna[188]
- Erin McLeod[4]
- Inika McPherson[101]
- Linda Medalen[189]
- Lauren Meece[190]
- Ioannis Melissanidis[191]
- Kim Mestdagh[4]
- Holly Metcalf[61]
- Kristie Mewis[192]
- Teagan Micah[4]
- Domien Michiels[4]
- Vivianne Miedema[4]
- Hans Peter Minderhoud[99]
- Sandra Minnert[193]
- Kayla Miracle[194]
- Matthew Mitcham[195]
- Leilani Mitchell[4]
- Portia Modise[196]
- Robert de Montesquiou[197]
- Daniela Montoya[198]
- Robyn Moodaly[93]
- Carmelina Moscato[199]
- Sofía Mulánovich[4]
- Nadine Müller[200]
- Eefje Muskens[201]
- Leigh-Ann Naidoo[202]
- Marie-Ève Nault[108]
- Martina Navratilova[203]
- Erin Nayler[93]
- Ashley Nee[204]
- Robert Newton[205]
- Bente Nordby[206]
- Jana Novotná[207]
- Katja Nyberg[112]
- Kate O'Brien[208][lower-alpha 12]
- Paul O'Brien[61]
- Tzipora Obziler[209]
- Jolanta Ogar[4]
- Grace O'Hanlon[4]
- Kelley O'Hara[4]
- Meghan O'Leary[4]
- Inger Pors Olsen[61]
- Poppy Starr Olsen[4]
- Robert Páez[210]
- Candace Parker[211]
- Kaia Parnaby[4]
- Maartje Paumen[212]
- Christinna Pedersen[213]
- Shaina Pellington[4]
- Otto Peltzer[214]
- Fiona Pennie[201]
- Carole Péon[115]
- Ria Percival[15]
- María Pérez[215]
- Mayssa Pessoa[61]
- Nesthy Petecio[4]
- Babett Peter[216]
- Beate Peters[33]
- Anna Petrakova[211]
- Mason Phelps Jr[217]
- Erin Phillips[218]
- David Pichler[134]
- Fernanda Pinilla[4]
- George Poage[219]
- Nadia Podoroska[220]
- Rafael Polinario[61][lower-alpha 13]
- Jillion Potter[108]
- Natalie Powell[4]
- Christen Press[118]
- Lauren Price[16]
- Bev Priestman[221][222]
- Peter Prijdekker[223]
- Celia Quansah[137]
- Quinn[224]
- Megan Rapinoe[225]
- Hayley Raso[93]
- Lisa Raymond[226]
- Mel Reid[227]
- Helen Richardson-Walsh[228]
- Kate Richardson-Walsh[228]
- Hege Riise[229]
- Yoreli Rincón[230]
- Hannah Roberts[231]
- Robbie Rogers[232]
- Craig Rogerson[233]
- Yulimar Rojas[47]
- Trine Rønning[234]
- Caitlin Rooskrantz[4]
- Petra Rossner[14]
- Olivier Rouyer[235]
- Leif Rovsing[162]
- Kamilla Rytter Juhl[213]
- Alexis Sablone[236]
- Dayshalee Salamán[4]
- Cheryl Salisbury[237]
- Senni Salminen[4]
- Victoria Sandell Svensson[238]
- Leicy Santos[198]
- Raven Saunders[4]
- Tessie Savelkouls[151]
- Lotta Schelin[239]
- Demi Schuurs[4]
- Alex Scott[240]
- Jill Scott[4]
- Briana Scurry[241]
- Caroline Seger[167]
- Guenter Seidel[217]
- Linda Sembrant[10]
- Caster Semenya[242][lower-alpha 14]
- Reidun Seth[116]
- Alena Sharp[4]
- Kailen Sheridan[4]
- Sally Shipard[243]
- Rafaela Silva[244]
- Georgia Simmerling[157]
- Kyah Simon[15]
- Jimmy Sjödin[61]
- Therese Sjögran[167]
- Katarzyna Skorupa[85]
- Rikke Skov[148]
- Alana Smith[236]
- Kelly Smith[240]
- Douglas Souza[4]
- Sherida Spitse[4]
- Guusje Steenhuis[4]
- Ingvild Stensland[245]
- Helen Stephens[162]
- Breanna Stewart[4]
- Demi Stokes[4]
- Casey Stoney[246]
- Heidi Støre[45]
- Beth Storry[71]
- Samantha Stosur[4]
- Jérémy Stravius[38]
- Martina Strutz[247]
- Rennae Stubbs[226]
- Carla Suárez[4]
- Erica Sullivan[4]
- Pia Sundhage[248]
- Annica Svensson[249]
- Kaylin Swart[15]
- Sheryl Swoopes[250]
- Stacy Sykora[251]
- Blyth Tait[252]
- Tamires[15]
- Melissa Tancredi[108]
- Diana Taurasi[253]
- Penny Taylor[253]
- Arjen Teeuwissen[61]
- Carly Telford[4]
- Irma Testa[254]
- Ina-Yoko Teutenberg[255]
- Mark Tewksbury[166]
- Carole Thate[12]
- Jessica Thoennes[4]
- Kristen Thomas[4]
- Markus Thormeyer[256]
- Ian Thorpe[257]
- Elise Thorsnes[93]
- Sara Thunebro[258]
- Ellen Tomek[4]
- Gearoid Towey[259]
- Susannah Townsend[108]
- Ruby Tui[4]
- Marc Tur[4]
- Emma Twigg[260]
- Anissa Urtez[54]
- Daniëlle van de Donk[4]
- Stefanie van der Gragt[4]
- Marieke van der Wal[37]
- Shanice van de Sanden[4]
- Sanne van Dijke[4]
- Merel van Dongen[4]
- Emily van Egmond[15]
- Marleen van Iersel[261]
- Alison Van Uytvanck[4]
- Janine van Wyk[262]
- Elke Vanhoof[4]
- Júlia Vasconcelos[108]
- Dan Veatch[263]
- Anne Veenendaal[4]
- Julian Venonsky[4]
- Lena Videkull[264]
- Sunette Viljoen[108]
- Linda Villumsen[265]
- Lisa-Marie Vizaniari[266]
- Martina Voss-Tecklenburg[267]
- Tom Waddell[268]
- Nick Wagman[4]
- Kira Walkenhorst[269]
- Ji Wallace[270]
- Keira Walsh[271]
- Michaela Walsh[4]
- Sarah Walsh[225]
- Abby Wambach[272]
- Jeffrey Wammes[108]
- Haleigh Washington[4]
- Ann Wauters[4]
- Saskia Webber[273]
- Rowie Webster[4]
- Hannah Wilkinson[4]
- Leah Wilkinson[4]
- Rhian Wilkinson[274]
- Fara Williams[275]
- Natalie Williams[276]
- Sharni Williams[4]
- Leah Williamson[277][278]
- Lynn Wilms[93]
- Hayley Wilson[4]
- Spencer Wilton[108]
- Chris Witty[279][lower-alpha 15]
- Chelsea Wolfe[4]
- Portia Woodman[4]
- Jack Woolley[4]
- Marta Xargay[280]
- Kirsty Yallop[281]
- Tameka Yallop[281]
- Shelina Zadorsky[282]
- Katarzyna Zillmann[4]
LGBTQ+ Winter Olympians
- Erin Ambrose[283]
- Filippo Ambrosini[283]
- Gillian Apps[284]
- Kévin Aymoz[283]
- Megan Bankes[283]
- Ebba Berglund[283]
- Andrew Blaser[283]
- Brian Boitano[285]
- Brittany Bowe[286]
- Belle Brockhoff[287]
- Jason Brown[283]
- Anastasia Bucsis[288]
- Jeffrey Buttle[289]
- Caitlin Cahow[290]
- Alex Carpenter[283]
- Julie Chu[291]
- Callan Chythlook-Sifsof[292]
- Guillaume Cizeron[293]
- Emily Clark[283]
- Robin Cousins[294]
- Toller Cranston[295]
- John Curry[296]
- Mélodie Daoust[283]
- Nancy Drolet[297]
- Meghan Duggan[284]
- John Fennell[298]
- Randy Gardner[299]
- Makayla Gerken Schofield[283]
- Lewis Gibson[300]
- Amber Glenn[283]
- Timothy Goebel[301]
- Joan Guetschow[302]
- Michi Halilović[303]
- Jayna Hefford[304]
- Jorik Hendrickx[305]
- Edel Therese Høiseth[303]
- Erika Holst[306]
- Daniela Iraschko-Stolz[307]
- Brianne Jenner[308]
- Barbara Jezeršek[309]
- Breezy Johnson[310]
- Kathleen Kauth[304]
- Gus Kenworthy[311]
- Christopher Kinney[312]
- Stine Brun Kjeldaas[303]
- Anna Kjellbin[283]
- Hilary Knight[313]
- Charline Labonté[288]
- Aneta Lédlová[283]
- Timothy LeDuc[283]
- Ylva Lindberg[314]
- Alysa Liu[315]
- Cheryl Maas[303]
- Robert McCall[303]
- Simona Meiler[286]
- Kim Meylemans[286]
- Eric Mitchell[316]
- Bruce Mouat[283]
- Sandra Näslund[283]
- Ondrej Nepela[295]
- Ryan O'Meara[317]
- Brian Orser[318]
- Caroline Ouellette[291]
- Šárka Pančochová[319]
- Anja Pärson[320]
- Brian Pockar[321]
- Paul Poirier[283]
- Marie-Philip Poulin[322]
- Simon Proulx-Sénécal[283]
- Eric Radford[323]
- Emilia Ramboldt[324]
- Jamie Lee Rattray[283]
- Javier Raya[325]
- Adam Rippon[326]
- Hig Roberts[327]
- Ronald Robertson[328]
- Angela Ruggiero[329]
- Jill Saulnier[283]
- Matthew Savoie[330]
- Ronja Savolainen[283]
- Nicole Silveira[331]
- Georgia Simmerling[157]
- Blake Skjellerup[332]
- Vibeke Skofterud[333]
- Laura Stacey[322]
- Tricia Stumpf[302]
- Fumie Suguri[334]
- Sarah Vaillancourt[335]
- Sanne van Kerkhof[306]
- Sophie Vercruyssen[286]
- Kaitlyn Weaver[336]
- Johnny Weir[337]
- Stacy Wilson[303]
- Marieke Wijsman[303]
- Chris Witty[279][lower-alpha 15]
- Lara Wolf[283]
- Ireen Wüst[306]
- Natalia Zabiiako[143]
- Micah Zandee-Hart[283]
LGBTQ+ Paralympians
- Jen Armbruster[338]
- Tuany Barbosa Siqueira[208]
- Monique Burkland[339]
- Hailey Danz[208]
- Abby Dunkin[340]
- Katie-George Dunlevy[208]
- Kaitlyn Eaton[208]
- Edênia Garcia[341]
- Megan Giglia[342]
- Theresa Goh[343]
- Laura Goodkind[344]
- Barbara Gross[208]
- Jude Hamer[345]
- Claire Harvey[346]
- Terry Hayes[347]
- Querijn Hensen[208]
- Allison Jones[348]
- Bo Kramer[208]
- Robyn Lambird[349]
- Crystal Lane-Wright[350]
- Josiane Lima[208]
- Tara Llanes[208]
- Robyn Love[208]
- Angela Madsen[351]
- Alana Maldonado[208]
- Débora Menezes[208]
- Asya Miller[338]
- Desiree Miller[352]
- Mareike Miller[352]
- Ness Murby[156]
- Kate O'Brien[208][lower-alpha 12]
- Brenda Osnaya[208]
- Cindy Ouellet[353]
- Lee Pearson[354]
- Rafael Polinario[61][lower-alpha 13]
- Mariana Ribeiro[208]
- Lucy Robinson[208]
- Lauren Rowles[345]
- Courtney Ryan[208]
- Moran Samuel[355]
- Monica Sereda[356]
- Lucy Shuker[208]
- Hallie Smith[208]
- Maz Strong[349]
- Marieke Vervoort[339]
- Stephanie Wheeler[357]
- Emma Wiggs[208]
- Laurie Williams[208]
Intersex athletes
Athletes with disorders of sex development (DSD) may be known as intersex, with the terms often understood interchangeably; the term "hermaphrodite" is now widely discredited.[358] DSDs are congenital conditions affecting the reproductive system, in which development of chromosomal, gonadal, or anatomical sex is atypical.[359] As a biological status, intersex people may identify as heterosexual and cisgender. However, significant overlap with the LGBT community[360][361] and "shared experiences of harm arising from dominant societal sex and gender norms" has led to intersex people often being included under the LGBT umbrella, with the acronym sometimes expanded to LGBTI.[362] While intersex people face specific issues that LGBT people do not,[363] in sports they are often considered alongside transgender athletes who have transitioned, with similar barriers to participation.[364] The athletes listed below may or may not associate with the LGBT or LGBTI community.
- Barbra Banda[365][366]
- Dutee Chand[367][lower-alpha 11]
- Ewa Kłobukowska[368]
- Beatrice Masilingi[369]
- Christine Mboma[369]
- Francine Niyonsaba[370]
- Heinrich Ratjen[371]
- Caster Semenya[367][lower-alpha 14]
- Aminatou Seyni[370]
- Edinanci Silva[372]
- Pedro Spajari[373]
- Stanisława Walasiewicz[372]
- Margaret Wambui[370]
LGBTQ+ artists
- Delmar Banner[374]
- Walter Battiss[375]
- Arno Breker[376]
- Gabriele D'Annunzio[197]
- Roy De Maistre[377]
- Thomas Eakins[378]
- Fanie Eloff[379]
- Beatrice Fenton[380][381]
- Harriet Whitney Frishmuth[382]
- Vincenzo Gemito[383]
- Robert Graves[384]
- Ludwig von Hofmann[385]
- Winslow Homer[386]
- Anna Hyatt Huntington[387]
- Eleuter Iwaszkiewicz[388]
- Mainie Jellett[389][390]
- Harald Kreutzberg[391]
- Henry de Montherlant[392]
- Jan Parandowski[393]
- Brenda Putnam[394][395]
- Janet Scudder[396]
- Renée Sintenis[397][398]
- Carl Sprinchorn[399][400]
- Milly Steger[401]
- Ernst van Heerden[402]
- Mary Wigman[403]
- Ángel Zárraga[404]
Notes
- Based on the information collected on this page
- See List of LGBT Summer Olympians (1900–2000)
- See List of intersex Olympians
- See List of LGBT Paralympians
- See List of LGBT Winter Olympians
- See List of Olympic records in speed skating
- 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.
- See List of Olympic best times in rowing
- See List of Olympic records in athletics and Triple jump world record progression.
- Harald Kreutzberg and Mary Wigman received medals in the competition part of the 1936 dance event.[1] As a demonstration event, these are not counted.
- Chand is included both as an LGBTQ+ athlete and an intersex athlete.
- Kate O'Brien is included both as a Summer Olympian and a Paralympian.
- Polinario is included both as a Summer Olympian and a Paralympian.
- Semenya is included both as an LGBTQ+ athlete and an intersex athlete.
- Witty is included both as a Summer Olympian and a Winter Olympian.
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