List of LGBTQ Summer Olympians (2024–present)

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There are 86 [a] modern Summer Olympic athletes, who made their Olympic debut in 2024 and have identified as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, pansexual, non-binary, queer, or have openly been in a same-sex relationship. [a]

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According to Outsports , there were at least 199 out athletes (including those who debuted earlier) at the 2024 Summer Olympics, which they reported as the most athletes competing in one edition of the Games who were widely out beforehand; Outsports also noted the record number of out male athletes, though most of the LGBTQ+ Olympians were female as in previous editions. In two women's team sport rosters, for United States women's basketball and Australia women's football, over half of the players were identified as LGBTQ (in the Australia football squad, it was two-thirds). [1] [2] [3] German footballer Lena Oberdorf and Colombian skateboarder Jazmín Álvarez were both included in their respective Olympic teams, but both suffered ACL and MCL injuries shortly before being able to take part. [4] [5]

At least 27 LGBT+ Summer Olympians who debuted in 2024 are medalists (31.40%), of which 8 have at least one gold medal (9.30%). [a]

Overview

All based on the lists of LGBT Summer Olympians: 1896–2000; 2004–2020; 2024   [N 1]

By sport
SportNumber of Olympians by gender [N 5]
FemaleMale Non-binary Total
Cisgender Transgender Intersex CisgenderTransgenderIntersex
Archery pictogram.svg Archery 11
Athletics pictogram.svg Athletics 1012 [N 6] 13
Badminton pictogram.svg Badminton 11
Basketball pictogram.svg Basketball 2323
Beach volleyball pictogram.svg Beach volleyball 11
Boxing pictogram.svg Boxing 81 [N 6] 9
Canoeing (slalom) pictogram.svg Canoeing and Kayaking 11
Climbing pictogram.svg Climbing 11
Cycling (road) pictogram.svg Cycling 77
Diving pictogram.svg Diving 11
Equestrian pictogram.svg Equestrian 189
Fencing pictogram.svg Fencing 11
Football pictogram.svg Football 471 [N 6] 48
Golf pictogram.svg Golf 22
Gymnastics (artistic) pictogram.svg Gymnastics 22
Handball pictogram.svg Handball 66
Field hockey pictogram.svg Hockey 16117
Judo pictogram.svg Judo 617
Rowing pictogram.svg Rowing 819
Rugby sevens pictogram.svg Rugby sevens 172 [N 6] 19
Sailing pictogram.svg Sailing 11
Shooting pictogram.svg Shooting 11
Surfing pictogram.svg Surfing 44
Swimming pictogram.svg Swimming 224
Table tennis pictogram.svg Table tennis 11
Taekwondo pictogram.svg Taekwondo 11
Tennis pictogram.svg Tennis 22
Volleyball (indoor) pictogram.svg Volleyball 9211
Water polo pictogram.svg Water polo 33
Weightlifting pictogram.svg Weightlifting 11
Wrestling pictogram.svg Wrestling 22
Notes
  1. These tables count all athletes who competed in 2024, including those who debuted earlier.
  2. Alyson Annan previously represented Australia and the Netherlands, and represented China in 2024. She is only counted for China in this table.
  3. Yulenmis Aguilar represented Cuba previously, and Spain in 2024. She is only counted for Spain in this table.
  4. Including multi-year appearances of the same Olympian.
  5. Including multi-disciplinary Olympians
  6. 1 2 3 4 Competed in a women's category

Key

Δ Was known to be widely out prior to their most recent Summer Olympic competition; contemporaneously out while competing

 Came out after competing

Summer Olympic athletes and coaches (2024–present)

AthleteCountrySportGamesMedal(s)Notes
Laura Aarts ΔFlag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands Water polo 2024 Bronze medal icon.svg [6]
Teresa Abelleira Duenas en 2020.jpg Teresa Abelleira ΔFlag of Spain.svg Spain Football 2024 [7]
2023-04-11 Fussball, Frauen, Landerspiel, Deutschland - Brasilien 1DX 0181 by Stepro.jpg Adriana ΔFlag of Brazil.svg Brazil Football 2024 Silver medal icon.svg [7]
Nick Albiero ΔFlag of Brazil.svg Brazil Swimming 2024 [8]
Laura Amaro ΔFlag of Brazil.svg Brazil Weightlifting 2024 [6]
Amy Atwell 2023.jpg Amy Atwell ΔFlag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Basketball 2024 Bronze medal icon.svgOriginally an alternate, Atwell joined the main squad after an injury withdrawal [9]

Hergie Bacyadan 2024.jpg

Hergie Bacyadan ΔFlag of the Philippines.svg Philippines Boxing 2024 Bacyadan is a transgender man, who has not undergone a medical transition and therefore competes in women's boxing. [10] After cisgender female boxers at the 2024 Olympics were accused of being male, Bacyadan spoke up in support of them. [11]
Kemisetso Baloyi 2024.jpg Kemisetso Baloyi ΔFlag of South Africa.svg South Africa Rugby 2024 [6]
Deportivo Abanca - FC Barcelona 108 (cropped).jpg Ona Batlle Flag of Spain.svg Spain Football 2024 [12]
Sarah Baum ΔFlag of South Africa.svg South Africa Surfing 2024 [13]
2023-07-03 Fussball, Frauen, Deutsche Nationalmannschaft, Media Day 1DX 6562 by Stepro-2.jpg Ann-Katrin Berger ΔFlag of Germany.svg Germany Football 2024 Bronze medal icon.svg [7]
Emily Bessoir ΔFlag of Germany.svg Germany Basketball 2024 [6]
Women's Freestyle 57kg Wrestling Medallist Ceremony YOG1 13-10-2018 (08) (cropped).jpg Anastasia Blayvas ΔFlag of Germany.svg Germany Wrestling 2024 [6]
Wendy Bonilla ΔFlag of Colombia.svg Colombia Football 2024 Alternate in football squad [6]
2022-11-24 Basketball, FIBA Women's Eurobasket Qualifiers, GER-BIH 1DX 6342 by Stepro.jpg Svenja Brunckhorst ΔFlag of Germany.svg Germany Basketball 2024 Gold medal icon.svg [6]
Emily Bydwell (cropped).jpg Emilie Bydwell ΔFlag of the United States.svg United States Rugby 2024 Bronze medal icon.svgTeam coach [14] [15]
Linda Caicedo.jpg Linda Caicedo ΔFlag of Colombia.svg Colombia Football 2024 [16]
Paula Camus ΔFlag of Spain.svg Spain Water polo 2024 Gold medal icon.svg [6]
Borja Carrascosa ΔFlag of Spain.svg Spain Equestrian 2024 [6]
Nina Castagna ΔFlag of the United States.svg United States Rowing 2024 [17]
Timo Cavelius ΔFlag of Germany.svg Germany Judo 2024 [18]
Teal Cohen ΔFlag of the United States.svg United States Rowing 2024 [17]
Madrid CFF vs FC Barcelona DSC 0556c (51210567782).jpg Cata Coll ΔFlag of Spain.svg Spain Football 2024 [19]
Copper-20180914.jpg Kahleah Copper ΔFlag of the United States.svg United States Basketball 2024 Gold medal icon.svg [20]
Sophie de Goede ΔFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Rugby 2024 Silver medal icon.svg [6]
2023-07-03 Fussball, Frauen, Deutsche Nationalmannschaft, Media Day 1DX 6577 by Stepro-2.jpg Sara Doorsoun ΔFlag of Germany.svg Germany Football 2024 Bronze medal icon.svg [7]
Rayan Dutra ΔFlag of Brazil.svg Brazil Gymnastics 2024 [21]
Emily Ehrlich ΔFlag of the United States.svg United States Cycling 2024 [6]
Charlotte Englebert.jpg Charlotte Englebert ΔFlag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Hockey 2024 [6]
Michaela Foster ΔFlag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Football 2024 Originally an alternate, Foster joined the main team after an injury withdrawal [22]
Sharn Freier ΔFlag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Football 2024 [23]
Maddy Grant ΔFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Rugby 2024 Silver medal icon.svg [6]
Alina Hagstrom ΔFlag of the United States.svg United States Rowing 2024 Alternate in participating team [17]
2013 Women's British Open - Georgia Hall (1).jpg Georgia Hall ΔFlag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain Golf 2024 [6]
Campbell Harrison ΔFlag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Climbing 2024 [24]
Atletico de Madrid Femenino - Reguero (cropped).jpg Jenni Hermoso ΔFlag of Spain.svg Spain Football 2024 [25]
Nikki Hiltz and Dominique Scott in Boston (cropped) - Nikki Hiltz.jpg Nikki Hiltz ΔFlag of the United States.svg United States Athletics 2024 [26]
Ashley Hoffman ΔFlag of the United States.svg United States Hockey 2024 [6]
Asia Hogan-Rochester ΔFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Rugby 2024 Silver medal icon.svg [27]
Marleen Jochems ΔFlag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands Hockey 2024 Gold medal icon.svg [6]
Grace Joyce ΔFlag of the United States.svg United States Rowing 2024 [17]
Camilla Kemp Flag of Germany.svg Germany Surfing 2024 [28] [29]
Maëlle Lakrar ΔFlag of France.svg France Football 2024 [30]
Inès Lardeur ΔFlag of France.svg France Hockey 2024 [6]
Lauren ΔFlag of Brazil.svg Brazil Football 2024 Silver medal icon.svgOriginally an alternate, Lauren joined the main squad [7]
Alice Lesgourgues ΔFlag of France.svg France Hockey 2024 Alternate in hockey squad [6]
Lorena ΔFlag of Brazil.svg Brazil Football 2024 Silver medal icon.svg [6]
Justin Lui ΔFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Volleyball 2024 [6]
Anneli Maley ΔFlag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Basketball 2024 [6]
20wnbl-r11-lynxvcapitals-60 2.jpg Lauren Mansfield ΔFlag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Basketball 2024 [6]
Cindy Ngamba ΔOlympic flag.svg Refugee Olympic Team Boxing 2024 Bronze medal icon.svgNgamba is a refugee in the UK, and cannot return to her birth nation of Cameroon due to homosexuality being illegal there. She is part of GB Boxing, which supported her citizenship application, but was not granted British citizenship before the 2024 Games and so could not compete for Great Britain. [31] [32] [33]
Catalunya - Montenegro (Foto Ricard Rovira FCBQ) (27604980047).jpg Mariona Ortiz ΔFlag of Spain.svg Spain Basketball 2024 [9]
Barcelona femeni 2023 Champions League Placa Sant Jaume 03 (Irene Paredes).jpg Irene Paredes ΔFlag of Spain.svg Spain Football 2024 [7]
Alexis Peterson ΔFlag of Germany.svg Germany Basketball 2024 [9]
Mathilde Petriaux ΔFlag of France.svg France Hockey 2024 Alternate in hockey squad [34]
Lewes 0 Arsenal 9 Conti Cup 16 09 2018-1875 (44749280431) - Peyraud-Magnin (cropped).jpg Pauline Peyraud-Magnin ΔFlag of France.svg France Football 2024 [35]
Constance Picaud ΔFlag of France.svg France Football 2024 [7]
Kayleigh Powell ΔFlag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain Rugby 2024 Alternate in rugby squad [6]
Miriam Pritchard ΔFlag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain Hockey 2024 [6]
Barcelona femeni 2023 Champions League Placa Sant Jaume 08 (Alexia Putellas).jpg Alexia Putellas ΔFlag of Spain.svg Spain Football 2024 [36]
Emma Puvrez.png Emma Puvrez ΔFlag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Hockey 2024 [6]
Chuthamat Raksat ΔFlag of Thailand.svg Thailand Boxing 2024 [6]
2023-07-03 Fussball, Frauen, Deutsche Nationalmannschaft, Media Day 1DX 6665 by Stepro-2.jpg Felicitas Rauch ΔFlag of Germany.svg Germany Football 2024 Bronze medal icon.svg [7]
Abigail Raye ΔFlag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Hockey 2024 Alternate in hockey squad [6]
Alba Redondo.jpg Alba Redondo ΔFlag of Spain.svg Spain Football 2024 Originally an alternate, Redondo joined the main squad [7]
MN Lynx's coach Cheryl Reeve in 2024 (1).jpg Cheryl Reeve ΔFlag of the United States.svg United States Basketball 2024 Team coach. Had previously been assistant coach in 2016 and 2021. [37] [38]
Sha'Carri Richardson Budapest 2023 (cropped).jpg Sha'Carri Richardson ΔFlag of the United States.svg United States Athletics 2024 Gold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svg [24]
Sofía Roma ΔFlag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico Basketball 2024 [9]
Stephanie Rovetti ΔFlag of the United States.svg United States Rugby 2024 Bronze medal icon.svg [6]
Tabea Schendekehl ΔFlag of Germany.svg Germany Rowing 2024 Bronze medal icon.svg [17]
2023-07-03 Fussball, Frauen, Deutsche Nationalmannschaft, Media Day 1DX 6670 by Stepro-2.jpg Lea Schüller ΔFlag of Germany.svg Germany Football 2024 Bronze medal icon.svg [7]
Lauren Scruggs ΔFlag of the United States.svg United States Fencing 2024 Gold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svg [39]
Supercopa Feminina 2023 - Corinthians 4x1 Flamengo - Taina.jpg Tainá ΔFlag of Brazil.svg Brazil Football 2024 Silver medal icon.svg [6]
Supercopa Feminina 2023 - Corinthians 4x1 Flamengo - Tarciane.jpg Tarciane ΔFlag of Brazil.svg Brazil Football 2024 Silver medal icon.svg [40]
2 Alyssa Thomas (cropped).jpg Alyssa Thomas ΔFlag of the United States.svg United States Basketball 2024 Gold medal icon.svg [41]
2024 UEC Track Elite European Championships 074.jpg Lowri Thomas ΔFlag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain Cycling 2024 [6]
Lauren Torley at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.jpg Lauren Torley ΔFlag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain Rugby 2024 [42]
Melissa Vargas ΔFlag of Turkey.svg Turkey Volleyball 2024 [43]
Cortnee Vine 2024.jpg Cortnee Vine ΔFlag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Football 2024 [44]
Frederic Wandres - Duke of Britain - Grand Prix CDI Hamburg 2019.JPG Frederic Wandres ΔFlag of Germany.svg Germany Equestrian 2024 Gold medal icon.svg [6]
Sami Whitcomb - Perth Lynx.JPG Sami Whitcomb ΔFlag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Basketball 2024 Bronze medal icon.svg [6]
Marena Whittle ΔFlag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Basketball 2024 [6]
Marissa Williamson Pohlman ΔFlag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Boxing 2024 [6]
Alex Wilson ΔFlag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Basketball 2024 [6]
Tyler Wright ΔFlag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Surfing 2024 [45]
Nico Young ΔFlag of the United States.svg United States Athletics 2024 [46]

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Based on the information collected on this page
  2. Where athletes have represented multiple countries, competed in multiple sports, and/or at multiple Games, the country/sport/Games they are sorted by is their first country/sport/Games chronologically.
  3. Based on most golds over total medals, then alphabetically by current surname or common nickname. In cases of medals for demonstration events and honourable mentions in artistic events, these are sorted between one bronze and no medals.

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