List of LGBT Summer Olympians (2004–2020)

This article is about LGBT+ Summer Olympic athletes who debuted between 2004 and 2021, inclusive. For those who debuted earlier, see List of LGBT Summer Olympians (1896–2000). For those who debuted later, see List of LGBT Summer Olympians (2024–present).

There are 423 ^{[lower-alpha 1]} modern Summer Olympic athletes who made their Olympic debut between the 2004 and 2020 Games, inclusive, who have identified as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, pansexual, non-binary, queer, or who have openly been in a same-sex relationship, including one who has also competed at the Winter Olympic Games. ^{[lower-alpha 1]}

LGBT+ Summer Olympians who hold Olympic records include footballers Pia Sundhage and Vivianne Miedema; ^{[lower-alpha 2]} rower Emma Twigg; ^{[lower-alpha 3]} and triple jumper Yulimar Rojas, who also holds the world record. ^{[lower-alpha 4]} At least 172 LGBT+ Summer Olympians who debuted 2004–2020 are medalists (40.66%), of which 72 have at least one gold medal (17.02%). ^{[lower-alpha 1] [lower-alpha 5]}

Overview

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

By country Country Number of Olympians F M NB Total   Argentina 7 1 — 8   Australia 33 [N 2] 5 — 38   Austria 2 [N 3] 1 — 3   Belgium 7 1 — 8   Brazil 40 [N 4] 5 — 45   Canada 31 2 1 34   Chile 3 1 — 4   China 1 — — 1   Colombia 3 — — 3   Cuba 1 — — 1   Cyprus 1 — — 1   Denmark 5 1 — 6   Finland 2 1 — 3   France 10 2 — 12   Germany 22 1 — 23   Great Britain 39 [N 5] 8 — 47   Greece 2 — — 2   India 1 — — 1   Ireland 3 3 — 6   Israel 4 — — 4   Italy 7 1 — 8   Mexico 2 — — 2   Netherlands 25 [N 2] 6 — 31   New Zealand 18 4 — 22   Nigeria 1 — — 1   Norway 6 [N 5] — — 6   Peru 1 — — 1   Philippines 3 — — 3   Poland 4 [N 3] — — 4   Puerto Rico 4 — — 4   ROC [N 6] 3 — — 3   South Africa 12 — — 12   Spain 6 4 — 10   Sweden 22 [N 4] — — 22   Tonga — 1 — 1   Trinidad and Tobago 1 — — 1   Turkey 1 — — 1   United States 67 [N 4] 7 5 79   Venezuela 1 2 — 3   Zimbabwe — 1 — 1

By year Games Number of Olympians [N 7] F M NB Total 2004 Summer 47 13 — 60 2008 Summer 81 11 — 92 2012 Summer 112 15 — 127 2016 Summer 167 31 2 200 2020 Summer [N 8] 239 23 6 268

By sport

Sport	Number of Olympians by gender [N 9]
	Female			Male			Non-binary	Total
	Cisgender	Transgender	Intersex	Cisgender	Transgender	Intersex
Archery	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	3
Athletics	22	—	2	6	—	—	1	31
Badminton	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	4
Basketball	30	—	—	—	—	—	1 [N 10]	31
Beach volleyball	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	7
Boxing	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	10
Canoeing and Kayaking	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	4
Cycling	13	1 [N 10]	—	—	—	—	—	14
Diving	—	—	—	6	—	—	—	6
Equestrian	1	—	—	13	—	—	—	14
Fencing	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	3
Football	143	—	—	1	—	—	1 [N 10]	145
Golf	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	2
Gymnastics	6	—	—	7	—	—	—	13
Handball	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	16
Hockey	20	—	—	2	—	—	—	22
Judo	12	—	—	—	—	—	—	12
Rowing	9	—	—	4	—	—	—	13
Rugby sevens	23	—	—	—	1 [N 10]	—	1 [N 10]	25
Sailing	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	3
Shooting	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	4
Skateboarding	5	—	—	—	—	—	2 [N 10]	7
Softball	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	10
Surfing	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	3
Swimming	6	—	—	13	—	—	—	19
Table tennis	1	—	—	—	1 [N 10]	—	—	2
Taekwondo	1	—	—	1	—	—	—	2
Tennis	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	14
Triathlon	2	—	—	1	—	—	—	3
Volleyball	14	—	—	1	—	—	—	15
Water polo	2	—	—	1	—	—	—	3
Weightlifting	—	1 [N 10]	—	—	—	—	—	1
Wrestling	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	1

Notes

1. These tables count all athletes who competed between 2004 and 2021, including those who debuted earlier.
2. Alyson Annan represented Australia up to 2000, and the Netherlands thereafter. She is only counted for the Netherlands in this table.
3. Jolanta Ogar represented both Poland and Austria, and is counted for both.
4. Pia Sundhage has represented Sweden, the United States, and Brazil, all in this period, and is counted for all.
5. Hege Riise represented Norway up to 2000, and Great Britain in 2020. She is only counted for Great Britain in this table.
6. Including Russia
7. Including multi-year appearances of the same Olympian.
8. Took place in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
9. Including multi-disciplinary Olympians
10. 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

• Tables are default sorted by first Games appearance chronologically, then current surname or common nickname alphabetically, then first name alphabetically. They can be sorted by current surname (where used) or common nickname alphabetically; by country and sport alphabetically; by Games chronologically; ^{[lower-alpha 6]} and by medals as organised in Olympics medals tables. ^{[lower-alpha 7]}

Summer Olympic athletes and coaches (2004–2020)

Athletes by debut

• 2004
• 2008
• 2012
• 2016
• 2020

Athlete		Country	Sport	Games	Medal(s)	Notes
	Maja Åström	Sweden	Football	2004		[1]
	Sue Bird Δ	United States	Basketball	2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020		Came out publicly in 2017, [2] encouraged by her partner, Megan Rapinoe. [3] Bird was chosen as a flag bearer for the 2020 Games. [4]
	Giorgia Bronzini	Italy	Cycling	2004, 2012, 2016		Married a woman in 2019. [5]
	Darren Chiacchia	United States	Equestrian	2004		After competing, Chiacchia drew attention due to a high-profile felony case which alleged he exposed a former partner to HIV; this was ultimately dropped. [6] [7]
	Cristiane	Brazil	Football	2004, 2008, 2012, 2016		[8]
	Chantal de Bruijn	Netherlands	Hockey	2004		[9]
	Angela Hucles	United States	Football	2004, 2008		[10]
	Tanya Kalivas	Greece	Football	2004		[11]
	Dominik Koll †	Austria	Swimming	2004, 2008		Came out widely in 2013. [12]
	Kylie Ledbrook	Australia	Football	2004		[13]
	Hedvig Lindahl Δ	Sweden	Football	2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020		Was widely out before 2011. [14] Lindahl was an alternate at the 2004 Games. [15] [16]
	Marta Δ	Brazil	Football	2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020, 2024		Got engaged to teammate Toni Pressley in January 2021. [17] [18]
	Leigh-Ann Naidoo Δ	South Africa	Beach volleyball	2004		Was widely out prior to competing. [19]
	Martina Navratilova Δ	United States	Tennis	2004		Navratilova was outed as bisexual in 1981; [20] she later identified herself as a lesbian. [21] A prominent campaigner for gay rights in the 1990s, [22] since 2019 [23] Navratilova has spoken against allowing transgender women to compete, to varying degrees, and faced criticism within LGBT+ sporting communities for some comments. [24] She also faced criticism for making the comments despite having been coached by (and having won against) transgender tennis star Renée Richards, a prominent campaigner who fought for and was allowed to play on the women's tour. [25] She does propose finding new ways to including transgender athletes in sports. [26] [27]
	Robert Newton Δ	Great Britain	Athletics	2004		Newton was Great Britain's only openly gay athlete in 2004. [28]
	Lisa Raymond Δ	United States	Tennis	2004, 2012		Was previously in a relationship with Rennae Stubbs, though was widely out before Stubbs came out in 2006. [29]
	Lotta Schelin †	Sweden	Football	2004, 2008, 2012, 2016		Came out widely in 2018. [30]
	Sally Shipard	Australia	Football	2004		[31]
	Rikke Skov Δ	Denmark	Handball	2004, 2012		Began openly dating Lotte Kiærskou after joining the Viborg HK handball team in 2003; they split in 2011. [32] [33] [34] [35]
	Laís Souza †	Brazil	Gymnastics	2004, 2008		After competing as a gymnast in 2004 and 2008, but missing out in 2012 due to a fractured hand, Souza was introduced to aerial skiing by the Brazilian Olympic Committee; they wanted to have a Winter Olympics presence and planned to use gymnasts to execute the tricks. Souza excelled and qualified as Brazil's only athlete in the discipline for the 2014 Winter Olympics. A week before the Games she became quadriplegic in a ski accident on a leisure run. [36] She came out in 2015. [37]
	Marianne Steinbrecher †	Brazil	Volleyball	2004, 2008		Steinbrecher came out when the newspaper Extra reported on her and her girlfriend in 2017. [38]
	Samantha Stosur Δ	Australia	Tennis	2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020		Widely out prior to the 2020 Games. [39]
	Diana Taurasi Δ	United States	Basketball	2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020, 2024		Married Penny Taylor in 2017. [40]
	Penny Taylor	Australia	Basketball	2004, 2008, 2016		Married Diana Taurasi in 2017. [40]
	Sara Thunebro	Sweden	Football	2004, 2008, 2012		[41]
	Sunette Viljoen Δ	South Africa	Athletics	2004, 2008, 2012, 2016		Widely out prior to 2016. [42] [43]
	Sarah Walsh	Australia	Football	2004		[44]
	Lisa Walton	New Zealand	Hockey	2004		[45]
	Abby Wambach †	United States	Football	2004, 2012		Married a woman in 2013, saying at the time that she did not think her marriage represented coming out as she had never felt in a closet. [46]
	Seimone Augustus Δ	United States	Basketball	2008, 2012, 2016		Was widely out prior to 2012. [47] [48]
	Bárbara Δ	Brazil	Football	2008, 2012, 2016, 2020		Widely out by 2019. [49]
	Nicole Branagh	United States	Beach volleyball	2008		[50]
	Linda Bresonik Δ	Germany	Football	2008		Had a highly-documented relationship with Inka Grings prior to competing. [51] [52]
	Cecilia Carranza Saroli Δ	Argentina	Sailing	2008, 2012, 2016, 2020		Widely out by the 2020 Games, at which she was selected as a flag bearer. [53]
	Kerron Clement †	United States	Athletics	2008, 2012, 2016		Came out in 2019. [54]
	Vanina Correa	Argentina	Football	2008		[55]
	Ana Marcela Cunha Δ	Brazil	Swimming	2008, 2016, 2020, 2024		Widely out by the 2020 Games. [39] [56]
	Tom Daley Δ	Great Britain	Diving	2008, 2012, 2016, 2020, 2024		Daley spoke about being in a relationship with a man in 2013, [57] not identifying his sexuality; when asked in 2015 he said he also had an attraction to women, and labelled himself queer in 2018. [58] [59] At the 2020 Games, he described himself as gay. [60] In 2021, he began campaigning for homophobic nations to be banned from the Olympics. [61] In 2022, he criticized FINA for imposing restrictions on transgender athletes. [62]
	Casey Dellacqua †	Australia	Tennis	2008, 2012		Came out widely in 2013. [63]
	Katie Duncan Δ	New Zealand	Football	2008, 2012, 2016		Married to teammate Priscilla Duncan. [64]
	Andri Eleftheriou Δ	Cyprus	Shooting	2008, 2016, 2020		Selected as a flag bearer for the 2020 Games, at which point she was widely out. [53]
	Abby Erceg Δ	New Zealand	Football	2008, 2012, 2016, 2020		Widely out by the 2020 Games. [39]
	Nilla Fischer Δ	Sweden	Football	2008, 2012, 2016		Came out publicly in 2013. [65]
	Larissa França Δ	Brazil	Beach volleyball	2008, 2012, 2016		Came out publicly [66] and married fellow player Liliane Maestrini in 2013. [67]
	Francielle	Brazil	Football	2008, 2012		Francielle is married to Andressa Alves. [68]
	Vicky Galindo Δ	United States	Softball	2008		Was widely out as bisexual prior to competing. [69]
	Gro Hammerseng Δ	Norway	Handball	2008		Was widely out prior to competing, and lived with teammate Katja Nyberg for many years before they separated in 2010. [70] [71] [72]
	Becky Hammon	Russia	Basketball	2008, 2012		Born in the United States, Hammon had previously represented them in other events, later becoming a successful coach in her native country. [73]
	Jessica Harrison Δ	France	Triathlon	2008, 2012		Harrison has been openly in a relationship with fellow French triathlete Carole Péon since 2005. [74]
	Tobin Heath	United States	Football	2008, 2012, 2016, 2020		In a relationship with teammate Christen Press. [75] [76]
	Isabell Herlovsen †	Norway	Football	2008		Came out publicly in 2011. [77]
	Ursula Holl	Germany	Football	2008		Served as the reserve goalkeeper, not playing. Married a woman in 2010. [78]
	Diego Hypólito †	Brazil	Gymnastics	2008, 2012, 2016		Came out in 2019, saying he had struggled with being gay for years due to his religious upbringing. [79]
	Natasha Kai Δ	United States	Football	2008		Was widely out prior to competing. [80]
	Emma Kete	New Zealand	Football	2008		[81]
	Alexandra Lacrabère Δ	France	Handball	2008, 2012, 2016, 2020		[82] [56] [43] [83]
	Jessica Landström Δ	Sweden	Football	2008, 2012		Came out in 2008. [84] In 2012, Landström was an alternate and did not play. [85]
	Lauren Lappin Δ	United States	Softball	2008		Lappin, who is openly lesbian, [86] was reportedly inspired to come out after teammate Vicky Galindo did. [69]
	Diana Matheson	Canada	Football	2008, 2012, 2016		In a relationship with Anastasia Bucsis. [87]
	Erin McLeod Δ	Canada	Football	2008, 2012, 2020		Selected as a reserve in 2020, [39] [56] she was included on the team sheet for one match. [88] McLeod came out publicly to voice her opposition to the 2014 Winter Olympics being held in homophobic Russia. [89]
	Hans Peter Minderhoud Δ	Netherlands	Equestrian	2008, 2016, 2020, 2024		Has been in a relationship with teammate Edward Gal since before 2010. [90]
	Matthew Mitcham Δ	Australia	Diving	2008, 2012		Reportedly the first openly gay Olympian to win a gold medal when he did in 2008. [91] He had come out shortly before the Games that year in an interview profiling the athletes. [92] He attracted media attention in Australia under the perception of being the nation's first gay Olympian, though the media soon amended to note that other divers, Craig Rogerson and Mathew Helm, had been out when they competed. [93] [94]
	Nina Müller	Germany	Handball	2008		Competed as Nina Wörz. [95]
	Katja Nyberg Δ	Norway	Handball	2008		Was widely out prior to competing, and lived with teammate Gro Hammerseng for many years before they separated in 2010. [70] [71] [72]
	Tzipora Obziler Δ	Israel	Tennis	2008		Was widely out before competing. [96] [97]
	Candace Parker †	United States	Basketball	2008, 2012		In 2021, on their wedding anniversary, Parker and Anna Petrakova announced they had married in 2019. They had kept their relationship covert in part due to homophobia in Russia. [98]
	Maartje Paumen Δ	Netherlands	Hockey	2008, 2012, 2016		Came out in 2011. [99]
	Fiona Pennie Δ	Great Britain	Canoeing	2008, 2016		[100]
	Carole Péon Δ	France	Triathlon	2008, 2012		Péon has been openly in a relationship with fellow French triathlete Jessica Harrison since 2005. [74]
	Ria Percival	New Zealand	Football	2008, 2012, 2016, 2020		[55]
	Babett Peter †	Germany	Football	2008, 2016		[101]
	Erin Phillips Δ	Australia	Basketball	2008, 2016		Married American basketball player Tracy Gahan in 2014. [102]
	Robbie Rogers †	United States	Football	2008		Came out widely in 2013. [103]
	Trine Rønning	Norway	Football	2008		[104]
	Kamilla Rytter Juhl Δ	Denmark	Badminton	2008, 2012, 2016		Rytter Juhl has been in a relationship with fellow badminton player Christinna Pedersen since 2009. [105]
	Caroline Seger Δ	Sweden	Football	2008, 2012, 2016, 2020		Came out in 2013. [106] Seger used to date teammate Malin Levenstad. [107] [108]
	Katarzyna Skorupa †	Poland	Volleyball	2008		Skorupa is in a relationship with Paola Egonu, which they made public in 2018. [109]
	Ingvild Stensland	Norway	Football	2008		[110]
	Beth Storry	Great Britain	Hockey	2008, 2012		[9]
	Carla Suárez Δ	Spain	Tennis	2008, 2012, 2016, 2020		Widely out prior to the 2020 Games. [39]
	Melissa Tancredi Δ	Canada	Football	2008, 2012, 2016		Widely out prior to 2016 Games. [42]
	Elise Thorsnes	Norway	Football	2008		[111]
	Ellen Tomek Δ	United States	Rowing	2008, 2016, 2020		Widely out prior to the 2020 Games. [39] [112]
	Emma Twigg Δ	New Zealand	Rowing	2008, 2012, 2016, 2020, 2024		Twigg came out publicly in the years before her fourth Olympics, saying she had wanted to wait until she had a girlfriend she could announce to do so. She spoke with OutSports about how she felt it was important she was out going into those Games. [113] [56]
	Linda Villumsen Δ	New Zealand	Cycling	2008, 2012, 2016		Widely out before 2016 Games. [114]
	Marianne Vos Δ	Netherlands	Cycling	2008, 2012, 2016, 2020, 2024		[115]
	Rhian Wilkinson	Canada	Football	2008, 2012, 2016		Wilkinson also served as assistant coach to the Great Britain women's Olympic football team at the 2020 Games. [116] In 2022, she was asked to resign as coach of the Portland Thorns following an inappropriate relationship with a player. [117]
	Kirsty Yallop	New Zealand	Football	2008, 2012, 2016		Became engaged to Tameka Yallop in 2017. [118]
	Nicola Adams Δ	Great Britain	Boxing	2012, 2016		Was widely out prior to competing. [119]
	Michelle-Lee Ahye Δ	Trinidad and Tobago	Athletics	2012, 2016, 2020, 2024		Ahye is openly lesbian. [120] [39] She was on the list for the 2020 Games, but did not start due to a ban for missing random drugs tests. [121]
	Geisa Arcanjo Δ	Brazil	Athletics	2012, 2016, 2020		Widely out prior to the 2020 Games. [39]
	Anita Asante	Great Britain	Football	2012		[122]
	Karen Bardsley	Great Britain	Football	2012		[123]
	Dirkie Chamberlain Δ	South Africa	Hockey	2012, 2024		[124]
	Rose Cossar †	Canada	Gymnastics	2012		Cossar came out publicly in 2014 upon the announcement that she would be a spokesperson for the Canadian Olympic Committee in its new program to combat homophobia in sports. [125] She had already been out within her sport for several years. [126] Since the 2012 Olympics, she has worked with Toronto's The 519 Church Street Community Centre on the creation of Pride House Toronto. [125]
	Lisa Dahlkvist Δ	Sweden	Football	2012, 2016		Came out in 2008. [127]
	Debinha Δ	Brazil	Football	2012, 2016, 2020		Widely out prior to the 2020 Games. [128]
	Elisa Di Francisca †	Italy	Fencing	2012, 2016		Married her husband in 2019, discussed a previous relationship with a woman in 2021. [129] [130]
	Alex Di Giorgio	Italy	Swimming	2012, 2016		Di Giorgio was outed by an ex-boyfriend; he has spoken to the media about experiencing homophobia in Italy's swimming community. [131] [132]
	Carlien Dirkse van den Heuvel Δ	Netherlands	Hockey	2012, 2016		Was widely out prior to competing. [82] [133]
	Céline Dumerc	France	Basketball	2012, 2020		Dumerc won a silver medal as a player in 2012, and also served as manager in 2020. [134] She was widely out by the 2020 Games. [135]
	Crystal Emmanuel-Ahye Δ	Canada	Athletics	2012, 2016, 2020, 2024		[115]
	Amini Fonua Δ	Tonga	Swimming	2012, 2016, 2020		Widely out prior to 2013. [39] [136]
	Edward Gal Δ	Netherlands	Equestrian	2012, 2016, 2020, 2024		Has been in a relationship with teammate Hans Peter Minderhoud since before 2010. [90]
	Regina George †	Nigeria	Athletics	2012		Made public her relationship with Inika McPherson in 2014. [137]
	Élodie Godin †	France	Basketball	2012		Came out in 2014. [138]
	Tomás González †	Chile	Gymnastics	2012, 2016, 2020		Came out in 2023. [139]
	Astrid Guyart Δ	France	Fencing	2012, 2016, 2020		Widely out prior to competing. [135]
	Karen Hultzer Δ	South Africa	Archery	2012		Came out in the run-up to the 2012 Games. [82] [140]
	Refiloe Jane	South Africa	Football	2012, 2016		[111]
	Luca Kumahara Δ	Brazil	Table tennis	2012, 2016, 2020		Widely out (as queer) prior to the 2020 Games. [39] Publicly came out as transgender in 2022. [141]
	Kim Lammers Δ	Netherlands	Hockey	2012		Came out in the run-up to the 2012 Games, reportedly making the Dutch women's hockey team the most out. [140]
	Martha McCabe	Canada	Swimming	2012, 2016		[142]
	Theresa Michalak	Germany	Swimming	2012		[143]
	Holly Lam-Moores	Great Britain	Handball	2012		[144]
	Malin Levenstad	Sweden	Football	2012		Levenstad used to date teammate Caroline Seger. [107] [108]
	Danell Leyva †	United States	Gymnastics	2012, 2016		Came out in 2020. [145]
	Lori Lindsey †	United States	Football	2012		Selected as an alternate. [146] Came out widely after the Games in 2012. [147]
	Ari-Pekka Liukkonen Δ	Finland	Swimming	2012, 2016, 2020		Came out in 2014. [148]
	Annalie Longo Δ	New Zealand	Football	2012, 2016, 2020, 2024		[55]
	Sofía Maccari Δ	Argentina	Hockey	2012, 2020		Widely out prior to the 2020 Games. [39]
	Robbie Manson Δ	New Zealand	Rowing	2012, 2016, 2024		Came out in 2014. [149]
	Angel McCoughtry Δ	United States	Basketball	2012, 2016		Came out in 2015. [150]
	Portia Modise Δ	South Africa	Football	2012		Having previously quit the national team because of the coach, who was accused of sexual harassment and homophobia, she returned for the 2012 Games when a new coach was put in place. [151] [152] She has been an advocate for protections of lesbians in South Africa. [153]
	Daniela Montoya Δ	Colombia	Football	2012, 2024		[154]
	Robyn Moodaly	South Africa	Football	2012, 2016		[111]
	Carmelina Moscato	Canada	Football	2012		Engaged to a woman. [155]
	Nadine Müller Δ	Germany	Athletics	2012, 2016		Married a woman in 2013. [156]
	Marie-Ève Nault Δ	Canada	Football	2012, 2016		Widely out prior to 2016. [42] [43]
	Erin Nayler	New Zealand	Football	2012, 2016, 2020		[111]
	Jolanta Ogar Δ	Poland /   Austria	Sailing	2012, 2016, 2020		Represented Poland in 2012 and 2020, and Austria in 2016. [157] Widely out prior to competing, Ogar has taken part in the Polish #SportAgainstHomophobia campaign launched by the Campaign Against Homophobia. [158] [39]
	Kelley O'Hara Δ	United States	Football	2012, 2016, 2020		Widely out prior to the 2020 Games. [39]
	Robert Páez †	Venezuela	Diving	2012		Came out in 2018. [159]
	Christinna Pedersen Δ	Denmark	Badminton	2012, 2016		[105] [160]
	Mayssa Pessoa Δ	Brazil	Handball	2012, 2016		Was widely out prior to competing. [82] [133]
	Anna Petrakova †	Russia	Basketball	2012		In 2021, on their wedding anniversary, Petrakova and Candace Parker announced they had married in 2019. They had kept their relationship covert in part due to homophobia in Russia. [98]
	Christen Press	United States	Football	2012, 2016, 2020		In a relationship with teammate Tobin Heath. [75] [76]
	Megan Rapinoe Δ	United States	Football	2012, 2016, 2020		Came out publicly in 2012, just before the Games. [161]
	Yoreli Rincón	Colombia	Football	2012		[162]
	Alex Scott †	Great Britain	Football	2012		In her 2022 autobiography, Scott revealed that she had previously been in a relationship with teammate Kelly Smith. A further statement clarified that Scott does not label her sexuality, but dates men and women, and mentioned the relationship in her book for completeness rather than as a coming out. [163]
	Jill Scott Δ	Great Britain	Football	2012, 2020		Widely out prior to competing. [39]
	Linda Sembrant	Sweden	Football	2012, 2016		[164]
	Caster Semenya Δ	South Africa	Athletics	2012, 2016		Semenya is an intersex woman with XY chromosomes; she also has a wife. [165] She won a gold medal in 2012 after the original medalist was disqualified for doping; she repeated the gold medal win in 2016. See also List of intersex Olympians
	Rafaela Silva Δ	Brazil	Judo	2012, 2016, 2024		Came out during the 2016 Games, after winning her gold medal. [166]
	Kelly Smith	Great Britain	Football	2012		Was previously in a relationship with teammate Alex Scott. [163] Married a woman in 2016. [167]
	Casey Stoney	Great Britain	Football	2012		Stoney was widely known to be a lesbian by 2012, [168] though only labelled herself publicly in 2014. [169]
	Jérémy Stravius †	France	Swimming	2012, 2016		Came out widely in 2021. [135]
	Martina Strutz Δ	Germany	Athletics	2012, 2016		Married a woman in 2015. [170]
	Annica Svensson	Sweden	Football	2012		[171]
	Lara Vadlau Δ	Austria	Sailing	2012, 2016, 2024		[115]
	Marleen van Iersel	Netherlands	Beach volleyball	2012, 2016		Married a woman in 2016. [172]
	Charline Van Snick	Belgium	Judo	2012, 2016, 2020		[173]
	Janine van Wyk Δ	South Africa	Football	2012, 2016		[174]
	Rowie Webster Δ	Australia	Water polo	2012, 2016, 2020		Widely out prior to the 2020 Games. [39]
	Hannah Wilkinson Δ	New Zealand	Football	2012, 2016, 2020		Widely out prior to the 2020 Games. [39]
	Fara Williams †	Great Britain	Football	2012		Married a woman in 2015; Williams said she did not intend to come out but knew her marriage would be public and that, though they have since separated, she is proud of it. [175]
	Lily Zhang Δ	United States	Table tennis	2012, 2016, 2020, 2024		[115]
	Yulenmis Aguilar Δ	Cuba /   Spain	Athletics	2016, 2024		[115]
	Aline Δ	Brazil	Football	2016, 2020		Widely out prior to the 2020 Games. [39]
	Andressa Alves Δ	Brazil	Football	2016, 2020		Widely out prior to competing, [39] Alves is married to Francielle. [68]
	Emanuel Andrade †	Venezuela	Equestrian	2016		Came out in 2018. [176]
	Bárbara Arenhart Δ	Brazil	Handball	2016, 2020, 2024		Widely out prior to 2019, when she said that coming out in sport shouldn't be taboo. [177]
	Mackenzie Arnold Δ	Australia	Football	2016, 2020, 2024		[55]
	Shawnacy Barber †	Canada	Athletics	2016		Came out in 2017. [178]
	Brittany Benn Δ	Canada	Rugby	2016, 2020		Widely out prior to 2020 Games. [39]
	Lucilla Boari †	Italy	Archery	2016, 2020		Announced her relationship with Sanne de Laat after winning her medal at the 2020 Games. [179] [180]
	Tom Bosworth Δ	Great Britain	Athletics	2016, 2020		Bosworth came out on television in 2015, [181] saying that he had been out within his sport for years already. [182] He proposed to his long-term boyfriend during the Rio Olympics in 2016. [183]
	Kelly Brazier Δ	New Zealand	Rugby	2016, 2020		Widely out prior to competing. [184] [185]
	Gayle Broughton Δ	New Zealand	Rugby	2016, 2020		Widely out prior to 2020 Games. [39] [56]
	Rachele Bruni Δ	Italy	Swimming	2016, 2020		Widely out prior to competing. [186]
	Kadeisha Buchanan Δ	Canada	Football	2016, 2020, 2024		Widely out by 2020 Games. [39] [56]
	Anne Buijs Δ	Netherlands	Volleyball	2016, 2024		Widely out prior to competing. [186]
	Ellie Carpenter Δ	Australia	Football	2016, 2020, 2024		In a relationship with Daniëlle van de Donk. [187]
	Peter Caruth †	Ireland	Hockey	2016		Came out widely in 2022. [188]
	Isadora Cerullo Δ	Brazil	Rugby	2016, 2020		Cerullo was notably proposed to by her girlfriend, a volunteer working at the Games, on the pitch in 2016. [189]
	Dutee Chand Δ	India	Athletics	2016, 2020		Chand experiences hyperandrogenism and is a lesbian. She announced the latter in 2019 after India decriminalised gay sex, however, she was still expelled from her hometown. [190] [191] [192] [193] See also List of intersex Olympians
	Larissa Crummer	Australia	Football	2016		[55]
	Søren Dahl	Denmark	Swimming	2016		[194]
	Katy Daley-McLean	Great Britain	Rugby	2016		[195] [196]
	Gabriela DeBues-Stafford Δ	Canada	Athletics	2016, 2020		DeBues-Stafford is openly bisexual [197] and chose to dye her hair in rainbow colours throughout the 2021 athletics season, including the 2020 Games, to reflect the rainbow flag and as a way to get around Olympic rules regarding outfit and demonstrations. [198] Competed as Gabriela Stafford in 2016 before marrying her husband in 2019. [197]
	Elena Delle Donne Δ	United States	Basketball	2016		Widely out prior to competing. [199]
	Lauren Doyle Δ	United States	Rugby	2016, 2020, 2024		Widely out by the 2020 Games. [39]
	Cathrine Laudrup-Dufour Δ	Denmark	Equestrian	2016, 2020, 2024		Widely out by the 2020 Games. [39]
	Paola Egonu Δ	Italy	Volleyball	2016, 2020, 2024		Selected as a flagbearer at the 2020 Games. [200] Egonu is in a relationship with Katarzyna Skorupa, which they made public in 2018. [109]
	Jill Ellis Δ	United States	Football	2016		The British-American head coach of the US women's team in 2016, Ellis was first involved with this team as a scout for the 2000 Olympic Games and was the assistant coach under Pia Sundhage when they took the gold medal in 2008 and 2012. Ellis left the national team in 2019. She married her wife in 2013. [201]
	Magdalena Eriksson Δ	Sweden	Football	2016, 2020		Widely out prior to competing, and an LGBTQ+ sports advocate with partner Pernille Harder. [202] [203]
	Lucía Fresco	Argentina	Volleyball	2016		[204]
	Caitlin Foord Δ	Australia	Football	2016, 2020, 2024		[111]
	Yarden Gerbi †	Israel	Judo	2016		[205]
	Emily Gielnik Δ	Australia	Football	2016, 2020		Gielnik was an alternate in 2016. [206] Widely out prior to the 2020 Games. [39]
	Kirsty Gilmour Δ	Great Britain	Badminton	2016, 2020, 2024		Came out widely after the 2020 Games in 2021. [207] [208]
	Xantal Giné Δ	Spain	Hockey	2016, 2020, 2024		[115]
	Katrina Gorry Δ	Australia	Football	2016, 2024		[55]
	Jasmin Grabowski Δ	Germany	Judo	2016, 2020		Widely out prior to the 2020 Games. [39] Competed as Jasmin Külbs (or Kuelbs).
	Gabriela Guimarães Δ	Brazil	Volleyball	2016, 2020, 2024		[115]
	Ellia Green †	Australia	Rugby	2016		Green competed in women's rugby and came out as a trans man in 2022 after his transition and after retiring in 2021. In coming out, he criticised World Rugby for implementing new bans on trans women in rugby union, saying that facing coming out as trans can already lead to mental ill health and being excluded only adds to this. It was initially reported that Green was the first Olympian to come out as a trans man, despite Balian Buschbaum having done so in 2007. [209]
	Kelly Griffin Δ	United States	Rugby	2016		Widely out prior to competing. [43] [42]
	Brittney Griner Δ	United States	Basketball	2016, 2020, 2024		Griner came out publicly in 2013. [210] She married basketball player Glory Johnson in 2015; [211] they separated less than a month later. [212] Griner married Cherelle Watson in 2019. [213]
	Sean Gunn †	Zimbabwe	Swimming	2016		Came out in 2024. [214]
	Víctor Gutiérrez Δ	Spain	Water polo	2016		Gutiérrez came out shortly before the Olympics in 2016, [215] and was named to the squad [216] but did not compete. [217]
	Nathalie Hagman Δ	Sweden	Handball	2016, 2020, 2024		Widely out prior to 2020 Games. [39]
	Ashlyn Harris	United States	Football	2016		Harris was a reserve goalkeeper at the 2016 Games. [218] She and Ali Krieger married in December 2019. Though neither had been called up to the national squad since January 2021, the exclusion of both from the 2020 Olympics squad was considered surprising, and Harris wrote that she was disappointed. [219]
	Mélanie Henique Δ	France	Swimming	2016, 2020, 2024		Widely out prior to 2015, when a homophobic attack left her injured and unable to compete in the French Swimming Open. [220]
	Laurie Hernandez †	United States	Gymnastics	2016		Came out widely in 2022, announcing her anniversary with Charlotte Drury. [221] [222]
	Michelle Heyman Δ	Australia	Football	2016, 2024		Came out prior to the Games in 2016. [223]
	Svenja Huth	Germany	Football	2016		[164]
	Aleksandra Jarmolińska Δ	Poland	Shooting	2016, 2020		Came out widely shortly before the 2020 Games, by announcing her engagement. [224]
	Clarke Johnstone Δ	New Zealand	Equestrian	2016, 2024		[115]
	Megan Jones Δ	Great Britain	Rugby	2016, 2020, 2024		Jones was a reserve in 2016 and did not play. [225] Her partner is teammate Celia Quansah. [226] The couple have said that the inclusive nature of their sport allowed them to discover their sexuality. [227]
	Jasmine Joyce Δ	Great Britain	Rugby	2016, 2020, 2024		In a relationship with Wales teammate Alisha Butchers. [228]
	Daria Kasatkina Δ	Russia /   ROC	Tennis	2016, 2020		Kasatkina competed for Russia in 2016 and the Russian Olympic Committee at the 2020 Games. [229] At the 2014 Youth Olympics, she won a silver medal. [230] After having alluded to bisexuality in 2021, prior to the 2020 Games, when asked by Sport.ru about homosexuality in women's tennis and saying she would have a relationship with a woman, but not a potential opponent, [231] she came out widely as lesbian in 2022, criticising Russia's homophobia. She also announced her relationship with fellow Russian athlete Natalia Zabiiako. [232]
	Alev Kelter Δ	United States	Rugby	2016, 2020, 2024		Widely out prior to the 2020 Games, [39] Kelter has spoken out against proposed bans on trans women playing rugby. [233]
	Alanna Kennedy Δ	Australia	Football	2016, 2020, 2024		[234]
	Sam Kerr Δ	Australia	Football	2016, 2020		Competed officially as Samantha Kerr. [235] Widely out prior to the 2020 Games. [39]
	Isabel Kerschowski	Germany	Football	2016		[236]
	Thembi Kgatlana	South Africa	Football	2016		[55]
	Jen Kish Δ	Canada	Rugby	2016		Widely out prior to competing. [43] Kish married two-spirit musician Shawnee in 2021. [237]
	Valentina Kogan Δ	Argentina	Handball	2016		Married a woman in 2013. [238] [239]
	Ali Krieger	United States	Football	2016		Krieger and Ashlyn Harris married in December 2019. Though neither had been called up to the national squad since January 2021, the exclusion of both from the 2020 Olympics squad was considered surprising, and Harris wrote that she was disappointed. [219]
	Stephanie Labbé Δ	Canada	Football	2016, 2020		Has been in a relationship with skier and cyclist Georgia Simmerling since 2016. [240]
	Ghislaine Landry Δ	Canada	Rugby	2016, 2020		Married a woman in 2018. [241] [242]
	Li Ying †	China	Football	2016		Li Ying was originally an alternate for the 2016 squad, and joined the playing team when a teammate withdrew injured. [243] She became the first active female Chinese sportsperson to come out when she did so shortly before the 2020 Games, [244] [245] at which point she was dropped from the squad. [246]
	Chloe Logarzo Δ	Australia	Football	2016, 2020		Widely out prior to the 2020 Games. [39]
	Luciana Δ	Brazil	Football	2016, 2024		[115]
	Arthur Mariano Nory Δ	Brazil	Gymnastics	2016, 2020, 2024		Also known as Arthur Nory. [247]
	Ian Matos Δ	Brazil	Diving	2016		Matos came out in 2014, saying he was inspired to do so by Tom Daley coming out the year prior. [248]
	Inika McPherson Δ	United States	Athletics	2016		Made public her relationship with Regina George in 2014. [137]
	Leilani Mitchell Δ	Australia	Basketball	2016, 2020		Widely out prior to competing. [39]
	Meikayla Moore Δ	New Zealand	Football	2016, 2020, 2024		[115]
	Eefje Muskens Δ	Netherlands	Badminton	2016		[100]
	Ashley Nee Δ	United States	Kayaking	2016		Widely out prior to competing. [249]
	Kate O'Brien Δ	Canada	Cycling	2016		O'Brien took up bobsleigh in university, and got as far as qualifying for the 2014 Winter Olympics before an injury took her out of competition. In her time out, she was recruited to join the Canadian track cycling team as they prepared for the 2016 Olympic Games, at which she competed. At a track cycling demonstration in 2017, O'Brien was involved in a major crash and suffered traumatic injury; Team Canada incorporated her into their Paralympic track cycling team for the 2020 Games. [250] [251] Widely out prior to the 2020 Games. [252]
	Meghan O'Leary Δ	United States	Rowing	2016, 2020		Widely out prior to the 2020 Games. [39]
	Carlos Peralta	Spain	Swimming	2016		[253]
	Jillion Potter Δ	United States	Rugby	2016		[42]
	Natalie Powell Δ	Great Britain	Judo	2016, 2020		Widely out prior to competing. [39] In a relationship with Sanne van Dijke. [254]
	Quinn Δ	Canada	Football	2016, 2020, 2024		Quinn came out as trans non-binary in 2020, and was one of the first out non-binary athletes to compete at the Olympic Games, and the first to win a gold medal. [255]
	Yulimar Rojas Δ	Venezuela	Athletics	2016, 2020		Was widely out by 2018. [256] Chosen as a flagbearer in 2020. [53] [56]
	Leicy Santos Δ	Colombia	Football	2016, 2024		[154]
	Raven Saunders Δ	United States	Athletics	2016, 2020, 2024		Widely out prior to the 2020 Games. [39] [56] [257]
	Tessie Savelkouls Δ	Netherlands	Judo	2016, 2020		[43]
	Alena Sharp Δ	Canada	Golf	2016, 2020, 2024		Widely out prior to the 2020 Games. [39]
	Georgia Simmerling Δ	Canada	Cycling	2016, 2020		Simmerling has represented Canada in three different sports; alpine skiing in 2010, freestyle skiing (specifically, ski cross) in 2014, and track cycling in 2016 and 2020. She had also intended to compete in ski cross in 2018, but a crash in the days before team selection saw her break both legs and retire from skiing. [258] [259] She was widely out prior to the 2020 Games, [39] and has been in a relationship with Stephanie Labbé since 2016. [240]
	Kyah Simon	Australia	Football	2016, 2020		[55]
	Emilce Sosa	Argentina	Volleyball	2016		[260]
	Douglas Souza Δ	Brazil	Volleyball	2016, 2020		Widely out prior to the 2020 Games. [39]
	Breanna Stewart Δ	United States	Basketball	2016, 2020, 2024		Widely out prior to the 2020 Games, [39] Stewart is married to Marta Xargay; their first child was born during the Games. [261]
	Luke Strong	Great Britain	Gymnastics	2016		Strong was an unused team member at the Games. [262]
	Kaylin Swart	South Africa	Football	2016		[55]
	Tamires Δ	Brazil	Football	2016, 2020, 2024		[55]
	Irma Testa Δ	Italy	Boxing	2016, 2020, 2024		Testa came out widely after winning her Olympic medal in 2021, feeling her public image would be protected by her success. [263]
	Markus Thormeyer Δ	Canada	Swimming	2016, 2020		Came out widely in 2019. [264]
	Sandie Toletti Δ	France	Football	2016, 2024		Alternate in the football squad in 2016. Part of the full squad in 2024. [115]
	Susannah Townsend Δ	Great Britain	Hockey	2016, 2020		Widely out prior to competing. [43] [42]
	Ruby Tui Δ	New Zealand	Rugby	2016, 2020		Widely out prior to the 2020 Games. [39] [56] Tui became popular after giving an exuberant winners' interview to the BBC. [265]
	Marieke van der Wal Δ	Netherlands	Handball	2016		Widely out prior to Games; [43] team substitute/reserve. [186]
	Emily van Egmond Δ	Australia	Football	2016, 2020, 2024		[55]
	Elke Vanhoof Δ	Belgium	Cycling	2016, 2020		Widely out prior to the 2020 Games. [39]
	Júlia Vasconcelos Δ	Brazil	Taekwondo	2016		Widely out prior to competing. [43] [42]
	Kira Walkenhorst †	Germany	Beach volleyball	2016		Came out widely in 2016 after competing. [266]
	Jeffrey Wammes Δ	Netherlands	Gymnastics	2016		Widely out prior to competing. [42]
	Sharni Smale (Williams) Δ	Australia	Rugby	2016, 2020, 2024		Widely out prior to the 2020 Games. [39]
	Spencer Wilton Δ	Great Britain	Equestrian	2016		Widely out prior to competing. [42]
	Portia Woodman Δ	New Zealand	Rugby	2016, 2020, 2024		Widely out prior to the 2020 Games. [39]
	Marta Xargay	Spain	Basketball	2016		Married to Breanna Stewart; their first child was born during the 2020 Games. [261]
	Tameka Yallop Δ	Australia	Football	2016, 2020, 2024		Became engaged to Kirsty Yallop in 2017. [118] Competed as Tameka Butt.
	Shelina Zadorsky Δ	Canada	Football	2016, 2020, 2024		[267]
	Yenny Acuña Berrios Δ	Chile	Football	2020		Widely out prior to competing. [39]
	Elissa Alarie Δ	Canada	Rugby	2020		Widely out prior to competing. [39]
	Julie Allemand Δ	Belgium	Basketball	2020, 2024		Widely out prior to competing. [39]
	Ramsey Angela Δ	Netherlands	Athletics	2020		Widely out prior to competing. [39]
	Filippa Angeldahl	Sweden	Football	2020		[164]
	Olivia Apps Δ	Canada	Rugby	2020, 2024		[115]
	Karriss Artingstall †	Great Britain	Boxing	2020		Announced her relationship with teammate Lauren Price after they each won medals during the 2020 Games. [268] [269]
	Ana Azevedo Δ	Brazil	Athletics	2020, 2024		[115]
	Leo Baker Δ	United States	Skateboarding	2020		Nonbinary and trans, Baker was selected to the women's team but quit in the run-up to the Games in order to transition. [270]
	Jolyn Beer Δ	Germany	Shooting	2020, 2024		Widely out prior to competing. [39]
	Alice Bellandi Δ	Italy	Judo	2020, 2024		Widely out prior to competing. [39]
	Perris Benegas Δ	United States	Cycling	2020, 2024		Widely out prior to competing. [39]
	Hanna Bennison	Sweden	Football	2020		[55]
	Nathalie Björn	Sweden	Football	2020		[164]
	Erica Bougard Δ	United States	Athletics	2020		Widely out by 2019. [271]
	Lucy Bronze Δ	Great Britain	Football	2020		[164] [272]
	Amandine Buchard Δ	France	Judo	2020, 2024		Came out shortly before the 2020 Games for Pride Month in June 2021. [135]
	Saskia Budgett Δ	Great Britain	Rowing	2020		Budgett was selected as a reserve to the team. [273] [274]
	Jane Campbell Δ	United States	Football	2020, 2024		[275]
	Ally Carda Δ	United States	Softball	2020		Widely out prior to competing. [276]
	Adriana Cardoso Δ	Brazil	Handball	2020, 2024		[115]
	Marjorie Carpréaux Δ	Belgium	Basketball	2020		Widely out prior to competing. [39]
	Rut Castillo Δ	Mexico	Gymnastics	2020		Widely out prior to competing. [39]
	Kendall Chase Δ	United States	Rowing	2020		Widely out prior to competing. [39] [112]
	Amanda Chidester Δ	United States	Softball	2020		Chidester and Mexican-American softball player Anissa Urtez got engaged in 2020. [277]
	Layshia Clarendon Δ	United States	Basketball	2020		Clarendon was an alternate for the women's 3x3 basketball team, but did not travel. [278] [279] They identify as non-binary and use all pronouns, [280] [281] and has a wife. [282]
	Dominic Clarke Δ	Australia	Gymnastics	2020		Clarke identifies as gay and queer, and is the pride ambassador for Gymnastics New South Wales. [283] [284]
	Aoife Cooke Δ	Ireland	Athletics	2020		Widely out prior to competing. [285]
	Fiona Crackles Δ	Great Britain	Hockey	2020, 2024		[115]
	Nina Cutro-Kelly Δ	United States	Judo	2020		Widely out prior to competing. [39]
	Rachel Daly Δ	Great Britain	Football	2020		Widely out prior to competing. [39]
	Ana Carolina da Silva Δ	Brazil	Volleyball	2020, 2024		Widely out prior to competing. [39]
	Chayenne da Silva Δ	Brazil	Athletics	2020, 2024		[115]
	Izabela da Silva Δ	Brazil	Athletics	2020, 2024		Widely out prior to competing. [39]
	Tierna Davidson Δ	United States	Football	2020, 2024		Widely out prior to competing. [39]
	Anouk Dekker Δ	Netherlands	Football	2020		Named as a reserve. [39]
	Valerie Demey Δ	Germany	Cycling	2020		Widely out prior to competing. [39]
	Natalya Diehm Δ	Australia	Cycling	2020, 2024		[115]
	Margielyn Didal Δ	Philippines	Skateboarding	2020		Widely out prior to competing. [39]
	Stefanie Dolson Δ	United States	Basketball	2020		Widely out prior to competing. [39] [56]
	Gia Doonan Δ	United States	Rowing	2020		Widely out prior to competing. [39] [112]
	Anton Down-Jenkins Δ	New Zealand	Diving	2020		Widely out prior to competing. [286]
	Charlotte Drury †	United States	Gymnastics	2020		Drury was part of the gymnastics trampolining team in Tokyo, but did not perform. [287] She had previously earned the USA a spot at the 2016 Olympics, but was injured shortly before team selection. [288] Came out widely in 2022, when partner Laurie Hernandez posted about their anniversary. [221] [222]
	Taylor Edwards Δ	United States	Softball	2020		Named as a reserve. [39]
	Rashida Ellis Δ	United States	Boxing	2020		Widely out prior to competing. [39]
	Christiane Endler Δ	Chile	Football	2020		Openly lesbian and married a woman in 2021. [289]
	Jennifer Falk	Sweden	Football	2020		[164]
	Beatriz Ferreira Δ	Brazil	Boxing	2020, 2024		[115]
	Marina Fioravanti Δ	Brazil	Rugby	2020, 2024		Widely out prior to competing. [39]
	Sisca Folkertsma Δ	Netherlands	Football	2020		Widely out prior to competing. [39]
	Adrianna Franch Δ	United States	Football	2020		Married a woman in 2019. [290]
	Larissa Franklin Δ	Canada	Softball	2020		Widely out prior to competing. [39]
	Carol Gattaz Δ	Brazil	Volleyball	2020		Widely out prior to competing. [39]
	Lauriane Genest Δ	Canada	Cycling	2020, 2024		[115]
	Geyse	Brazil	Football	2020		[291]
	Paula Ginzo Δ	Spain	Basketball	2020, 2024		Ginzo was part of the basketball team but did not play. [39] [292]
	Chelsea Gray Δ	United States	Basketball	2020, 2024		Widely out prior to competing. [39] [56]
	Annie Guglia Δ	Canada	Skateboarding	2020		Widely out prior to competing. [293]
	Kellie Harrington Δ	Ireland	Boxing	2020, 2024		Harrington, a flag bearer at the 2020 Games, was widely out prior to competing. [53] [56]
	Nicole Heavirland Δ	United States	Rugby	2020, 2024		Came out in 2022, saying she had hoped she would have been on the 2020 Games' Outsports Team LGBTQ list without needing to have a formal coming out. [294]
	Lauren Hemp	Great Britain	Football	2020		[295]
	Raz Hershko Δ	Israel	Judo	2020, 2024		[296] [39]
	Laurel Hubbard Δ	New Zealand	Weightlifting	2020		At the 2020 Games, Hubbard, meeting all requirements for her event, became the first transgender woman to compete as a woman. [297] [298] [299] [300] At junior level, Hubbard had held the New Zealand national record for boys. [301] Hubbard's participation was variously welcomed and criticised by people from various sporting and political spheres. [302] [303] [304] [305]
	Maarten Hurkmans Δ	Netherlands	Rowing	2020		Widely out prior to competing. [39]
	Lina Hurtig Δ	Sweden	Football	2020		Married a woman in 2019. [306]
	Sophie Ingle	Great Britain	Football	2020		[307] [308]
	Letícia Izidoro Δ	Brazil	Football	2020		Widely out prior to competing. [39]
	Daniel Jervis Δ	Great Britain	Swimming	2020, 2024		Came out widely in 2022. [309]
	Sarah Jones Δ	Great Britain	Hockey	2020, 2024		Widely out prior to competing. [39]
	Ebrar Karakurt Δ	Turkey	Volleyball	2020, 2024		Shortly after the 2020 Games, Karakurt posted about her girlfriend on social media, which was picked up by a conservative Turkish tabloid and led to homophobic online abuse, though her teammates and the Turkish volleyball authority publicly supported her. [310] [311]
	Nicolás Keenan Δ	Argentina	Hockey	2020, 2024		[115]
	Fran Kirby Δ	Great Britain	Football	2020		Widely out prior to competing. [39]
	Kristi Kirshe Δ	United States	Rugby	2020, 2024		[115]
	Katarina Kowplos Δ	Australia	Shooting	2020		Widely out prior to competing. [39]
	Michelle Kroppen Δ	Germany	Archery	2020, 2024		[115]
	Nathalie Kubalski Δ	Germany	Hockey	2020, 2024		Team reserve in 2020, main squad in 2024. [115]
	Emma Kullberg	Sweden	Football	2020		[312] [164]
	Evy Leibfarth Δ	United States	Canoeing	2020, 2024		Widely out prior to competing. [39]
	Anat Lelior Δ	Israel	Surfing	2020, 2024		[115]
	Silvana Lima Δ	Brazil	Surfing	2020		Widely out prior to competing. [39]
	Jewell Loyd Δ	United States	Basketball	2020, 2024		[313]
	Sabrina Lozada-Cabbage Δ	Puerto Rico	Basketball	2020		Widely out prior to competing. [39]
	Kaili Lukan Δ	Canada	Rugby	2020		Widely out prior to competing. [39]
	Joey Lye Δ	Canada	Softball	2020		Widely out prior to competing. [39]
	Irish Magno Δ	Philippines	Boxing	2020		Widely out prior to competing. [39]
	Florence Maheu Δ	Canada	Canoeing	2020		Widely out prior to competing. [39]
	Tiffani Marinho Δ	Brazil	Athletics	2020, 2024		[115]
	Patrícia Matieli Δ	Brazil	Handball	2020, 2024		[115]
	Haylie McCleney Δ	United States	Softball	2020		Widely out prior to competing. [39] [112]
	Sophie McKinna †	Great Britain	Athletics	2020		Came out widely in 2023. [314]
	Tayra Meléndez Δ	Puerto Rico	Basketball	2020, 2024		[315]
	Kim Mestdagh Δ	Belgium	Basketball	2020		Widely out prior to competing. [39]
	Kristie Mewis Δ	United States	Football	2020		Widely out prior to competing. Mewis previously dated Rachel Daly, and confirmed her relationship with Sam Kerr during the 2020 Games. [316] [317] Later interviewed by Outsports, Mewis acknowledged that in the lead-up to the 2020 Games she had not specifically addressed her sexuality in the media, but felt she was open and authentic in her public life "without having to say it", and therefore out. [318]
	Teagan Micah Δ	Australia	Football	2020, 2024		Widely out prior to competing. [39]
	Domien Michiels Δ	Belgium	Equestrian	2020, 2024		Widely out prior to competing. [39]
	Vivianne Miedema Δ	Netherlands	Football	2020		Widely out prior to competing. [39]
	Kayla Miracle Δ	United States	Wrestling	2020, 2024		Widely out prior to competing. [319]
	Rosamaria Montibeller Δ	Brazil	Volleyball	2020, 2024		[115]
	Gabriela Moreschi Δ	Brazil	Handball	2020, 2024		[115]
	Sofía Mulánovich Δ	Peru	Surfing	2020		Widely out prior to competing. [39]
	Grace O'Hanlon Δ	New Zealand	Hockey	2020		Widely out prior to competing. [39]
	Poppy Starr Olsen Δ	Australia	Skateboarding	2020		Widely out prior to competing, [39] Olsen said that becoming an elite skateboarder and experiencing those communities around the world helped her discover her sexuality and come out. She wore a pride flag on her helmet at the Games. [320]
	Kaia Parnaby Δ	Australia	Softball	2020		Widely out prior to competing. [39]
	Bruna de Paula Δ	Brazil	Handball	2020, 2024		[321]
	Shaina Pellington Δ	Canada	Basketball	2020		Widely out prior to competing. [39]
	María Pérez	Spain	Athletics	2020, 2024		[322]
	Nesthy Petecio Δ	Philippines	Boxing	2020, 2024		Petecio dedicated her medal to the LGBT+ community. [323] [39]
	Fernanda Pinilla Δ	Chile	Football	2020		Widely out prior to competing. [39]
	Nadia Podoroska Δ	Argentina	Tennis	2020, 2024		Announced her relationship with a woman in 2022. [324]
	Lauren Price †	Great Britain	Boxing	2020		Announced her relationship with teammate Karriss Artingstall after they each won medals during the 2020 Games. [268] [269]
	Bev Priestman Δ	Canada	Football	2020		Priestman is the British manager of the Canada women's football team. She was widely out before competing. [325] [326]
	Celia Quansah Δ	Great Britain	Rugby	2020		Quansah's partner is teammate Megan Jones. [226] The couple have said that the inclusive nature of their sport allowed them to discover their sexuality. [227]
	Isalys Quiñones Δ	Puerto Rico	Basketball	2020, 2024		[315]
	Ana Patrícia Ramos Δ	Brazil	Beach volleyball	2020, 2024		[327]
	Hayley Raso Δ	Australia	Football	2020, 2024		[111]
	Roberta Ratzke Δ	Brazil	Volleyball	2020, 2024		[115]
	Mel Reid Δ	Great Britain	Golf	2020		Came out in a 2018 interview with Athlete Ally. [328]
	Hannah Roberts Δ	United States	Cycling	2020, 2024		Widely out beforehand, while at the 2020 Games Roberts said the support from her wife had given her motivation to train even through the pandemic. [329]
	Caitlin Rooskrantz Δ	South Africa	Gymnastics	2020		Widely out prior to competing. [39]
	Alexis Sablone Δ	United States	Skateboarding	2020		Widely out prior to competing. [112] [330]
	Dayshalee Salamán Δ	Puerto Rico	Basketball	2020		Widely out prior to competing. [39]
	Senni Salminen Δ	Finland	Athletics	2020, 2024		Widely out prior to competing. [39]
	Regina Salmons Δ	United States	Rowing	2020, 2024		[331]
	Demi Schuurs Δ	Netherlands	Tennis	2020, 2024		Widely out prior to competing. [39]
	Kailen Sheridan Δ	Canada	Football	2020, 2024		Widely out prior to competing. [39] [56]
	Alana Smith Δ	United States	Skateboarding	2020		Smith is bisexual and non-binary, but was repeatedly misgendered by commentators during competition, which broadcasters explained was a result of the Olympics official profile listing Smith as female. Smith had used tape to write their pronouns (they/them) on their skateboard and showed this to the cameras frequently during the competition. [330] [332] [333]
	Sherida Spitse Δ	Netherlands	Football	2020		Widely out prior to her debut Games, [39] [334] Spitse suffered an injury at the start of the Games and could not compete. [335]
	Guusje Steenhuis Δ	Netherlands	Judo	2020, 2024		Widely out prior to competing. [39]
	Demi Stokes Δ	Great Britain	Football	2020		Widely out prior to competing. [39]
	Erica Sullivan Δ	United States	Swimming	2020		Widely out prior to competing. [39] Sullivan was said to have won over the world media in the press conference after her medal win, for her outgoing responses which included describing herself as the "epitome of the American person ... I'm multicultural. I'm queer. I'm a lot of minorities. That’s what America is." and giving public overture to the United States women's football team, particularly Tobin Heath and Christen Press. Sullivan's Japanese grandfather designed some of the buildings used at the Tokyo Games. [336]
	Carly Telford Δ	Great Britain	Football	2020		Widely out prior to competing. [39]
	Jessica Thoennes Δ	United States	Rowing	2020, 2024		Widely out prior to competing. [39] [112]
	Kris Thomas Δ	United States	Rugby	2020, 2024		Widely out prior to competing. [39]
	Marc Tur Δ	Spain	Athletics	2020		Widely out prior to competing. [39]
	Anissa Urtez Δ	Mexico	Softball	2020		Urtez and American softball player Amanda Chidester got engaged in 2020. [277]
	Daniëlle van de Donk Δ	Netherlands	Football	2020		Widely out prior to competing. [39] In a relationship with Ellie Carpenter. [187]
	Stefanie van der Gragt Δ	Netherlands	Football	2020		Widely out prior to competing. [39]
	Shanice van de Sanden Δ	Netherlands	Football	2020		Widely out prior to competing. [39]
	Sanne van Dijke Δ	Netherlands	Judo	2020, 2024		Widely out prior to competing. [39] In a relationship with Natalie Powell. [254]
	Merel van Dongen Δ	Netherlands	Football	2020		Widely out prior to competing. [39]
	Alison Van Uytvanck Δ	Belgium	Tennis	2020		Widely out prior to competing. [39]
	Anne Veenendaal Δ	Netherlands	Hockey	2020, 2024		Widely out prior to competing, [39] Veenendaal was a reserve goalkeeper. [337]
	Julian Venonsky Δ	United States	Rowing	2020		Widely out prior to competing. [39]
	Nick Wagman Δ	United States	Equestrian	2020		Widely out prior to competing, Wagman was a reserve. [39]
	Keira Walsh	Great Britain	Football	2020		[338]
	Michaela Walsh Δ	Ireland	Boxing	2020, 2024		Widely out prior to competing. [39] Her brother, Aidan Walsh, won a bronze medal at the 2020 Games. [339]
	Haleigh Washington Δ	United States	Volleyball	2020, 2024		Widely out prior to competing. [39]
	Ann Wauters Δ	Belgium	Basketball	2020		Widely out prior to competing. [39]
	Leah Wilkinson Δ	Great Britain	Hockey	2020		Widely out prior to competing. [39]
	Leah Williamson Δ	Great Britain	Football	2020		[340] [341]
	Lynn Wilms	Netherlands	Football	2020		[111]
	Hayley Wilson Δ	Australia	Skateboarding	2020		Widely out prior to competing. [39]
	Chelsea Wolfe Δ	United States	Cycling	2020		Wolfe, an openly trans woman, was named to the women's team as a reserve. [39] [112] [342]
	Jack Woolley Δ	Ireland	Taekwondo	2020, 2024		Widely out prior to competing. [39]
	Emma Wright Δ	Canada	Water polo	2020, 2024		[115]
	Katarzyna Zillmann Δ	Poland	Rowing	2020		Widely out prior to competing. [39] [56] In 2019, she took part in the "Sport Against Homophobia" social campaign in her home country, [343] where she has also been named Ambassador of LGBT people, at the 2021 LGBT+ Diamond Awards ceremony. [344]

Notes

1. Based on the information collected on this page
2. 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.
3. See List of Olympic best times in rowing
4. See List of Olympic records in athletics and Triple jump world record progression.
5. This does not include medals won between 2004–2021 by athletes who debuted earlier.
6. 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.
7. 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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