List of LGBT Summer Olympians (2024–present)

This article is about LGBT+ Summer Olympic athletes who debuted in 2024 or later. For those who debuted earlier, see 1896–2000 and 2004–2020.

LGBT Olympians and Paralympians

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

*     * 1900
* 1904
* 1908
* 1912
* 1928
* 1932

* 1936
* 1952
* 1956
* 1960
* 1964
* 1968

* 1972
* 1976
* 1980
* 1984
* 1988
* 1992

* 1996
* 2000
* 2004
* 2008
* 2012
* 2016

* 2020
* 2024

List of LGBT+ Winter Olympians; by debut

*     * 1956
* 1964
* 1972
* 1976
* 1980

* 1984
* 1992
* 1994
* 1998
* 2002

* 2006
* 2010
* 2014
* 2018
* 2022

List of LGBT+ Paralympians; by debut

*     * 1992
* 2000
* 2002
* 2004
* 2008

* 2012
* 2016
* 2020
* 2024

List of LGBT+ artists at the Olympics
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There are 83[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]

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 26 LGBT+ Summer Olympians who debuted in 2024 are medalists (31.33%), of which 8 have at least one gold medal (9.64%).[a]

## Overview

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

By country  | Country  | Number of Olympians

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F | M | NB | Total
Argentina | 1  | 1  | —  | 2
Australia | 22  | 1  | —  | 23
Austria | 1  | —  | —  | 1
Belgium | 4  | 1  | —  | 5
Brazil | 27  | 3  | —  | 30
Canada | 10  | —  | 2  | 12
China | 1[N 2] | —  | —  | 1
Colombia | 4  | —  | —  | 4
Denmark | 1  | —  | —  | 1
Finland | 1  | —  | —  | 1
France | 9  | –  | —  | 9
Germany | 12  | 2  | —  | 14
Great Britain | 10  | 3  | —  | 13
Ireland | 2  | 1  | —  | 3
Israel | 2  | —  | —  | 2
Italy | 3  | —  | —  | 3
Netherlands | 8  | 2  | —  | 10
New Zealand | 5  | 2  | —  | 7
Philippines | 1  | 1  | —  | 2
Puerto Rico | 3  | —  | —  | 3
Refugee Olympic Team | 1  | —  | —  | 1
South Africa | 3  | —  | —  | 3
Spain | 12[N 3] | 2  | —  | 14
Sweden | 1  | —  | —  | 1
Thailand | 1  | —  | —  | 1
Trinidad and Tobago | 1  | —  | —  | 1
Turkey | 2  | —  | —  | 2
United States | 32  | 1  | 3  | 36
By year  | Games  | Number of Olympians[N 4]

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F | M | NB | Total
2024 Summer | 180  | 21  | 4  | 205

By sport  Sport  | Number of Olympians by gender[N 5]

|

Female  | Male  | Non-binary | Total
Cisgender | Transgender | Intersex | Cisgender  | Transgender  | Intersex
Archery | 1  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | –  | 1
Athletics | 10  | —  | –  | 1  | —  | —  | 2[N 6] | 13
Badminton | 1  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | –  | 1
Basketball | 23  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | –  | 23
Beach volleyball | 1  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | –  | 1
Boxing | 8  | —  | —  | —  | 1[N 6] | —  | —  | 9
Canoeing and Kayaking | 1  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | 1
Climbing | –  | –  | —  | 1  | —  | —  | —  | 1
Cycling | 7  | –  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | 7
Diving | —  | —  | —  | 1  | —  | —  | —  | 1
Equestrian | 1  | —  | —  | 8  | —  | —  | —  | 9
Fencing | 1  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | 1
Football | 46  | —  | —  | –  | —  | —  | 1[N 6] | 47
Golf | 2  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | 2
Gymnastics | –  | —  | —  | 2  | —  | —  | —  | 2
Handball | 6  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | 6
Hockey | 16  | —  | —  | 1  | —  | —  | —  | 17
Judo | 6  | —  | —  | 1  | —  | —  | —  | 7
Rowing | 8  | —  | —  | 1  | —  | —  | —  | 9
Rugby sevens | 17  | —  | —  | —  | –  | —  | 1[N 6] | 18
Sailing | 1  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | –  | 1
Shooting | 1  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | –  | 1
Surfing | 3  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | 3
Swimming | 2  | —  | —  | 2  | —  | —  | —  | 4
Table tennis | 1  | —  | —  | –  | —  | —  | —  | 1
Taekwondo | —  | —  | —  | 1  | —  | —  | —  | 1
Tennis | 2  | —  | —  | –  | —  | —  | —  | 2
Volleyball | 9  | —  | —  | 1  | —  | —  | —  | 10
Water polo | 3  | —  | —  | –  | —  | —  | —  | 3
Weightlifting | 1  | —  | —  | –  | —  | —  | —  | 1
Wrestling | 2  | —  | —  | –  | —  | —  | —  | 2

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. ^ a b c d Competed in a women's category

## Key

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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;[b] and by medals as organised in Olympics medals tables.[c]

## Summer Olympic athletes and coaches (2024–present)

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Athlete  | Country  | Sport  | Games  | Medal(s)  | Notes

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| Laura Aarts Δ  |  Netherlands | Water polo | 2024 |  | [6]
| Teresa Abelleira Δ  |  Spain | Football | 2024 |  | [7]
| Adriana Δ  |  Brazil | Football | 2024 |  | [7]
| Nick Albiero Δ  |  Brazil | Swimming | 2024 |  | [8]
| Laura Amaro Δ  |  Brazil | Weightlifting | 2024 |  | [6]
| Amy Atwell Δ  |  Australia | Basketball | 2024 |  | Originally an alternate, Atwell joined the main squad after an injury withdrawal[9]

| Hergie Bacyadan Δ  |  Philippines | Boxing | 2024 |  | [10]
| Kemisetso Baloyi Δ  |  South Africa | Rugby | 2024 |  | [6]
| Sarah Baum Δ  |  South Africa | Surfing | 2024 |  | [11]
| Ann-Katrin Berger Δ  |  Germany | Football | 2024 |  | [7]
| Emily Bessoir Δ  |  Germany | Basketball | 2024 |  | [6]
| Anastasia Blayvas Δ  |  Germany | Wrestling | 2024 |  | [6]
| Wendy Bonilla Δ  |  Colombia | Football | 2024 |  | Alternate in football squad[6]
| Svenja Brunckhorst Δ  |  Germany | Basketball | 2024 |  | [6]
| Emilie Bydwell Δ  |  United States | Rugby | 2024 |  | Team coach[12][13]
| Linda Caicedo Δ  |  Colombia | Football | 2024 |  | [14]
| Paula Camus Δ  |  Spain | Water polo | 2024 |  | [6]
| Borja Carrascosa Δ  |  Spain | Equestrian | 2024 |  | [6]
| Nina Castagna Δ  |  United States | Rowing | 2024 |  | [15]
| Timo Cavelius Δ  |  Germany | Judo | 2024 |  | [16]
| Teal Cohen Δ  |  United States | Rowing | 2024 |  | [15]
| Cata Coll Δ  |  Spain | Football | 2024 |  | [17]
| Kahleah Copper Δ  |  United States | Basketball | 2024 |  | [18]
| Sophie de Goede Δ  |  Canada | Rugby | 2024 |  | [6]
| Sara Doorsoun Δ  |  Germany | Football | 2024 |  | [7]
| Rayan Dutra Δ  |  Brazil | Gymnastics | 2024 |  | [19]
| Emily Ehrlich Δ  |  United States | Cycling | 2024 |  | [6]
| Charlotte Englebert Δ  |  Belgium | Hockey | 2024 |  | [6]
| Michaela Foster Δ  |  New Zealand | Football | 2024 |  | Originally an alternate, Foster joined the main team after an injury withdrawal[20]
| Sharn Freier Δ  |  Australia | Football | 2024 |  | [21]
| Maddy Grant Δ  |  Canada | Rugby | 2024 |  | [6]
| Alina Hagstrom Δ  |  United States | Rowing | 2024 |  | Alternate in participating team[15]
| Georgia Hall Δ  |  Great Britain | Golf | 2024 |  | [6]
| Campbell Harrison Δ  |  Australia | Climbing | 2024 |  | [22]
| Jenni Hermoso Δ  |  Spain | Football | 2024 |  | [23]
| Nikki Hiltz Δ  |  United States | Athletics | 2024 |  | [24]
| Ashley Hoffman Δ  |  United States | Hockey | 2024 |  | [6]
| Marleen Jochems Δ  |  Netherlands | Hockey | 2024 |  | [6]
| Grace Joyce Δ  |  United States | Rowing | 2024 |  | [15]
| Maëlle Lakrar Δ  |  France | Football | 2024 |  | [25]
| Inès Lardeur Δ  |  France | Hockey | 2024 |  | [6]
| Lauren Δ  |  Brazil | Football | 2024 |  | Originally an alternate, Lauren joined the main squad[7]
| Alice Lesgourgues Δ  |  France | Hockey | 2024 |  | Alternate in hockey squad[6]
| Lorena Δ  |  Brazil | Football | 2024 |  | [6]
| Justin Lui Δ  |  Canada | Volleyball | 2024 |  | [6]
| Anneli Maley Δ  |  Australia | Basketball | 2024 |  | [6]
| Lauren Mansfield Δ  |  Australia | Basketball | 2024 |  | [6]
| Cindy Ngamba Δ  |  Refugee Olympic Team | Boxing | 2024 |  | Ngamba 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.[26][27][28]
| Mariona Ortiz Δ  |  Spain | Basketball | 2024 |  | [9]
| Irene Paredes Δ  |  Spain | Football | 2024 |  | [7]
| Alexis Peterson Δ  |  Germany | Basketball | 2024 |  | [9]
| Mathilde Petriaux Δ  |  France | Hockey | 2024 |  | Alternate in hockey squad[29]
| Pauline Peyraud-Magnin Δ  |  France | Football | 2024 |  | [30]
| Constance Picaud Δ  |  France | Football | 2024 |  | [7]
| Kayleigh Powell Δ  |  Great Britain | Rugby | 2024 |  | Alternate in rugby squad[6]
| Miriam Pritchard Δ  |  Great Britain | Hockey | 2024 |  | [6]
| Alexia Putellas Δ  |  Spain | Football | 2024 |  | [31]
| Emma Puvrez Δ  |  Belgium | Hockey | 2024 |  | [6]
| Chuthamat Raksat Δ  |  Thailand | Boxing | 2024 |  | [6]
| Felicitas Rauch Δ  |  Germany | Football | 2024 |  | [7]
| Abigail Raye Δ  |  Belgium | Hockey | 2024 |  | Alternate in hockey squad[6]
| Alba Redondo Δ  |  Spain | Football | 2024 |  | Originally an alternate, Redondo joined the main squad[7]
| Cheryl Reeve Δ  |  United States | Basketball | 2024 |  | Team coach. Had previously been assistant coach in 2016 and 2021.[32][33]
| Sha'Carri Richardson Δ  |  United States | Athletics | 2024 |  | [22]
| Sofía Roma Δ  |  Puerto Rico | Basketball | 2024 |  | [9]
| Stephanie Rovetti Δ  |  United States | Rugby | 2024 |  | [6]
| Tabea Schendekehl Δ  |  Germany | Rowing | 2024 |  | [15]
| Lea Schüller Δ  |  Germany | Football | 2024 |  | [7]
| Lauren Scruggs Δ  |  United States | Fencing | 2024 |  | [34]
| Tainá Δ  |  Brazil | Football | 2024 |  | [6]
| Tarciane Δ  |  Brazil | Football | 2024 |  | [35]
| Alyssa Thomas Δ  |  United States | Basketball | 2024 |  | [36]
| Lowri Thomas Δ  |  Great Britain | Cycling | 2024 |  | [6]
| Lauren Torley Δ  |  Great Britain | Rugby | 2024 |  | [37]
| Melissa Vargas Δ  |  Turkey | Volleyball | 2024 |  | [38]
| Cortnee Vine Δ  |  Australia | Football | 2024 |  | [39]
| Frederic Wandres Δ  |  Germany | Equestrian | 2024 |  | [6]
| Sami Whitcomb Δ  |  Australia | Basketball | 2024 |  | [6]
| Marena Whittle Δ  |  Australia | Basketball | 2024 |  | [6]
| Marissa Williamson Pohlman Δ  |  Australia | Boxing | 2024 |  | [6]
| Alex Wilson Δ  |  Australia | Basketball | 2024 |  | [6]
| Tyler Wright Δ  |  Australia | Surfing | 2024 |  | [40]
| Nico Young Δ  |  United States | Athletics | 2024 |  | [41]

## Notes

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1. ^ a b c 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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