List of LGBTQ Olympians and Paralympians


There have been 871 modern Olympians who have identified as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, pansexual, non-binary, and/or queer, or who have openly been in a same-sex relationship.
The first Olympic Games in which an athlete now known to be LGBTQ competed was the 1900 Summer Olympics, also the first LGBTQ Olympic medalist and first contemporaneously out Olympian. LGBTQ Olympians have contested events across over 60 sports, as well as several artistic events. The majority of LGBTQ Olympians are female. The Olympic sport with the most LGBTQ participants is football. The nation with the most out LGBTQ Olympians is the United States, including two who have also competed for other nations.
The most decorated LGBTQ Olympian is British Paralympic equestrian Lee Pearson, with 17 medals including 14 golds; the most decorated able-bodied LGBTQ Olympian is Dutch speed skater Ireen Wüst, with 13 medals including 6 golds; the most decorated able-bodied LGBTQ Summer Olympian is Australian swimmer Ian Thorpe, with 9 medals including 5 golds. LGBTQ Olympians who hold Olympic records include Wüst; footballers Pia Sundhage and Vivianne Miedema; rower Emma Twigg; and triple jumper Yulimar Rojas, who also holds the world record.
At least 401 LGBTQ Olympians are medalists, of which 187 have at least one gold medal.

LGBTQ+ Summer Olympians

A

B

C

D

E–F

G

H

I–J

K

L

M

N–O

P

Q–R

S

T

U–V

W

X–Z

LGBTQ+ Winter Olympians

A–C

D–H

I–M

N–R

S–Z

LGBTQ+ Paralympians

LGBTQ+ artists