User:Kingsif/Draft:List of LGBT Summer Olympians (2024–present)

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

LGBT+ Summer Olympians who hold Olympic records include X. At least N LGBT+ Summer Olympians who debuted in 2024 or later are medalists (N.NN%), of which N have at least one gold medal (N.NN%).[a]

Overview[edit]

Key[edit]

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 (2024–present)[edit]

Athlete Country Sport Games Medal(s) Notes
Teresa Abelleira Δ  Spain Football 2024 Team qualified[1][2]
Adriana Δ  Brazil Football 2024 Team qualified[1][3]
Nick Albiero Δ  Brazil Swimming 2024 Qualified[4]
Ivana Andrés Δ  Spain Football 2024 Team qualified[1][2]
Victoire Arnaud Δ  France Hockey 2024 Team qualified[5][6]
Davis Atkin Δ  Australia Hockey 2024 Team qualified[7][8]
Sarah Baum Δ  South Africa Surfing 2024 Qualified[9][10]
Ann-Katrin Berger Δ  Germany Football 2024 Team qualified[1][11]
Linda Caicedo Δ  Colombia Football 2024 Team qualified[12][13]
Timo Cavelius Δ  Germany Judo 2024 Provisional qualification[14][15]
Cata Coll Δ  Spain Football 2024 Team qualified[16][2]
Kahleah Copper Δ  United States Basketball 2024 Team qualified[17][18]
Sara Doorsoun Δ  Germany Football 2024 Team qualified[1][11]
Rayan Dutra Δ  Brazil Gymnastics 2024 Qualified[19]
Campbell Harrison Δ  Australia Climbing 2024 Qualified[20]
Jenni Hermoso Δ  Spain Football 2024 Team qualified[21][2]
Kathellen Δ  Brazil Football 2024 Team qualified[1][3]
Maëlle Lakrar Δ  France Football 2024 Team qualified[22][23]
Lauren Δ  Brazil Football 2024 Team qualified[1][3]
Elysée Lecas Δ  France Hockey 2024 Team qualified[5][6]
Maique Nascimento Δ  Brazil Volleyball 2024 Team qualified[24][25]
Lena Oberdorf Δ  Germany Football 2024 Team qualified[1][11]
Irene Paredes Δ  Spain Football 2024 Team qualified[1][2]
Mathilde Petriaux Δ  France Hockey 2024 Team qualified[26][6]
Pauline Peyraud-Magnin Δ  France Football 2024 Team qualified[27][23]
Constance Picaud Δ  France Football 2024 Team qualified[1][23]
Alexia Putellas Δ  Spain Football 2024 Team qualified[28][2]
Felicitas Rauch Δ  Germany Football 2024 Team qualified[1][11]
Nycole Raysla Δ  Brazil Football 2024 Team qualified[29][3]
Alba Redondo Δ  Spain Football 2024 Team qualified[1][2]
Sha'Carri Richardson Δ  United States Athletics 2024 Achieved entry standard[20][30]
Gisela Robledo Δ  Colombia Football 2024 Team qualified[31][13]
Lea Schüller Δ  Germany Football 2024 Team qualified[1][11]
Alyssa Thomas Δ  United States Basketball 2024 Team qualified[32][33]
Melissa Vargas  Türkiye Volleyball 2024 Team qualified[34][35]
Tyler Wright Δ  Australia Surfing 2024 Qualified[36][4]
Nico Young Δ  United States Athletics 2024 Achieved entry standard[37]

Notes[edit]

  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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