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List of LGBT Summer Olympians (2004–2020)
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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]