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There have been 827 modern Olympians[a] (including Paralympians, Summer Olympic athletes and artists, and Winter 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 LGBT+ competed was the 1900 Summer Olympics, also the first LGBT+ Olympic medalist and first contemporaneously out Olympian.[b] LGBT+ Olympians have contested events across over 60 sports, as well as several artistic events. The majority of LGBT+ Olympians are female. The Olympic sport with the most LGBT+ participants is football. The nation with the most out LGBT+ Olympians is the United States, including two who have also competed for other nations.[a]
The most decorated LGBT+ Olympian is British Paralympic equestrian Lee Pearson, with 17 medals including 14 golds;[c] the most decorated able-bodied LGBT+ Olympian is Dutch speed skater Ireen Wüst, with 13 medals including 6 golds;[d] the most decorated able-bodied LGBT+ Summer Olympian is Australian swimmer Ian Thorpe, with 9 medals including 5 golds.[b] LGBT+ Olympians who hold Olympic records include Wüst;[e] footballers Pia Sundhage and Vivianne Miedema;[f] rower Emma Twigg;[g] and triple jumper Yulimar Rojas, who also holds the world record.[h] At least 371 LGBT+ Olympians are medalists (44.86% of LGBT+ Olympians), of which 165 have at least one gold medal (19.95%).[i]
All based on the Lists of LGBTQ+ Olympians and Paralympians
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| Sport | Number of Olympians by gender[N 17] | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female | Male | Non-binary | Total | |||||
| Cisgender | Transgender | Intersex | Cisgender | Transgender | Intersex | |||
 Alpine skiing & Para-alpine skiing |
4 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 5 |
 Archery |
3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
 Athletics &.svg){kind=small} Para-athletics |
34 | 1[N 18] | 2 | 14 | 2[N 19] | — | 4[N 19] | 57 |
 Badminton |
4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
 Basketball &.svg){kind=small} Wheelchair basketball |
64 | — | — | — | — | — | 1[N 19] | 65 |
_pictogram.svg){kind=small} Beach volleyball |
8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 |
 Biathlon |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
 Bobsleigh |
1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 |
 Boxing |
13 | — | — | 2 | 1[N 19] | — | — | 16 |
_pictogram.svg){kind=small} Canoeing and Kayaking &.svg){kind=small} Paracanoe |
5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
 Climbing |
– | – | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
 Cross-country skiing & Para cross-country skiing |
3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
 Curling |
— | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
_pictogram.svg){kind=small} Cycling &_pictogram_(Paralympics).svg){kind=small} Paracycling |
24[N 20] | 1[N 19] | — | 1 | — | — | — | 26 |
 Diving |
— | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | 12 |
 Equestrian &.svg){kind=small} Para-equestrian |
1 | — | — | 23 | — | — | — | 24 |
 Fencing &.svg){kind=small} Wheelchair fencing |
5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6 |
 Figure skating |
4 | — | — | 26 | — | — | 1[N 18] | 31 |
 Football |
179 | — | — | 3 | — | — | 1[N 19] | 183 |
 Freestyle skiing |
4 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 5 |
.svg){kind=small} Goalball |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
 Golf |
3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
_pictogram.svg){kind=small} Gymnastics |
7 | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | 19 |
 Handball |
19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 |
 Hockey |
32 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 34 |
 Ice hockey |
31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 |
 Judo &.svg){kind=small} Para Judo |
17 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 18 |
 Luge |
— | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
 Rowing &.svg){kind=small} Pararowing |
28 | — | — | 4 | — | — | 1[N 19] | 33 |
 Rugby sevens |
30 | — | — | — | 1[N 19] | — | 1[N 19] | 32 |
 Sailing |
3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
 Shooting |
5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
 Skateboarding |
5 | — | — | — | — | — | 2[N 19] | 7 |
 Skeleton |
4 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 6 |
 Ski jumping |
1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 |
 Snowboarding |
6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 |
 Softball |
10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 |
 Speed skating |
7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 8 |
 Surfing |
5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
 Swimming |
16 | — | — | 26[N 21] | — | — | — | 42 |
 Table tennis |
1 | — | — | — | 1[N 19] | — | — | 2 |
 Taekwondo &.svg){kind=small} Parataekwondo |
2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 |
 Tennis &.svg){kind=small} Wheelchair tennis |
19 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 21 |
 Triathlon &.svg){kind=small} Paratriathlon |
4 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 6 |
_pictogram.svg){kind=small} Volleyball &.svg){kind=small} Sitting volleyball |
21 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 23 |
 Water polo |
4 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 5 |
 Weightlifting |
1 | 1[N 19] | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
 Wrestling |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Art | Number of Olympians by gender[N 17] | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female | Male | Non-binary | Total | |||||
| Cisgender | Transgender | Intersex | Cisgender | Transgender | Intersex | |||
| Epic Literature | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Dance[N 22] | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 |
| Drawings and water colours (Painting) | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 |
| Graphic arts | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 |
| Literature (Open) | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 3 |
| Lyric works (Literature) | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 |
| Painting | 1 | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | 7 |
| Sculpting (Open) | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 4 |
| Statue sculpting | 5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6 |
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