# List of LGBTQ Summer Olympians (2004–2020)

There are 423 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.
LGBT+ Summer Olympians who hold Olympic records include footballers Pia Sundhage and Vivianne Miedema; rower Emma Twigg; and triple jumper Yulimar Rojas, who also holds the world record. 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%).

## Overview

All based on the lists of LGBT Summer Olympians: 1896–2000; 2004–2020
By country :
| Country | Number of Olympians | Number of Olympians | Number of Olympians | Number of Olympians |
| Country | F | M | NB | Total |
| Argentina | 7 | 1 | — | 8 |
| Australia | 33 | 5 | — | 38 |
| Austria | 2 | 1 | — | 3 |
| Belgium | 7 | 1 | — | 8 |
| Brazil | 40 | 5 | — | 45 |
| Canada | 31 | 2 | 1 | 34 |
| Chile | 3 | 1 | — | 4 |
| China | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Colombia | 3 | — | — | 3 |
| Cuba | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Cyprus | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1 | — | 6 |
| Finland | 2 | 1 | — | 3 |
| France | 10 | 2 | — | 12 |
| Germany | 22 | 1 | — | 23 |
| Great Britain | 39 | 8 | — | 47 |
| Greece | 2 | — | — | 2 |
| India | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Ireland | 3 | 3 | — | 6 |
| Israel | 4 | — | — | 4 |
| Italy | 7 | 1 | — | 8 |
| Mexico | 2 | — | — | 2 |
| Netherlands | 25 | 6 | — | 31 |
| New Zealand | 18 | 4 | — | 22 |
| Nigeria | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Norway | 6 | — | — | 6 |
| Peru | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Philippines | 3 | — | — | 3 |
| Poland | 4 | — | — | 4 |
| Puerto Rico | 4 | — | — | 4 |
| ROC | 3 | — | — | 3 |
| South Africa | 12 | — | — | 12 |
| Spain | 6 | 4 | — | 10 |
| Sweden | 22 | — | — | 22 |
| Tonga | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Turkey | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| United States | 67 | 7 | 5 | 79 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 2 | — | 3 |
| Zimbabwe | — | 1 | — | 1 |
By year :
| Games | Number of Olympians | Number of Olympians | Number of Olympians | Number of Olympians |
| Games | F | M | NB | Total |
| 2004 Summer | 47 | 13 | — | 60 |
| 2008 Summer | 81 | 11 | — | 92 |
| 2012 Summer | 112 | 15 | — | 127 |
| 2016 Summer | 167 | 31 | 2 | 200 |
| 2020 Summer | 239 | 23 | 6 | 268 |
By sport :
| Sport | Number of Olympians by gender | Number of Olympians by gender | Number of Olympians by gender | Number of Olympians by gender | Number of Olympians by gender | Number of Olympians by gender | Number of Olympians by gender | Number of Olympians by gender |
| Sport | Female | Female | Female | Male | Male | Male | Non-binary | Total |
| Sport | Cisgender | Transgender | Intersex | Cisgender | Transgender | Intersex | Non-binary | Total |
| Archery | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Athletics | 22 | — | 2 | 6 | — | — | 1 | 31 |
| Badminton | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| Basketball | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 31 |
| Beach volleyball | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 |
| Boxing | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 |
| Canoeing and Kayaking | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| Cycling | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 14 |
| Diving | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | 6 |
| Equestrian | 1 | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | 14 |
| Fencing | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Football | 143 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 145 |
| Golf | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Gymnastics | 6 | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | 13 |
| Handball | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 |
| Hockey | 20 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 22 |
| Judo | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 |
| Rowing | 9 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 13 |
| Rugby sevens | 23 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 25 |
| Sailing | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Shooting | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| Skateboarding | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 |
| Softball | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 |
| Surfing | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Swimming | 6 | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | 19 |
| Table tennis | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 |
| Taekwondo | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 |
| Tennis | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 |
| Triathlon | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 |
| Volleyball | 14 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 15 |
| Water polo | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 |
| Weightlifting | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Wrestling | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |

### Notes

* ↑ These tables count all athletes who competed between 2004 and 2021, including those who debuted earlier.
* 1 2 Alyson Annan represented Australia up to 2000, and the Netherlands thereafter. She is only counted for the Netherlands in this table.
* 1 2 Jolanta Ogar represented both Poland and Austria, and is counted for both.
* 1 2 3 Pia Sundhage has represented Sweden, the United States, and Brazil, all in this period, and is counted for all.
* 1 2 Hege Riise represented Norway up to 2000, and Great Britain in 2020. She is only counted for Great Britain in this table.
* ↑ Including Russia
* ↑ Including multi-year appearances of the same Olympian.
* ↑ Took place in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
* ↑ Including multi-disciplinary Olympians
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Competed in a women's category

## Key

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; and by medals as organised in Olympics medals tables.

## Summer Olympic athletes and coaches (2004–2020)

* 2004
* 2008
* 2012
* 2016
* 2020
| Athlete | Country | Sport | Games | Notes |
| Maja Åström | Sweden | Football | 2004 | |
| Sue Bird Δ | United States | Basketball | 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020 | Came out publicly in 2017, encouraged by her partner, Megan Rapinoe. Bird was chosen as a flag bearer for the 2020 Games. |
| Giorgia Bronzini | Italy | Cycling | 2004, 2012, 2016 | Married a woman in 2019. |
| Darren Chiacchia | United States | Equestrian | 2004 | After competing, Chiacchia drew attention due to a high-profile felony case which alleged he exposed a former partner to HIV; this was ultimately dropped. |
| Cristiane | Brazil | Football | 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016 | |
| Chantal de Bruijn | Netherlands | Hockey | 2004 | |
| Angela Hucles | United States | Football | 2004, 2008 | |
| Tanya Kalivas | Greece | Football | 2004 | |
| Dominik Koll † | Austria | Swimming | 2004, 2008 | Came out widely in 2013. |
| Kylie Ledbrook | Australia | Football | 2004 | |
| Hedvig Lindahl Δ | Sweden | Football | 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020 | Was widely out before 2011. Lindahl was an alternate at the 2004 Games. |
| Marta Δ | Brazil | Football | 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020, 2024 | Got engaged to teammate Toni Pressley in January 2021. |
| Leigh-Ann Naidoo Δ | South Africa | Beach volleyball | 2004 | Was widely out prior to competing. |
| Martina Navratilova Δ | United States | Tennis | 2004 | Navratilova was outed as bisexual in 1981; she later identified herself as a lesbian. A prominent campaigner for gay rights in the 1990s, since 2019 Navratilova has spoken against allowing transgender women to compete, to varying degrees, and faced criticism within LGBT+ sporting communities for some comments. She also faced criticism for making the comments despite having been coached by (and having won against) transgender tennis star Renée Richards, a prominent campaigner who fought for and was allowed to play on the women's tour. She does propose finding new ways to including transgender athletes in sports. |
| Robert Newton Δ | Great Britain | Athletics | 2004 | Newton was Great Britain's only openly gay athlete in 2004. |
| Lisa Raymond Δ | United States | Tennis | 2004, 2012 | Was previously in a relationship with Rennae Stubbs, though was widely out before Stubbs came out in 2006. |
| Lotta Schelin † | Sweden | Football | 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016 | Came out widely in 2018. |
| Sally Shipard | Australia | Football | 2004 | |
| Rikke Skov Δ | Denmark | Handball | 2004, 2012 | Began openly dating Lotte Kiærskou after joining the Viborg HK handball team in 2003; they split in 2011. |
| Laís Souza † | Brazil | Gymnastics | 2004, 2008 | After competing as a gymnast in 2004 and 2008, but missing out in 2012 due to a fractured hand, Souza was introduced to aerial skiing by the Brazilian Olympic Committee; they wanted to have a Winter Olympics presence and planned to use gymnasts to execute the tricks. Souza excelled and qualified as Brazil's only athlete in the discipline for the 2014 Winter Olympics. A week before the Games she became quadriplegic in a ski accident on a leisure run. She came out in 2015. |
| Marianne Steinbrecher † | Brazil | Volleyball | 2004, 2008 | Steinbrecher came out when the newspaper Extra reported on her and her girlfriend in 2017. |
| Samantha Stosur Δ | Australia | Tennis | 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020 | Widely out prior to the 2020 Games. |
| Diana Taurasi Δ | United States | Basketball | 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020, 2024 | Married Penny Taylor in 2017. |
| Penny Taylor | Australia | Basketball | 2004, 2008, 2016 | Married Diana Taurasi in 2017. |
| Sara Thunebro | Sweden | Football | 2004, 2008, 2012 | |
| Sunette Viljoen Δ | South Africa | Athletics | 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016 | Widely out prior to 2016. |
| Sarah Walsh | Australia | Football | 2004 | |
| Lisa Walton | New Zealand | Hockey | 2004 | |
| Abby Wambach † | United States | Football | 2004, 2012 | Married a woman in 2013, saying at the time that she did not think her marriage represented coming out as she had never felt in a closet. |
| Seimone Augustus Δ | United States | Basketball | 2008, 2012, 2016 | Was widely out prior to 2012. |
| Bárbara Δ | Brazil | Football | 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020 | Widely out by 2019. |
| Nicole Branagh | United States | Beach volleyball | 2008 | |
| Linda Bresonik Δ | Germany | Football | 2008 | Had a highly-documented relationship with Inka Grings prior to competing. |
| Cecilia Carranza Saroli Δ | Argentina | Sailing | 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020 | Widely out by the 2020 Games, at which she was selected as a flag bearer. |
| Kerron Clement † | United States | Athletics | 2008, 2012, 2016 | Came out in 2019. |
| Vanina Correa | Argentina | Football | 2008 | |
| Ana Marcela Cunha Δ | Brazil | Swimming | 2008, 2016, 2020, 2024 | Widely out by the 2020 Games. |
| Tom Daley Δ | Great Britain | Diving | 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020, 2024 | Daley spoke about being in a relationship with a man in 2013, not identifying his sexuality; when asked in 2015 he said he also had an attraction to women, and labelled himself queer in 2018. At the 2020 Games, he described himself as gay. In 2021, he began campaigning for homophobic nations to be banned from the Olympics. In 2022, he criticized FINA for imposing restrictions on transgender athletes. |
| Casey Dellacqua † | Australia | Tennis | 2008, 2012 | Came out widely in 2013. |
| Katie Duncan Δ | New Zealand | Football | 2008, 2012, 2016 | Married to teammate Priscilla Duncan. |
| Andri Eleftheriou Δ | Cyprus | Shooting | 2008, 2016, 2020 | Selected as a flag bearer for the 2020 Games, at which point she was widely out. |
| Abby Erceg Δ | New Zealand | Football | 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020 | Widely out by the 2020 Games. |
| Nilla Fischer Δ | Sweden | Football | 2008, 2012, 2016 | Came out publicly in 2013. |
| Larissa França Δ | Brazil | Beach volleyball | 2008, 2012, 2016 | Came out publicly and married fellow player Liliane Maestrini in 2013. |
| Francielle | Brazil | Football | 2008, 2012 | Francielle is married to Andressa Alves. |
| Vicky Galindo Δ | United States | Softball | 2008 | Was widely out as bisexual prior to competing. |
| Gro Hammerseng Δ | Norway | Handball | 2008 | Was widely out prior to competing, and lived with teammate Katja Nyberg for many years before they separated in 2010. |
| Becky Hammon | Russia | Basketball | 2008, 2012 | Born in the United States, Hammon had previously represented them in other events, later becoming a successful coach in her native country. |
| Jessica Harrison Δ | France | Triathlon | 2008, 2012 | Harrison has been openly in a relationship with fellow French triathlete Carole Péon since 2005. |
| Tobin Heath | United States | Football | 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020 | In a relationship with teammate Christen Press. |
| Isabell Herlovsen † | Norway | Football | 2008 | Came out publicly in 2011. |
| Ursula Holl | Germany | Football | 2008 | Served as the reserve goalkeeper, not playing. Married a woman in 2010. |
| Diego Hypólito † | Brazil | Gymnastics | 2008, 2012, 2016 | Came out in 2019, saying he had struggled with being gay for years due to his religious upbringing. |
| Natasha Kai Δ | United States | Football | 2008 | Was widely out prior to competing. |
| Emma Kete | New Zealand | Football | 2008 | |
| Alexandra Lacrabère Δ | France | Handball | 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020 | |
| Jessica Landström Δ | Sweden | Football | 2008, 2012 | Came out in 2008. In 2012, Landström was an alternate and did not play. |
| Lauren Lappin Δ | United States | Softball | 2008 | Lappin, who is openly lesbian, was reportedly inspired to come out after teammate Vicky Galindo did. |
| Diana Matheson | Canada | Football | 2008, 2012, 2016 | In a relationship with Anastasia Bucsis. |
| Erin McLeod Δ | Canada | Football | 2008, 2012, 2020 | Selected as a reserve in 2020, she was included on the team sheet for one match. McLeod came out publicly to voice her opposition to the 2014 Winter Olympics being held in homophobic Russia. |
| Hans Peter Minderhoud Δ | Netherlands | Equestrian | 2008, 2016, 2020, 2024 | Has been in a relationship with teammate Edward Gal since before 2010. |
| Matthew Mitcham Δ | Australia | Diving | 2008, 2012 | Reportedly the first openly gay Olympian to win a gold medal when he did in 2008. He had come out shortly before the Games that year in an interview profiling the athletes. He attracted media attention in Australia under the perception of being the nation's first gay Olympian, though the media soon amended to note that other divers, Craig Rogerson and Mathew Helm, had been out when they competed. |
| Nina Müller | Germany | Handball | 2008 | Competed as Nina Wörz. |
| Katja Nyberg Δ | Norway | Handball | 2008 | Was widely out prior to competing, and lived with teammate Gro Hammerseng for many years before they separated in 2010. |
| Tzipora Obziler Δ | Israel | Tennis | 2008 | Was widely out before competing. |
| Candace Parker † | United States | Basketball | 2008, 2012 | In 2021, on their wedding anniversary, Parker and Anna Petrakova announced they had married in 2019. They had kept their relationship covert in part due to homophobia in Russia. |
| Maartje Paumen Δ | Netherlands | Hockey | 2008, 2012, 2016 | Came out in 2011. |
| Fiona Pennie Δ | Great Britain | Canoeing | 2008, 2016 | |
| Carole Péon Δ | France | Triathlon | 2008, 2012 | Péon has been openly in a relationship with fellow French triathlete Jessica Harrison since 2005. |
| Ria Percival | New Zealand | Football | 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020 | |
| Babett Peter † | Germany | Football | 2008, 2016 | |
| Erin Phillips Δ | Australia | Basketball | 2008, 2016 | Married American basketball player Tracy Gahan in 2014. |
| Robbie Rogers † | United States | Football | 2008 | Came out widely in 2013. |
| Trine Rønning | Norway | Football | 2008 | |
| Kamilla Rytter Juhl Δ | Denmark | Badminton | 2008, 2012, 2016 | Rytter Juhl has been in a relationship with fellow badminton player Christinna Pedersen since 2009. |
| Caroline Seger Δ | Sweden | Football | 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020 | Came out in 2013. Seger used to date teammate Malin Levenstad. |
| Katarzyna Skorupa † | Poland | Volleyball | 2008 | Skorupa is in a relationship with Paola Egonu, which they made public in 2018. |
| Ingvild Stensland | Norway | Football | 2008 | |
| Beth Storry | Great Britain | Hockey | 2008, 2012 | |
| Carla Suárez Δ | Spain | Tennis | 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020 | Widely out prior to the 2020 Games. |
| Melissa Tancredi Δ | Canada | Football | 2008, 2012, 2016 | Widely out prior to 2016 Games. |
| Elise Thorsnes | Norway | Football | 2008 | |
| Ellen Tomek Δ | United States | Rowing | 2008, 2016, 2020 | Widely out prior to the 2020 Games. |
| Emma Twigg Δ | New Zealand | Rowing | 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020, 2024 | Twigg came out publicly in the years before her fourth Olympics, saying she had wanted to wait until she had a girlfriend she could announce to do so. She spoke with OutSports about how she felt it was important she was out going into those Games. |
| Linda Villumsen Δ | New Zealand | Cycling | 2008, 2012, 2016 | Widely out before 2016 Games. |
| Marianne Vos Δ | Netherlands | Cycling | 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020, 2024 | |
| Rhian Wilkinson | Canada | Football | 2008, 2012, 2016 | Wilkinson also served as assistant coach to the Great Britain women's Olympic football team at the 2020 Games. In 2022, she was asked to resign as coach of the Portland Thorns following an inappropriate relationship with a player. |
| Kirsty Yallop | New Zealand | Football | 2008, 2012, 2016 | Became engaged to Tameka Yallop in 2017. |
| Nicola Adams Δ | Great Britain | Boxing | 2012, 2016 | Was widely out prior to competing. |
| Michelle-Lee Ahye Δ | Trinidad and Tobago | Athletics | 2012, 2016, 2020, 2024 | Ahye is openly lesbian. She was on the list for the 2020 Games, but did not start due to a ban for missing random drugs tests. |
| Geisa Arcanjo Δ | Brazil | Athletics | 2012, 2016, 2020 | Widely out prior to the 2020 Games. |
| Anita Asante | Great Britain | Football | 2012 | |
| Karen Bardsley | Great Britain | Football | 2012 | |
| Dirkie Chamberlain Δ | South Africa | Hockey | 2012, 2024 | |
| Rose Cossar † | Canada | Gymnastics | 2012 | Cossar came out publicly in 2014 upon the announcement that she would be a spokesperson for the Canadian Olympic Committee in its new program to combat homophobia in sports. She had already been out within her sport for several years. Since the 2012 Olympics, she has worked with Toronto's The 519 Church Street Community Centre on the creation of Pride House Toronto. |
| Lisa Dahlkvist Δ | Sweden | Football | 2012, 2016 | Came out in 2008. |
| Debinha Δ | Brazil | Football | 2012, 2016, 2020 | Widely out prior to the 2020 Games. |
| Elisa Di Francisca † | Italy | Fencing | 2012, 2016 | Married her husband in 2019, discussed a previous relationship with a woman in 2021. |
| Alex Di Giorgio | Italy | Swimming | 2012, 2016 | Di Giorgio was outed by an ex-boyfriend; he has spoken to the media about experiencing homophobia in Italy's swimming community. |
| Carlien Dirkse van den Heuvel Δ | Netherlands | Hockey | 2012, 2016 | Was widely out prior to competing. |
| Céline Dumerc | France | Basketball | 2012, 2020 | Dumerc won a silver medal as a player in 2012, and also served as manager in 2020. She was widely out by the 2020 Games. |
| Crystal Emmanuel-Ahye Δ | Canada | Athletics | 2012, 2016, 2020, 2024 | |
| Amini Fonua Δ | Tonga | Swimming | 2012, 2016, 2020 | Widely out prior to 2013. |
| Edward Gal Δ | Netherlands | Equestrian | 2012, 2016, 2020, 2024 | Has been in a relationship with teammate Hans Peter Minderhoud since before 2010. |
| Regina George † | Nigeria | Athletics | 2012 | Made public her relationship with Inika McPherson in 2014. |
| Élodie Godin † | France | Basketball | 2012 | Came out in 2014. |
| Tomás González † | Chile | Gymnastics | 2012, 2016, 2020 | Came out in 2023. |
| Astrid Guyart Δ | France | Fencing | 2012, 2016, 2020 | Widely out prior to competing. |
| Karen Hultzer Δ | South Africa | Archery | 2012 | Came out in the run-up to the 2012 Games. |
| Refiloe Jane | South Africa | Football | 2012, 2016 | |
| Luca Kumahara Δ | Brazil | Table tennis | 2012, 2016, 2020 | Widely out (as queer) prior to the 2020 Games. Publicly came out as transgender in 2022. |
| Kim Lammers Δ | Netherlands | Hockey | 2012 | Came out in the run-up to the 2012 Games, reportedly making the Dutch women's hockey team the most out. |
| Martha McCabe | Canada | Swimming | 2012, 2016 | |
| Theresa Michalak | Germany | Swimming | 2012 | |
| Holly Lam-Moores | Great Britain | Handball | 2012 | |
| Malin Levenstad | Sweden | Football | 2012 | Levenstad used to date teammate Caroline Seger. |
| Danell Leyva † | United States | Gymnastics | 2012, 2016 | Came out in 2020. |
| Lori Lindsey † | United States | Football | 2012 | Selected as an alternate. Came out widely after the Games in 2012. |
| Ari-Pekka Liukkonen Δ | Finland | Swimming | 2012, 2016, 2020 | Came out in 2014. |
| Annalie Longo Δ | New Zealand | Football | 2012, 2016, 2020, 2024 | |
| Sofía Maccari Δ | Argentina | Hockey | 2012, 2020 | Widely out prior to the 2020 Games. |
| Robbie Manson Δ | New Zealand | Rowing | 2012, 2016, 2024 | Came out in 2014. |
| Angel McCoughtry Δ | United States | Basketball | 2012, 2016 | Came out in 2015. |
| Portia Modise Δ | South Africa | Football | 2012 | Having previously quit the national team because of the coach, who was accused of sexual harassment and homophobia, she returned for the 2012 Games when a new coach was put in place. She has been an advocate for protections of lesbians in South Africa. |
| Daniela Montoya Δ | Colombia | Football | 2012, 2024 | |
| Robyn Moodaly | South Africa | Football | 2012, 2016 | |
| Carmelina Moscato | Canada | Football | 2012 | Engaged to a woman. |
| Nadine Müller Δ | Germany | Athletics | 2012, 2016 | Married a woman in 2013. |
| Marie-Ève Nault Δ | Canada | Football | 2012, 2016 | Widely out prior to 2016. |
| Erin Nayler | New Zealand | Football | 2012, 2016, 2020 | |
| Jolanta Ogar Δ | Poland / Austria | Sailing | 2012, 2016, 2020 | Represented Poland in 2012 and 2020, and Austria in 2016. Widely out prior to competing, Ogar has taken part in the Polish #SportAgainstHomophobia campaign launched by the Campaign Against Homophobia. |
| Kelley O'Hara Δ | United States | Football | 2012, 2016, 2020 | Widely out prior to the 2020 Games. |
| Robert Páez † | Venezuela | Diving | 2012 | Came out in 2018. |
| Christinna Pedersen Δ | Denmark | Badminton | 2012, 2016 | |
| Mayssa Pessoa Δ | Brazil | Handball | 2012, 2016 | Was widely out prior to competing. |
| Anna Petrakova † | Russia | Basketball | 2012 | In 2021, on their wedding anniversary, Petrakova and Candace Parker announced they had married in 2019. They had kept their relationship covert in part due to homophobia in Russia. |
| Christen Press | United States | Football | 2012, 2016, 2020 | In a relationship with teammate Tobin Heath. |
| Megan Rapinoe Δ | United States | Football | 2012, 2016, 2020 | Came out publicly in 2012, just before the Games. |
| Yoreli Rincón | Colombia | Football | 2012 | |
| Alex Scott † | Great Britain | Football | 2012 | In her 2022 autobiography, Scott revealed that she had previously been in a relationship with teammate Kelly Smith. A further statement clarified that Scott does not label her sexuality, but dates men and women, and mentioned the relationship in her book for completeness rather than as a coming out. |
| Jill Scott Δ | Great Britain | Football | 2012, 2020 | Widely out prior to competing. |
| Linda Sembrant | Sweden | Football | 2012, 2016 | |
| Caster Semenya Δ | South Africa | Athletics | 2012, 2016 | Semenya is an intersex woman with XY chromosomes; she also has a wife. She won a gold medal in 2012 after the original medalist was disqualified for doping; she repeated the gold medal win in 2016. See also List of intersex Olympians |
| Rafaela Silva Δ | Brazil | Judo | 2012, 2016, 2024 | Came out during the 2016 Games, after winning her gold medal. |
| Kelly Smith | Great Britain | Football | 2012 | Was previously in a relationship with teammate Alex Scott. Married a woman in 2016. |
| Casey Stoney | Great Britain | Football | 2012 | Stoney was widely known to be a lesbian by 2012, though only labelled herself publicly in 2014. |
| Jérémy Stravius † | France | Swimming | 2012, 2016 | Came out widely in 2021. |
| Martina Strutz Δ | Germany | Athletics | 2012, 2016 | Married a woman in 2015. |
| Annica Svensson | Sweden | Football | 2012 | |
| Lara Vadlau Δ | Austria | Sailing | 2012, 2016, 2024 | |
| Marleen van Iersel | Netherlands | Beach volleyball | 2012, 2016 | Married a woman in 2016. |
| Charline Van Snick | Belgium | Judo | 2012, 2016, 2020 | |
| Janine van Wyk Δ | South Africa | Football | 2012, 2016 | |
| Rowie Webster Δ | Australia | Water polo | 2012, 2016, 2020 | Widely out prior to the 2020 Games. |
| Hannah Wilkinson Δ | New Zealand | Football | 2012, 2016, 2020 | Widely out prior to the 2020 Games. |
| Fara Williams † | Great Britain | Football | 2012 | Married a woman in 2015; Williams said she did not intend to come out but knew her marriage would be public and that, though they have since separated, she is proud of it. |
| Lily Zhang Δ | United States | Table tennis | 2012, 2016, 2020, 2024 | |
| Yulenmis Aguilar Δ | Cuba / Spain | Athletics | 2016, 2024 | |
| Aline Δ | Brazil | Football | 2016, 2020 | Widely out prior to the 2020 Games. |
| Andressa Alves Δ | Brazil | Football | 2016, 2020 | Widely out prior to competing, Alves is married to Francielle. |
| Emanuel Andrade † | Venezuela | Equestrian | 2016 | Came out in 2018. |
| Bárbara Arenhart Δ | Brazil | Handball | 2016, 2020, 2024 | Widely out prior to 2019, when she said that coming out in sport shouldn't be taboo. |
| Mackenzie Arnold Δ | Australia | Football | 2016, 2020, 2024 | |
| Shawnacy Barber † | Canada | Athletics | 2016 | Came out in 2017. |
| Brittany Benn Δ | Canada | Rugby | 2016, 2020 | Widely out prior to 2020 Games. |
| Lucilla Boari † | Italy | Archery | 2016, 2020 | Announced her relationship with Sanne de Laat after winning her medal at the 2020 Games. |
| Tom Bosworth Δ | Great Britain | Athletics | 2016, 2020 | Bosworth came out on television in 2015, saying that he had been out within his sport for years already. He proposed to his long-term boyfriend during the Rio Olympics in 2016. |
| Kelly Brazier Δ | New Zealand | Rugby | 2016, 2020 | Widely out prior to competing. |
| Gayle Broughton Δ | New Zealand | Rugby | 2016, 2020 | Widely out prior to 2020 Games. |
| Rachele Bruni Δ | Italy | Swimming | 2016, 2020 | Widely out prior to competing. |
| Kadeisha Buchanan Δ | Canada | Football | 2016, 2020, 2024 | Widely out by 2020 Games. |
| Anne Buijs Δ | Netherlands | Volleyball | 2016, 2024 | Widely out prior to competing. |
| Ellie Carpenter Δ | Australia | Football | 2016, 2020, 2024 | In a relationship with Daniëlle van de Donk. |
| Peter Caruth † | Ireland | Hockey | 2016 | Came out widely in 2022. |
| Isadora Cerullo Δ | Brazil | Rugby | 2016, 2020 | Cerullo was notably proposed to by her girlfriend, a volunteer working at the Games, on the pitch in 2016. |
| Dutee Chand Δ | India | Athletics | 2016, 2020 | Chand experiences hyperandrogenism and is a lesbian. She announced the latter in 2019 after India decriminalised gay sex, however, she was still expelled from her hometown. See also List of intersex Olympians |
| Larissa Crummer | Australia | Football | 2016 | |
| Søren Dahl | Denmark | Swimming | 2016 | |
| Katy Daley-McLean | Great Britain | Rugby | 2016 | |
| Gabriela DeBues-Stafford Δ | Canada | Athletics | 2016, 2020 | DeBues-Stafford is openly bisexual and chose to dye her hair in rainbow colours throughout the 2021 athletics season, including the 2020 Games, to reflect the rainbow flag and as a way to get around Olympic rules regarding outfit and demonstrations. Competed as Gabriela Stafford in 2016 before marrying her husband in 2019. |
| Elena Delle Donne Δ | United States | Basketball | 2016 | Widely out prior to competing. |
| Lauren Doyle Δ | United States | Rugby | 2016, 2020, 2024 | Widely out by the 2020 Games. |
| Cathrine Laudrup-Dufour Δ | Denmark | Equestrian | 2016, 2020, 2024 | Widely out by the 2020 Games. |
| Paola Egonu Δ | Italy | Volleyball | 2016, 2020, 2024 | Selected as a flagbearer at the 2020 Games. Egonu is in a relationship with Katarzyna Skorupa, which they made public in 2018. |
| Jill Ellis Δ | United States | Football | 2016 | The British-American head coach of the US women's team in 2016, Ellis was first involved with this team as a scout for the 2000 Olympic Games and was the assistant coach under Pia Sundhage when they took the gold medal in 2008 and 2012. Ellis left the national team in 2019. She married her wife in 2013. |
| Magdalena Eriksson Δ | Sweden | Football | 2016, 2020 | Widely out prior to competing, and an LGBTQ+ sports advocate with partner Pernille Harder. |
| Lucía Fresco | Argentina | Volleyball | 2016 | |
| Caitlin Foord Δ | Australia | Football | 2016, 2020, 2024 | |
| Yarden Gerbi † | Israel | Judo | 2016 | |
| Emily Gielnik Δ | Australia | Football | 2016, 2020 | Gielnik was an alternate in 2016. Widely out prior to the 2020 Games. |
| Kirsty Gilmour Δ | Great Britain | Badminton | 2016, 2020, 2024 | Came out widely after the 2020 Games in 2021. |
| Xantal Giné Δ | Spain | Hockey | 2016, 2020, 2024 | |
| Katrina Gorry Δ | Australia | Football | 2016, 2024 | |
| Jasmin Grabowski Δ | Germany | Judo | 2016, 2020 | Widely out prior to the 2020 Games. Competed as Jasmin Külbs (or Kuelbs). |
| Gabriela Guimarães Δ | Brazil | Volleyball | 2016, 2020, 2024 | |
| Ellia Green † | Australia | Rugby | 2016 | Green competed in women's rugby and came out as a trans man in 2022 after his transition and after retiring in 2021. In coming out, he criticised World Rugby for implementing new bans on trans women in rugby union, saying that facing coming out as trans can already lead to mental ill health and being excluded only adds to this. It was initially reported that Green was the first Olympian to come out as a trans man, despite Balian Buschbaum having done so in 2007. |
| Kelly Griffin Δ | United States | Rugby | 2016 | Widely out prior to competing. |
| Brittney Griner Δ | United States | Basketball | 2016, 2020, 2024 | Griner came out publicly in 2013. She married basketball player Glory Johnson in 2015; they separated less than a month later. Griner married Cherelle Watson in 2019. |
| Sean Gunn † | Zimbabwe | Swimming | 2016 | Came out in 2024. |
| Víctor Gutiérrez Δ | Spain | Water polo | 2016 | Gutiérrez came out shortly before the Olympics in 2016, and was named to the squad but did not compete. |
| Nathalie Hagman Δ | Sweden | Handball | 2016, 2020, 2024 | Widely out prior to 2020 Games. |
| Ashlyn Harris | United States | Football | 2016 | Harris was a reserve goalkeeper at the 2016 Games. She and Ali Krieger married in December 2019. Though neither had been called up to the national squad since January 2021, the exclusion of both from the 2020 Olympics squad was considered surprising, and Harris wrote that she was disappointed. |
| Mélanie Henique Δ | France | Swimming | 2016, 2020, 2024 | Widely out prior to 2015, when a homophobic attack left her injured and unable to compete in the French Swimming Open. |
| Laurie Hernandez † | United States | Gymnastics | 2016 | Came out widely in 2022, announcing her anniversary with Charlotte Drury. |
| Michelle Heyman Δ | Australia | Football | 2016, 2024 | Came out prior to the Games in 2016. |
| Svenja Huth | Germany | Football | 2016 | |
| Aleksandra Jarmolińska Δ | Poland | Shooting | 2016, 2020 | Came out widely shortly before the 2020 Games, by announcing her engagement. |
| Clarke Johnstone Δ | New Zealand | Equestrian | 2016, 2024 | |
| Megan Jones Δ | Great Britain | Rugby | 2016, 2020, 2024 | Jones was a reserve in 2016 and did not play. Her partner is teammate Celia Quansah. The couple have said that the inclusive nature of their sport allowed them to discover their sexuality. |
| Jasmine Joyce Δ | Great Britain | Rugby | 2016, 2020, 2024 | In a relationship with Wales teammate Alisha Butchers. |
| Daria Kasatkina Δ | Russia / ROC | Tennis | 2016, 2020 | Kasatkina competed for Russia in 2016 and the Russian Olympic Committee at the 2020 Games. At the 2014 Youth Olympics, she won a silver medal. After having alluded to bisexuality in 2021, prior to the 2020 Games, when asked by Sport.ru about homosexuality in women's tennis and saying she would have a relationship with a woman, but not a potential opponent, she came out widely as lesbian in 2022, criticising Russia's homophobia. She also announced her relationship with fellow Russian athlete Natalia Zabiiako. |
| Alev Kelter Δ | United States | Rugby | 2016, 2020, 2024 | Widely out prior to the 2020 Games, Kelter has spoken out against proposed bans on trans women playing rugby. |
| Alanna Kennedy Δ | Australia | Football | 2016, 2020, 2024 | |
| Sam Kerr Δ | Australia | Football | 2016, 2020 | Competed officially as Samantha Kerr. Widely out prior to the 2020 Games. |
| Isabel Kerschowski | Germany | Football | 2016 | |
| Thembi Kgatlana | South Africa | Football | 2016 | |
| Jen Kish Δ | Canada | Rugby | 2016 | Widely out prior to competing. Kish married two-spirit musician Shawnee in 2021. |
| Valentina Kogan Δ | Argentina | Handball | 2016 | Married a woman in 2013. |
| Ali Krieger | United States | Football | 2016 | Krieger and Ashlyn Harris married in December 2019. Though neither had been called up to the national squad since January 2021, the exclusion of both from the 2020 Olympics squad was considered surprising, and Harris wrote that she was disappointed. |
| Stephanie Labbé Δ | Canada | Football | 2016, 2020 | Has been in a relationship with skier and cyclist Georgia Simmerling since 2016. |
| Ghislaine Landry Δ | Canada | Rugby | 2016, 2020 | Married a woman in 2018. |
| Li Ying † | China | Football | 2016 | Li Ying was originally an alternate for the 2016 squad, and joined the playing team when a teammate withdrew injured. She became the first active female Chinese sportsperson to come out when she did so shortly before the 2020 Games, at which point she was dropped from the squad. |
| Chloe Logarzo Δ | Australia | Football | 2016, 2020 | Widely out prior to the 2020 Games. |
| Luciana Δ | Brazil | Football | 2016, 2024 | |
| Arthur Mariano Nory Δ | Brazil | Gymnastics | 2016, 2020, 2024 | Also known as Arthur Nory. |
| Ian Matos Δ | Brazil | Diving | 2016 | Matos came out in 2014, saying he was inspired to do so by Tom Daley coming out the year prior. |
| Inika McPherson Δ | United States | Athletics | 2016 | Made public her relationship with Regina George in 2014. |
| Leilani Mitchell Δ | Australia | Basketball | 2016, 2020 | Widely out prior to competing. |
| Meikayla Moore Δ | New Zealand | Football | 2016, 2020, 2024 | |
| Eefje Muskens Δ | Netherlands | Badminton | 2016 | |
| Ashley Nee Δ | United States | Kayaking | 2016 | Widely out prior to competing. |
| Kate O'Brien Δ | Canada | Cycling | 2016 | O'Brien took up bobsleigh in university, and got as far as qualifying for the 2014 Winter Olympics before an injury took her out of competition. In her time out, she was recruited to join the Canadian track cycling team as they prepared for the 2016 Olympic Games, at which she competed. At a track cycling demonstration in 2017, O'Brien was involved in a major crash and suffered traumatic injury; Team Canada incorporated her into their Paralympic track cycling team for the 2020 Games. Widely out prior to the 2020 Games. |
| Meghan O'Leary Δ | United States | Rowing | 2016, 2020 | Widely out prior to the 2020 Games. |
| Carlos Peralta | Spain | Swimming | 2016 | |
| Jillion Potter Δ | United States | Rugby | 2016 | |
| Natalie Powell Δ | Great Britain | Judo | 2016, 2020 | Widely out prior to competing. In a relationship with Sanne van Dijke. |
| Quinn Δ | Canada | Football | 2016, 2020, 2024 | Quinn came out as trans non-binary in 2020, and was one of the first out non-binary athletes to compete at the Olympic Games, and the first to win a gold medal. |
| Yulimar Rojas Δ | Venezuela | Athletics | 2016, 2020 | Was widely out by 2018. Chosen as a flagbearer in 2020. |
| Leicy Santos Δ | Colombia | Football | 2016, 2024 | |
| Raven Saunders Δ | United States | Athletics | 2016, 2020, 2024 | Widely out prior to the 2020 Games. |
| Tessie Savelkouls Δ | Netherlands | Judo | 2016, 2020 | |
| Alena Sharp Δ | Canada | Golf | 2016, 2020, 2024 | Widely out prior to the 2020 Games. |
| Georgia Simmerling Δ | Canada | Cycling | 2016, 2020 | Simmerling has represented Canada in three different sports; alpine skiing in 2010, freestyle skiing (specifically, ski cross) in 2014, and track cycling in 2016 and 2020. She had also intended to compete in ski cross in 2018, but a crash in the days before team selection saw her break both legs and retire from skiing. She was widely out prior to the 2020 Games, and has been in a relationship with Stephanie Labbé since 2016. |
| Kyah Simon | Australia | Football | 2016, 2020 | |
| Emilce Sosa | Argentina | Volleyball | 2016 | |
| Douglas Souza Δ | Brazil | Volleyball | 2016, 2020 | Widely out prior to the 2020 Games. |
| Breanna Stewart Δ | United States | Basketball | 2016, 2020, 2024 | Widely out prior to the 2020 Games, Stewart is married to Marta Xargay; their first child was born during the Games. |
| Luke Strong | Great Britain | Gymnastics | 2016 | Strong was an unused team member at the Games. |
| Kaylin Swart | South Africa | Football | 2016 | |
| Tamires Δ | Brazil | Football | 2016, 2020, 2024 | |
| Irma Testa Δ | Italy | Boxing | 2016, 2020, 2024 | Testa came out widely after winning her Olympic medal in 2021, feeling her public image would be protected by her success. |
| Markus Thormeyer Δ | Canada | Swimming | 2016, 2020 | Came out widely in 2019. |
| Sandie Toletti Δ | France | Football | 2016, 2024 | Alternate in the football squad in 2016. Part of the full squad in 2024. |
| Susannah Townsend Δ | Great Britain | Hockey | 2016, 2020 | Widely out prior to competing. |
| Ruby Tui Δ | New Zealand | Rugby | 2016, 2020 | Widely out prior to the 2020 Games. Tui became popular after giving an exuberant winners' interview to the BBC. |
| Marieke van der Wal Δ | Netherlands | Handball | 2016 | Widely out prior to Games; team substitute/reserve. |
| Emily van Egmond Δ | Australia | Football | 2016, 2020, 2024 | |
| Elke Vanhoof Δ | Belgium | Cycling | 2016, 2020 | Widely out prior to the 2020 Games. |
| Júlia Vasconcelos Δ | Brazil | Taekwondo | 2016 | Widely out prior to competing. |
| Kira Walkenhorst † | Germany | Beach volleyball | 2016 | Came out widely in 2016 after competing. |
| Jeffrey Wammes Δ | Netherlands | Gymnastics | 2016 | Widely out prior to competing. |
| Sharni Smale (Williams) Δ | Australia | Rugby | 2016, 2020, 2024 | Widely out prior to the 2020 Games. |
| Spencer Wilton Δ | Great Britain | Equestrian | 2016 | Widely out prior to competing. |
| Portia Woodman Δ | New Zealand | Rugby | 2016, 2020, 2024 | Widely out prior to the 2020 Games. |
| Marta Xargay | Spain | Basketball | 2016 | Married to Breanna Stewart; their first child was born during the 2020 Games. |
| Tameka Yallop Δ | Australia | Football | 2016, 2020, 2024 | Became engaged to Kirsty Yallop in 2017. Competed as Tameka Butt. |
| Shelina Zadorsky Δ | Canada | Football | 2016, 2020, 2024 | |
| Yenny Acuña Berrios Δ | Chile | Football | 2020 | Widely out prior to competing. |
| Elissa Alarie Δ | Canada | Rugby | 2020 | Widely out prior to competing. |
| Julie Allemand Δ | Belgium | Basketball | 2020, 2024 | Widely out prior to competing. |
| Ramsey Angela Δ | Netherlands | Athletics | 2020 | Widely out prior to competing. |
| Filippa Angeldahl | Sweden | Football | 2020 | |
| Olivia Apps Δ | Canada | Rugby | 2020, 2024 | |
| Karriss Artingstall † | Great Britain | Boxing | 2020 | Announced her relationship with teammate Lauren Price after they each won medals during the 2020 Games. |
| Ana Azevedo Δ | Brazil | Athletics | 2020, 2024 | |
| Leo Baker Δ | United States | Skateboarding | 2020 | Nonbinary and trans, Baker was selected to the women's team but quit in the run-up to the Games in order to transition. |
| Jolyn Beer Δ | Germany | Shooting | 2020, 2024 | Widely out prior to competing. |
| Alice Bellandi Δ | Italy | Judo | 2020, 2024 | Widely out prior to competing. |
| Perris Benegas Δ | United States | Cycling | 2020, 2024 | Widely out prior to competing. |
| Hanna Bennison | Sweden | Football | 2020 | |
| Nathalie Björn | Sweden | Football | 2020 | |
| Erica Bougard Δ | United States | Athletics | 2020 | Widely out by 2019. |
| Lucy Bronze Δ | Great Britain | Football | 2020 | |
| Amandine Buchard Δ | France | Judo | 2020, 2024 | Came out shortly before the 2020 Games for Pride Month in June 2021. |
| Saskia Budgett Δ | Great Britain | Rowing | 2020 | Budgett was selected as a reserve to the team. |
| Jane Campbell Δ | United States | Football | 2020, 2024 | |
| Ally Carda Δ | United States | Softball | 2020 | Widely out prior to competing. |
| Adriana Cardoso Δ | Brazil | Handball | 2020, 2024 | |
| Marjorie Carpréaux Δ | Belgium | Basketball | 2020 | Widely out prior to competing. |
| Rut Castillo Δ | Mexico | Gymnastics | 2020 | Widely out prior to competing. |
| Kendall Chase Δ | United States | Rowing | 2020 | Widely out prior to competing. |
| Amanda Chidester Δ | United States | Softball | 2020 | Chidester and Mexican-American softball player Anissa Urtez got engaged in 2020. |
| Layshia Clarendon Δ | United States | Basketball | 2020 | Clarendon was an alternate for the women's 3x3 basketball team, but did not travel. They identify as non-binary and use all pronouns, and has a wife. |
| Dominic Clarke Δ | Australia | Gymnastics | 2020 | Clarke identifies as gay and queer, and is the pride ambassador for Gymnastics New South Wales. |
| Aoife Cooke Δ | Ireland | Athletics | 2020 | Widely out prior to competing. |
| Fiona Crackles Δ | Great Britain | Hockey | 2020, 2024 | |
| Nina Cutro-Kelly Δ | United States | Judo | 2020 | Widely out prior to competing. |
| Rachel Daly Δ | Great Britain | Football | 2020 | Widely out prior to competing. |
| Ana Carolina da Silva Δ | Brazil | Volleyball | 2020, 2024 | Widely out prior to competing. |
| Chayenne da Silva Δ | Brazil | Athletics | 2020, 2024 | |
| Izabela da Silva Δ | Brazil | Athletics | 2020, 2024 | Widely out prior to competing. |
| Tierna Davidson Δ | United States | Football | 2020, 2024 | Widely out prior to competing. |
| Anouk Dekker Δ | Netherlands | Football | 2020 | Named as a reserve. |
| Valerie Demey Δ | Germany | Cycling | 2020 | Widely out prior to competing. |
| Natalya Diehm Δ | Australia | Cycling | 2020, 2024 | |
| Margielyn Didal Δ | Philippines | Skateboarding | 2020 | Widely out prior to competing. |
| Stefanie Dolson Δ | United States | Basketball | 2020 | Widely out prior to competing. |
| Gia Doonan Δ | United States | Rowing | 2020 | Widely out prior to competing. |
| Anton Down-Jenkins Δ | New Zealand | Diving | 2020 | Widely out prior to competing. |
| Charlotte Drury † | United States | Gymnastics | 2020 | Drury was part of the gymnastics trampolining team in Tokyo, but did not perform. She had previously earned the USA a spot at the 2016 Olympics, but was injured shortly before team selection. Came out widely in 2022, when partner Laurie Hernandez posted about their anniversary. |
| Taylor Edwards Δ | United States | Softball | 2020 | Named as a reserve. |
| Rashida Ellis Δ | United States | Boxing | 2020 | Widely out prior to competing. |
| Christiane Endler Δ | Chile | Football | 2020 | Openly lesbian and married a woman in 2021. |
| Jennifer Falk | Sweden | Football | 2020 | |
| Beatriz Ferreira Δ | Brazil | Boxing | 2020, 2024 | |
| Marina Fioravanti Δ | Brazil | Rugby | 2020, 2024 | Widely out prior to competing. |
| Sisca Folkertsma Δ | Netherlands | Football | 2020 | Widely out prior to competing. |
| Adrianna Franch Δ | United States | Football | 2020 | Married a woman in 2019. |
| Larissa Franklin Δ | Canada | Softball | 2020 | Widely out prior to competing. |
| Carol Gattaz Δ | Brazil | Volleyball | 2020 | Widely out prior to competing. |
| Lauriane Genest Δ | Canada | Cycling | 2020, 2024 | |
| Geyse | Brazil | Football | 2020 | |
| Paula Ginzo Δ | Spain | Basketball | 2020, 2024 | Ginzo was part of the basketball team but did not play. |
| Chelsea Gray Δ | United States | Basketball | 2020, 2024 | Widely out prior to competing. |
| Annie Guglia Δ | Canada | Skateboarding | 2020 | Widely out prior to competing. |
| Kellie Harrington Δ | Ireland | Boxing | 2020, 2024 | Harrington, a flag bearer at the 2020 Games, was widely out prior to competing. |
| Nicole Heavirland Δ | United States | Rugby | 2020, 2024 | Came out in 2022, saying she had hoped she would have been on the 2020 Games' Outsports Team LGBTQ list without needing to have a formal coming out. |
| Lauren Hemp | Great Britain | Football | 2020 | |
| Raz Hershko Δ | Israel | Judo | 2020, 2024 | |
| Laurel Hubbard Δ | New Zealand | Weightlifting | 2020 | At the 2020 Games, Hubbard, meeting all requirements for her event, became the first transgender woman to compete as a woman. At junior level, Hubbard had held the New Zealand national record for boys. Hubbard's participation was variously welcomed and criticised by people from various sporting and political spheres. |
| Maarten Hurkmans Δ | Netherlands | Rowing | 2020 | Widely out prior to competing. |
| Lina Hurtig Δ | Sweden | Football | 2020 | Married a woman in 2019. |
| Sophie Ingle | Great Britain | Football | 2020 | |
| Letícia Izidoro Δ | Brazil | Football | 2020 | Widely out prior to competing. |
| Daniel Jervis Δ | Great Britain | Swimming | 2020, 2024 | Came out widely in 2022. |
| Sarah Jones Δ | Great Britain | Hockey | 2020, 2024 | Widely out prior to competing. |
| Ebrar Karakurt Δ | Turkey | Volleyball | 2020, 2024 | Shortly after the 2020 Games, Karakurt posted about her girlfriend on social media, which was picked up by a conservative Turkish tabloid and led to homophobic online abuse, though her teammates and the Turkish volleyball authority publicly supported her. |
| Nicolás Keenan Δ | Argentina | Hockey | 2020, 2024 | |
| Fran Kirby Δ | Great Britain | Football | 2020 | Widely out prior to competing. |
| Kristi Kirshe Δ | United States | Rugby | 2020, 2024 | |
| Katarina Kowplos Δ | Australia | Shooting | 2020 | Widely out prior to competing. |
| Michelle Kroppen Δ | Germany | Archery | 2020, 2024 | |
| Nathalie Kubalski Δ | Germany | Hockey | 2020, 2024 | Team reserve in 2020, main squad in 2024. |
| Emma Kullberg | Sweden | Football | 2020 | |
| Evy Leibfarth Δ | United States | Canoeing | 2020, 2024 | Widely out prior to competing. |
| Anat Lelior Δ | Israel | Surfing | 2020, 2024 | |
| Silvana Lima Δ | Brazil | Surfing | 2020 | Widely out prior to competing. |
| Jewell Loyd Δ | United States | Basketball | 2020, 2024 | |
| Sabrina Lozada-Cabbage Δ | Puerto Rico | Basketball | 2020 | Widely out prior to competing. |
| Kaili Lukan Δ | Canada | Rugby | 2020 | Widely out prior to competing. |
| Joey Lye Δ | Canada | Softball | 2020 | Widely out prior to competing. |
| Irish Magno Δ | Philippines | Boxing | 2020 | Widely out prior to competing. |
| Florence Maheu Δ | Canada | Canoeing | 2020 | Widely out prior to competing. |
| Tiffani Marinho Δ | Brazil | Athletics | 2020, 2024 | |
| Patrícia Matieli Δ | Brazil | Handball | 2020, 2024 | |
| Haylie McCleney Δ | United States | Softball | 2020 | Widely out prior to competing. |
| Sophie McKinna † | Great Britain | Athletics | 2020 | Came out widely in 2023. |
| Tayra Meléndez Δ | Puerto Rico | Basketball | 2020, 2024 | |
| Kim Mestdagh Δ | Belgium | Basketball | 2020 | Widely out prior to competing. |
| Kristie Mewis Δ | United States | Football | 2020 | Widely out prior to competing. Mewis previously dated Rachel Daly, and confirmed her relationship with Sam Kerr during the 2020 Games. Later interviewed by Outsports, Mewis acknowledged that in the lead-up to the 2020 Games she had not specifically addressed her sexuality in the media, but felt she was open and authentic in her public life "without having to say it", and therefore out. |
| Teagan Micah Δ | Australia | Football | 2020, 2024 | Widely out prior to competing. |
| Domien Michiels Δ | Belgium | Equestrian | 2020, 2024 | Widely out prior to competing. |
| Vivianne Miedema Δ | Netherlands | Football | 2020 | Widely out prior to competing. |
| Kayla Miracle Δ | United States | Wrestling | 2020, 2024 | Widely out prior to competing. |
| Rosamaria Montibeller Δ | Brazil | Volleyball | 2020, 2024 | |
| Gabriela Moreschi Δ | Brazil | Handball | 2020, 2024 | |
| Sofía Mulánovich Δ | Peru | Surfing | 2020 | Widely out prior to competing. |
| Grace O'Hanlon Δ | New Zealand | Hockey | 2020 | Widely out prior to competing. |
| Poppy Starr Olsen Δ | Australia | Skateboarding | 2020 | Widely out prior to competing, Olsen said that becoming an elite skateboarder and experiencing those communities around the world helped her discover her sexuality and come out. She wore a pride flag on her helmet at the Games. |
| Kaia Parnaby Δ | Australia | Softball | 2020 | Widely out prior to competing. |
| Bruna de Paula Δ | Brazil | Handball | 2020, 2024 | |
| Shaina Pellington Δ | Canada | Basketball | 2020 | Widely out prior to competing. |
| María Pérez | Spain | Athletics | 2020, 2024 | |
| Nesthy Petecio Δ | Philippines | Boxing | 2020, 2024 | Petecio dedicated her medal to the LGBT+ community. |
| Fernanda Pinilla Δ | Chile | Football | 2020 | Widely out prior to competing. |
| Nadia Podoroska Δ | Argentina | Tennis | 2020, 2024 | Announced her relationship with a woman in 2022. |
| Lauren Price † | Great Britain | Boxing | 2020 | Announced her relationship with teammate Karriss Artingstall after they each won medals during the 2020 Games. |
| Bev Priestman Δ | Canada | Football | 2020 | Priestman is the British manager of the Canada women's football team. She was widely out before competing. |
| Celia Quansah Δ | Great Britain | Rugby | 2020 | Quansah's partner is teammate Megan Jones. The couple have said that the inclusive nature of their sport allowed them to discover their sexuality. |
| Isalys Quiñones Δ | Puerto Rico | Basketball | 2020, 2024 | |
| Ana Patrícia Ramos Δ | Brazil | Beach volleyball | 2020, 2024 | |
| Hayley Raso Δ | Australia | Football | 2020, 2024 | |
| Roberta Ratzke Δ | Brazil | Volleyball | 2020, 2024 | |
| Mel Reid Δ | Great Britain | Golf | 2020 | Came out in a 2018 interview with Athlete Ally. |
| Hannah Roberts Δ | United States | Cycling | 2020, 2024 | Widely out beforehand, while at the 2020 Games Roberts said the support from her wife had given her motivation to train even through the pandemic. |
| Caitlin Rooskrantz Δ | South Africa | Gymnastics | 2020 | Widely out prior to competing. |
| Alexis Sablone Δ | United States | Skateboarding | 2020 | Widely out prior to competing. |
| Dayshalee Salamán Δ | Puerto Rico | Basketball | 2020 | Widely out prior to competing. |
| Senni Salminen Δ | Finland | Athletics | 2020, 2024 | Widely out prior to competing. |
| Regina Salmons Δ | United States | Rowing | 2020, 2024 | |
| Demi Schuurs Δ | Netherlands | Tennis | 2020, 2024 | Widely out prior to competing. |
| Kailen Sheridan Δ | Canada | Football | 2020, 2024 | Widely out prior to competing. |
| Alana Smith Δ | United States | Skateboarding | 2020 | Smith is bisexual and non-binary, but was repeatedly misgendered by commentators during competition, which broadcasters explained was a result of the Olympics official profile listing Smith as female. Smith had used tape to write their pronouns (they/them) on their skateboard and showed this to the cameras frequently during the competition. |
| Sherida Spitse Δ | Netherlands | Football | 2020 | Widely out prior to her debut Games, Spitse suffered an injury at the start of the Games and could not compete. |
| Guusje Steenhuis Δ | Netherlands | Judo | 2020, 2024 | Widely out prior to competing. |
| Demi Stokes Δ | Great Britain | Football | 2020 | Widely out prior to competing. |
| Erica Sullivan Δ | United States | Swimming | 2020 | Widely out prior to competing. Sullivan was said to have won over the world media in the press conference after her medal win, for her outgoing responses which included describing herself as the "epitome of the American person ... I'm multicultural. I'm queer. I'm a lot of minorities. That’s what America is." and giving public overture to the United States women's football team, particularly Tobin Heath and Christen Press. Sullivan's Japanese grandfather designed some of the buildings used at the Tokyo Games. |
| Carly Telford Δ | Great Britain | Football | 2020 | Widely out prior to competing. |
| Jessica Thoennes Δ | United States | Rowing | 2020, 2024 | Widely out prior to competing. |
| Kris Thomas Δ | United States | Rugby | 2020, 2024 | Widely out prior to competing. |
| Marc Tur Δ | Spain | Athletics | 2020 | Widely out prior to competing. |
| Anissa Urtez Δ | Mexico | Softball | 2020 | Urtez and American softball player Amanda Chidester got engaged in 2020. |
| Daniëlle van de Donk Δ | Netherlands | Football | 2020 | Widely out prior to competing. In a relationship with Ellie Carpenter. |
| Stefanie van der Gragt Δ | Netherlands | Football | 2020 | Widely out prior to competing. |
| Shanice van de Sanden Δ | Netherlands | Football | 2020 | Widely out prior to competing. |
| Sanne van Dijke Δ | Netherlands | Judo | 2020, 2024 | Widely out prior to competing. In a relationship with Natalie Powell. |
| Merel van Dongen Δ | Netherlands | Football | 2020 | Widely out prior to competing. |
| Alison Van Uytvanck Δ | Belgium | Tennis | 2020 | Widely out prior to competing. |
| Anne Veenendaal Δ | Netherlands | Hockey | 2020, 2024 | Widely out prior to competing, Veenendaal was a reserve goalkeeper. |
| Julian Venonsky Δ | United States | Rowing | 2020 | Widely out prior to competing. |
| Nick Wagman Δ | United States | Equestrian | 2020 | Widely out prior to competing, Wagman was a reserve. |
| Keira Walsh | Great Britain | Football | 2020 | |
| Michaela Walsh Δ | Ireland | Boxing | 2020, 2024 | Widely out prior to competing. Her brother, Aidan Walsh, won a bronze medal at the 2020 Games. |
| Haleigh Washington Δ | United States | Volleyball | 2020, 2024 | Widely out prior to competing. |
| Ann Wauters Δ | Belgium | Basketball | 2020 | Widely out prior to competing. |
| Leah Wilkinson Δ | Great Britain | Hockey | 2020 | Widely out prior to competing. |
| Leah Williamson Δ | Great Britain | Football | 2020 | |
| Lynn Wilms | Netherlands | Football | 2020 | |
| Hayley Wilson Δ | Australia | Skateboarding | 2020 | Widely out prior to competing. |
| Chelsea Wolfe Δ | United States | Cycling | 2020 | Wolfe, an openly trans woman, was named to the women's team as a reserve. |
| Jack Woolley Δ | Ireland | Taekwondo | 2020, 2024 | Widely out prior to competing. |
| Emma Wright Δ | Canada | Water polo | 2020, 2024 | |
| Katarzyna Zillmann Δ | Poland | Rowing | 2020 | Widely out prior to competing. In 2019, she took part in the "Sport Against Homophobia" social campaign in her home country, where she has also been named Ambassador of LGBT people, at the 2021 LGBT+ Diamond Awards ceremony. |