47% of out LGBT athletes won an Olympic medal in Rio

Of the 53 publicly out LGBT athletes, 25 of them won a medal including 10 gold.
From: OutSports

Britney Griner and Elena Della Donne won gold for Team USA women's basketball.
Jeff Swinger-USA TODAY Sports

Almost half of the publicly out LGBT athletes competing in the Rio Olympics won a medal, which is a drastically higher percentage than the athletes in general. All told, 25 of the 53 publicly out athletes, a full 47% -- won a medal, including 10 athletes winning gold.

In 2012, about 40% of the publicly out LGBT athletes won medals, as Team LGBT did very well for itself at the Summer Olympics in London. This number is even higher, thanks in part to the success of the Swedish women's soccer team and the American women's basketball team, which combined account for almost a third of the athletes winning medals.

It is odd that being publicly out would translate to Olympic success in two straight Summer Games. You have wonder if there is a correlation.

Gold Medals

Nicola Adams

Great Britain

Boxing

51kg weight class

Beat France's Sarah Ourahmoune, 3-0, in gold-medal match

Kate Richardson-Walsh

Helen Richardson-Walsh 

and 

Susannah Townsend

Great Britain

Field hockey

Won gold by beating defending-champ Netherlands in shootout

Rafaela Silva

Brazil

Judo

Women's 57kg

Won first gold medal for Brazil and Team LGB

Seimone Augustus

Elena Delle Donne

Brittney Griner 

and

Angel McCoughtry

United States

Basketball

Team USA went unbeaten and won gold easily over Spain

Caster Semenya

South Africa

Track and Field

800 meters

Won silver in London and gold in Rio

Silver Medals

Alexandra Lacrabère

France

Handball

Lost to Russia, 22-19, in the gold-medal match

Lisa Dahlkvist

Nilla Fischer

Hedvig Lindahl 

and 

Caroline Seger

Sweden

Soccer

Fell to Germany, 2-1, in the gold medal match after beating USA and Brazil

Carlien Dirkse van den Heuvel 

and 

Maartje Paumen

Netherlands

Field Hockey

Lost to Great Britain in a shootout

Sunette Viljoen

South Africa

Track & Field

Javelin

Barely edged out third and fourth place for silver

Rachele Bruni

Italy

Swimming

10km

Dedicated her medal to her "beloved"

Carl Hester 

& 

Spencer Wilton

Great Britain

Dressage

Team Dressage

Hester also won gold in team dressage in London

Bronze Medals

Stephanie Labbe 

& 

Marie-Eve Nault

Canada

Soccer

Canadian soccer team beat Brazil, 2-1, for bronze

Tom Daley

Great Britain

Diving 

Men's synchronized 10-meter platform 

Edged out German duo on last dive for bronze

Jen Kish

Canada

Rugby

Women's sevens 

Beat Great Britain, 33-10, to win bronze; Lost semifinal match, 5-0