From:
Queerty
The 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio have just begun, but already this year is breaking records.
The games will have the most publicly out LGBTQ athletes in Olympic history, which a whopping 44 athletes (plus three coaches) from all across the world. That’s up from 23 in 2012.
Tony Scupham-Bilton have been keeping very close tabs on all the out athletes competing this year and, they say, the number will likely grow as they continue their coverage.
“We expect the list to grow as more athletes are revealed to be out,” editors write. “This often occurs on team sports in Europe or in lesser-know sports where athletes are out but haven’t gotten much publicity.”
Here’s the official list (so far!) compiled by Outsports:
Nicola Adams
Great Britain, boxing
Seimone Augustus
USA, basketball
Tom Bosworth
Great Britain, race walk
Dutee Chand
India, track & field
Tom Daley
Great Britain, diving)
Carlien Dirkse van den Heuvel
Netherlands, field hockey
Lisa Dahlkvist
Sweden, soccer
Elena Delle Donne
USA, basketball
Katie Duncan
New Zealand, soccer
Nilla Fisher
Sweden, soccer
Amini Fonua
Tonga, swimming
Larissa França
Brazil, beach volleyball
Edward Gal
Netherlands, equestrian
Kelly Griffin
USA, rugby
Brittney Griner
USA, basketball
Carl Hester
Great Britain, equestrian
Michelle Heyman
Australia, soccer
Mélanie Henique
France, swimming
Stephanie Labbe
Canada, soccer
Alexandra Lacrabère
France, handball
Hedvig Lindahl
Sweden, soccer
Ari-Pekka Liukkonen
Finland, swimming
Robbie Manson
New Zealand, rowing
Hans Peter Minderhoud
Netherlands, equestrian
Ian Matos
Brazil, diving
Angel McCoughtry
USA, basketball
Nadine Müller
Germany, discus
Marie-Eve Nault
Canada, soccer
Ashley Nee
USA, kayak whitewater slalom
Maartje Paumen
Netherlands, field hockey
Mayssa Pessoa
Brazil, handball
Jillion Potter
USA, rugby
Megan Rapinoe
USA, soccer
Helen Richardson-Walsh
Great Britain, field hockey
Kate Richardson-Walsh
Great Britain, field hockey
Carolina Seger
Sweden, soccer
Caster Semenya
South Africa, track & field
Martina Strutz
Germany, pole vault
Melissa Tancredi
Canada, soccer
Susannah Townsend
Great Britian, field hockey
Sunette Stella Viljoen
South Africa, javelin
Julia Vasconcelos
Brazil, taekwondo
Julia confirmed to Claudia Custodio (@Cau__ on Twitter) with ESPN Brazil that she is a lesbian.
Jeffrey Wammes
Netherlands, gymnastics
Spencer Wilton
Great Britain, equestrian