According to OutSports, 155 LGBTQ athletes are competing in Paris this year!
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19 of those 155 athletes are men, and because that’s of particular interest to me, here’s who they are:
1.Arthur Nory is a gymnast for Brazil.
Here he is with his boyfriend João:
2.Nico Keenan plays field hockey for Argentina.
Here he is with his Dutch politician boyfriend, Rob Jetten:
3.Nick Albiero is a swimmer from Brazil.
Here is is celebrating Pride a few years ago:
4.Justin Lui plays volleyball for Canada.
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He graduated from Stanford last year.
5.Frederic Wandres is a dressage rider for Germany.
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Here’s a rare photo of him without a horse:
6.Campbell Harrison is a rock climber for Australia.
Here he is with his boyfriend in New Zealand:
7.Timo Cavelius competes in judo for Germany.
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His Instagram bio says he’s ranked 21 in the world.
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8.Tom Daley is a diver for Great Britain.
He has two children with his husband Dustin Lance Black.
9.Domien Michiels is a Belgian dressage rider.
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Here he is with his partner:
10.Carl Hester is a dressage rider for Great Britain.
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Here’s his dog Mr. Chip driving a truck:
11.Rayan Castro Dutra is a Brazilian trampolinist.
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Here he is living his best life in Bulgaria:
12.Dan Jervis is a swimmer for Great Britain.
Here he is at the Eras tour:
13.Jack Woolley competes in Taekwondo for Ireland.
Here he is enjoying a sunset with his boyfriend:
14.Borja Carrascosa Martínez is a dressage rider for Spain.
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His horse’s name is Sir Hubert.
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15.Juan Antonio Jimenez Cobo is a dressage rider for Spain.
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He’s the oldest athlete competing in Paris at 65-years-old.
16.Robbie Manson is a rower for New Zealand.
Here he is in a rainbow Speedo on a rainbow unicorn inflatable:
17.Edward Gal is a dressage rider for the Netherlands.
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This will be the fourth Olympic games.
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18.Hans Peter Minderhoud is also a dressage rider for the Netherlands.
He’s actually partners with fellow equestrian, Edward Gal.
19.And lastly, Nico Young is a runner for USA.
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He came out on Instagram with this post in 2022: ” My name is Nico Young and I’m proud to be gay!”
H/t to Outsports for their amazing database of LGBTQ athletes.
