| LGBT Olympians and Paralympians |
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Lists of LGBT+ Summer Olympic athletes |
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List of LGBT+ Winter Olympians; by debut |
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List of LGBT+ Paralympians; by debut |
| List of LGBT+ artists at the Olympics |
| LGBTI history and issues |
There have been 101[a] modern Winter Olympians who have identified as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, pansexual, non-binary, queer, or who have openly been in a same-sex relationship, including two who have also competed at the Summer Olympic Games. The first Winter Olympic Games in which an athlete now known to be LGBT+ competed was the 1956 Winter Olympics.[a]
The most decorated able-bodied LGBT+ Olympian is Dutch speed skater Ireen Wüst, with 13 medals including 6 golds;[a] Wüst also holds Olympic records.[b] At least 56 LGBT+ Winter Olympians are medalists (55.45% of LGBT+ Winter Olympians), of which 31 have at least one gold medal (30.69%).[a]
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