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How many athletes are gay?

Updated: 9/27/2023
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According to Outsports, there are 11. The 11 are: Robert Dover (American equestrian rider), Guenter Seidel (an American on the equestrian team), Carl Hester (British dressage team), Blyth Tait (champion New Zealand horseman), Rob Newton (British hurdler); tennis players Amelie Mauresmo, Conchita Martinez and Martina Navratilova; Dutch swimmer Johan Kenkhuis (who came out earlier this year, and won won silver in the men's 4x100 freestyle relay), German cyclist Judith Arndt, and female German fencer Imke Duplitzer (who lost in the quarterfinals).

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A difficult question. Only two openly gay competitors have won a medal at an Olympic Games, Robert Dover and Matthew Mitcham (see below). There have been many secretly gay Olympic competitors. These four won medals and later came out * Greg Louganis (US, Diving) * Mark Tewksbury (Canada, Swimming) * Holly Metcalf (US, Rowing) * Brian Orser (Canada, Skating)('outed' in palimony case) At the recent Beijing Olympics, there were 10 'out' lesbians * Judith Arndt (Germany, cycling) * Imke Duplitzer (Germany, fencing) * Gro Hammerseng and Katja Nyberg (Norway, handball and a lesbian couple, won Gold) * Natasha Kai (US, soccer, won Gold) * Lauren Lappin (US, softball, won Silver) * Victoria "Vickan" Svensson (Sweden, soccer) * Rennae Stubbs (Australia, tennis) * Linda Bresonik (Germany, soccer, won Bronze). In 1968 Tom Waddell, openly gay, came sixth in the Olympic decathlon. In 1996 David Pichler and Patrick Jeffrey, two openly gay US divers, competed in the Atlanta Olympics. David Pichler also competed in Sydney. In 2000 Robert Dover (US, Equestrian) won Bronze in Sydney. In August 2008 in Beijing, openly gay diver Matthew Mitcham won gold in the 10 metre diving. Matthew was 20. His boyfriend Lachlan was with him in Beijing thanks to a Johnson & Johnson Olympic Family Sponsorship. See Related Links below. From teenage retirement to Royal Easter Show high-diver to gay icon to gold Olympic medallist; Matthew Mitcham's journey to success has been an amazing roller-coaster.

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not very many i would think certanley not to many footballers

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