List of LGBTQ Winter Olympians

There have been 102 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.

The most decorated able-bodied LGBT+ Olympian is Dutch speed skater Ireen Wüst, with 13 medals including 6 golds; Wüst also holds Olympic records. At least 57 LGBT+ Winter Olympians are medalists (55.88% of LGBT+ Winter Olympians), of which 32 have at least one gold medal (31.37%).

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