The LGBTQ team currently ranks 8th in the overall medal count for the 2024 Paris Olympics with 35 medals. That is the most medals the LGBTQ team has ever won, putting them ahead of every single country that criminalizes homosexuality and just behind Italy with 36 medals.
Outsports groups all openly LGBTQ athletes together as Team LGBTQ, as if the openly LGBTQ athletes formed their own country team. At the Tokyo Olympics, the 186 openly LGBTQ athletes would have finished seventh in the medal count if they had been their own country.
The LGBTQ team’s current medal tally is 12 gold medals, 11 silver medals and 12 bronze medals.
Outsports counts a team medal as one medal, just like other medal counts. For example, there are at least four out women on the U.S. women’s sevens rugby team. That counts as one medal for the entire team.
With 195 out athletes currently and 35 medals in total, Team LGBTQ has the 14th largest number of athletes of any “country” competing at these Olympic Games in Paris. New athletes are being added almost daily to the list of openly gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender athletes competing at these Olympic Games, so the size of Team LGBTQ’s contingent will grow as we learn of more athletes living their lives openly.
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At the Tokyo Olympics, the LGBTQ team finished 7th overall with 186 athletes and 33 medals. In Paris, the total number of medals is higher.
With so many out athletes competing in team sports, Team LGBTQ will win many of the medals in the second week of the Olympics. Team LGBTQ often gets off to a slow start.
Outsports ranks Team LGBTQ based on total number of medals. Some publications and organizations rank teams based on number of gold medals first, then silver medals, then bronze medals. It’s an art, not a science.
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Sha’Carri Richardson, USA, Athletics
Following her silver medal in the 100 meters, Sha’Carri Richardson took gold in the women’s 4×100 meter relay, taking the baton in fourth place and leading Team USA to gold on the final leg.
Ana Patricia, Brazil, beach volleyball
After winning gold and silver at the last two World Championships, Ana Patricia won gold with her teammate Duda, defeating the Canadian team 2-1.
Anne Veenendaal & Marleen Jochems, Netherlands, field hockey
The Netherlands defeated China in the final of the women’s field hockey competition on penalties, with a great performance from goalkeeper Anne Veenendaal. The Dutch defeated the Chinese 3-1 on penalties.
Lara Vadlau, Austria, Sailing
Lara Vadlau and her mixed-gender dinghy partner Lukas Mähr won the first gold medal for Austria at the Olympic Games in Paris.
Kellie Harrington, Ireland, boxing
Kellie Harrington, reigning champion in the 60kg (lightweight) category, has won a gold medal for the second year in a row and is the first woman in Ireland’s Olympic history to achieve this feat.
Maria Perez, Spain, Athletics
Maria Perez won gold in the mixed marathon walker relay after winning a silver medal in the 20 km individual race.
Svenja Brunckhorst, Germany, 3×3 Basketball
Svenja Brunckhorst is a professional basketball player in Germany and France who won gold for the German team.
Frederic Wandres, Germany, equestrian sport
Frederic Wandres won gold in the team dressage.
Amandine Buchard, France, Judo
Amandine Buchard won her bronze medal in the individual event and a gold medal in the mixed team event for France.
Alice Bellandi, Italy, Judo
Alice Bellandi won Italy’s first Olympic gold in judo since 2008. It was her second Olympic Games.
Lauren Scruggs, USA, fencing
After her silver medal in the women’s individual foil competition, Lauren Scruggs won a gold medal with the team, together with her pursuer Lee Kiefer.
Portia Woodman-Wickliffe, New Zealand, Rugby Sevens
Portia Woodman-Wickliffe won her second consecutive Olympic gold and third Olympic medal in rugby for New Zealand.
Marianne Vos, Netherlands, Cycling
Marianne Vos won silver in the women’s road race. It is her first Olympic medal since gold in 2012.
Cathrine Laudrup-Dufour, Denmark, equestrian
Cathrine Laudrup-Dufour helped the Danes win the silver medal in team dressage.
Michelle Kroppen, Germany, archery
After winning the bronze medal in the women’s team competition in Tokyo, Michelle Kroppen won silver in the mixed team competition in Paris.
Sha’Carri Richardson, USA, Athletics
Sha’Carri Richardson won a silver medal in the 100-meter dash three years after her devastating elimination from the U.S. team.
Emma Twigg, New Zealand, rowing
Emma Twigg ended her Olympic career with a silver medal in the single sculls.
Maria Perez, Spain, Athletics
Maria Perez won a silver medal in the 20km walk after narrowly missing the medal podium in fourth place at the Tokyo Olympics. She later won gold in the first mixed relay marathon walk.
Raz Hershko, Israel, Judo
Following her bronze medal in the mixed team competition in Tokyo, Raz Hershko won a silver medal in the individual +78 kg category in Paris.
Perris Benegas, USA, BMX Freestyle
Perris Benegas had not won a medal on the international stage until her silver medal in Paris. She celebrated this with a kiss for her friend.
Olivia Apps, Sophie de Goede, Maddy Grant, Canada, Rugby Sevens
Canada’s silver medal in women’s rugby sevens was a surprise to Australia, whom they defeated in the semi-finals.
Tom Daley, Great Britain, Diving
Tom Daley won his fifth Olympic medal – and his first silver – in the 10-meter platform synchro event with diving partner Noah Williams. For Daley, it was a family affair.
Lauren Scruggs, USA, fencing
Lauren Scruggs won a silver medal for the United States in the first all-American women’s individual foil final. Scruggs entered the tournament ranked 11th in the world, and her second-place finish was a nice turn of events. She later helped her team win gold.
Lea Schuller, Sara Doorsoun, Felicitas Rauch, Ann-Katrin Berger, Germany, football
Germany, with at least four LGBTQ players, beat Spain 1-0 to win the bronze medal in women’s soccer, with goalkeeper Ann-Katrin Berger saving a penalty shortly before the end.
Laura Aarts, Netherlands, water polo
After winning the 2023 World Championship, Laura Aarts and her Dutch team took bronze at the Paris Olympics, beating the USA 11-10.
Cindy Ngamba, refugee team, boxing
Cindy Ngamba became the first Refugee Olympic Team athlete to ever win a medal at the Games: she took bronze in the women’s 75 kg (middleweight) boxing event after losing in the semifinals to Atheyna Bylon of Panama.
Nesthy Petecio, Philippines, Boxing
Nesthy Petecio won a bronze medal in the 57 kg (featherweight) weight class at what were probably her last Olympic Games.
Beatriz Ferreira, Brazil, Boxing
Beatriz Ferreira won her second Olympic medal, taking bronze after losing to Kellie Harrington in the semi-finals of the 60 kg (lightweight) class.
Carl Hester, Great Britain, equestrian
Carl Hester won his fourth Olympic medal, this time a bronze medal in team dressage.
Rafaela Silva, Brazil, Judo
Rafaela Silva did not win an individual medal at these Olympic Games, but was able to win a bronze medal in the judo mixed team.
Evy Leibfarth, USA, canoe slalom
Evy Leibfarth is the first American woman to compete in three canoe and kayak disciplines at the Olympic Games, and somewhat surprisingly won a bronze medal in the C1 canoe slalom.
Tabea Schendekehl, Germany, Rowing
Tabea Schendekehl had won two national college titles in the United States before helping the German rowing team to a bronze medal in the quadruple sculls.
Natalya Diehm, Australia, BMX Freestyle
Natalya Diehm won bronze in BMX freestyle, Australia’s first Olympic medal in the sport.
Lauren Doyle, Alev Kelter, Steph Rovetti, Kristi Kirshe, USA, Rugby Sevens
The United States won its first Olympic medal in rugby sevens, with some of the outed athletes playing an important role.
Amandine Buchard, France, Judo
Amandine Buchard won a bronze medal in front of her home crowd in Tokyo after her silver medal in the 52 kg class. She later won gold for the hosts in the mixed team competition.
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Outsports will track Team LGBTQ’s medal count daily during the 2024 Paris Olympics and see where the team stands compared to the participating nations.
