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More Than A Third Of LGBTI Athletes Won Medals In Rio

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That's more than Team USA From: NewNowNext  35 percent of the record-breaking 53 out athletes competing in the 2016 Rio Olympics took home medals, either solo or in a group. This in comparison to leading Olympic contenders the United States, Great Britain and China, who saw roughly 20 percent of their athletes take home medals. If all the openly LGBTI athletes were consolidated onto one team, their five gold medals, six silver medals and three bronze medals would have placed them in 16th overall, ahead of countries like New Zealand, Canada and Kenya. Though the 2016 Games were not without their controversy, including journalists outing athletes and fans shouting homophobic chants at players, they also saw empowering coming out moments, joyful proclamations of same-sex love and plenty of proudly out athletes taking to the Olympic podiums. Here’s hoping the 2020 Games in Tokyo will be even gayer!   Gold Medals: Nicola Adams   Great Britain Boxing  51kg weight class   Kate Richardson-...

47% of out LGBT athletes won an Olympic medal in Rio

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Of the 53 publicly out LGBT athletes, 25 of them won a medal including 10 gold. From: OutSports Britney Griner and Elena Della Donne won gold for Team USA women's basketball. Jeff Swinger-USA TODAY Sports Almost half of the publicly out LGBT athletes competing in the Rio Olympics won a medal, which is a drastically higher percentage than the athletes in general. All told, 25 of the 53 publicly out athletes, a full 47% -- won a medal, including 10 athletes winning gold. In 2012, about 40% of the publicly out LGBT athletes won medals, as Team LGBT did very well for itself at the Summer Olympics in London. This number is even higher, thanks in part to the success of the Swedish women's soccer team and the American women's basketball team, which combined account for almost a third of the athletes winning medals. It is odd that being publicly out would translate to Olympic success in two straight Summer Games. You have wonder if there is a correlation. Gold Medals Nicola Adams G...

Lesbian Olympian Wins Silver In Rio, Faces Hatred At Home

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Javelin thrower Sunette Viljoen says she will fight for oppressed LGBT people "till my hands are stubs." From: NewNowNext   Sunette Viljoen is an Olympic champion: On Thursday, the South African javelin thrower earned a silver medal in Rio, launching her projectile 64.92 meters, or more than 212 feet. What’s more, she used to be a world-class cricketer, representing South Africa in the 2000 World Cup.  But while her countrymen are celebrating her victory, the out track-and-field star has been met with pain and rejection from her family. Earlier this summer, Viljoen, 32, posted on Facebook that her brother had slapped her in the face in a disagreement over her sexuality. “God help me‚” Viljoen wrote. “My brother has just lifted his hands to me again… [and] slapped me through the face.” In the same post she revealed that her father struck her four years ago over the same issue.  Olympians rely heavily on the love and support of their families to get them to the Games, but Vilj...

19 out LGBTI athletes have won Olympic medals so far in Rio

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We'll track the medal count for the gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and intersex athletes competing at the Summer Olympics in Rio. From: OutSports We're keeping track of the medal count for Team LGBTI, as though they were competing together as a country. We are counting anyone who is out publicly, or comes out publicly during the Games, as gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender or intersex. In 2012, about 40% of the publicly out LGBTI athletes won medals, as Team LGBTI did very well for itself at the Summer Olympics in London. With so many athletes participating in track & field, soccer and basketball, the final medal count will be expected to increase in week two of the Olympic Games. Still, our athletes are holding their own early on. Gold Medals Nicola Adams Great Britain Boxing 51kg weight class Beat France's Sarah Ourahmoune, 3-0, in gold-medal match Kate Richardson-Walsh  Helen Richardson-Walsh  Susannah Townsend Great Britain Field hockey Won gold by beating def...