List of LGBT Winter Olympians
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There have been 101[lower-alpha 1] 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.[lower-alpha 1]
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The most decorated able-bodied LGBT+ Olympian is Dutch speed skater Ireen Wüst, with 13 medals including 6 golds;[lower-alpha 1] Wüst also holds Olympic records.[lower-alpha 2] 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%).[lower-alpha 1]