Gay track and field athletes

This category is located at Category:LGBTQ track and field athletes. Note: This category should be empty. See the instructions for more information. There are no pages or files in this category. This list may not reflect recent changes (learn more). Components include short, mid and long distance track racing, race walking, hurdles, discus and javelin throwing, shot put, high jump, triple jump, and the combination of these sports in decathlon and heptathlon. They include many national, olympic and world champions. Many have became internationally known personalities because of their presence in their sport.

Scroll through to learn more about the athletes who have come out as LGBTQ + in (so far)! Colin Grafton, who used to compete as a professional figure skater and went to join the cast of. Olympic Trials, has come out publicly as gay. Now, he is coming out to the rest of the world. His reason for coming out publicly, he told the Times, came from a track training technique he uses.

Out LGBTQ pro track and field athletes, led by two gay men with two wins — including one by “ track’s new lover boy ” — made for a banner weekend at the third event of Grand Slam Track. This year's U. At least 29 competitors are prepared to take on the international games, according to a database compiled by LGBTQ news outlet OutSports. OutSports recorded at least LGBTQ athletes representing countries around the world that are set to take up the competition in Paris.

There’s also a number of firsts when it comes to LGBTQ representation this year: Kayla Miracle is the first out LGBTQ Olympic wrestler, and Nico Young is the first out gay male U.S. track Olympian, to name a few. This year's U. At least 29 competitors are prepared to take on the international games, according to a database compiled by LGBTQ news outlet OutSports. OutSports recorded at least LGBTQ athletes representing countries around the world that are set to take up the competition in Paris.

Category:LGBT track and field athletes This category is located at Category:LGBTQ track and field athletes. Note: This category should be empty. See the instructions for more information. But the more I watched, the more I gleaned about the sport. The more I watched, the more invested I became. The Olympics are a chance to discover athletes, who have been perfecting their craft in relative obscurity, and finally give get their moment to shine.

In a July interview with The New York Times, track-and-field athlete (and model) Trey Cunningham publicly opened up about his sexuality after coming out as gay in private to his close loved ones. .

Out LGBTQ pro track and field athletes, led by two gay men with two wins — including one by “track’s new lover boy” — made for a banner weekend at the third event of Grand Slam Track in. .

Track & Field Sha'Carri Richardson Sha'Carri Richardson is set to make her highly anticipated Olympic debut in Paris this month, competing in Athletics/ Track and field for Team USA. The year-old star athlete gained national fame after smashing a year-old collegiate world record in the m during the NCAA Division I Championships. .