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    Meet The 19 LGBTQ Men Competing In The 2024 Paris Olympics

    By Matt Stopera,

    2024-07-26

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    According to OutSports , 155 LGBTQ athletes are competing in Paris this year!

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    19 of those 155 athletes are men, and because that's of particular interest to me, here's who they are:

    1. Arthur Nory is a gymnast for Brazil.

    Here he is with his boyfriend João:

    2. Nico Keenan plays field hockey for Argentina.

    Here he is with his Dutch politician boyfriend, Rob Jetten:

    3. Nick Albiero is a swimmer from Brazil.

    Here is is celebrating Pride a few years ago:

    4. Justin Lui plays volleyball for Canada.

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    He graduated from Stanford last year.

    5. Frederic Wandres is a dressage rider for Germany.

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    Here's a rare photo of him without a horse:

    6. Campbell Harrison is a rock climber for Australia.

    Here he is with his boyfriend in New Zealand:

    7. Timo Cavelius competes in judo for Germany.

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    His Instagram bio says he's ranked 21 in the world.

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    8. Tom Daley is a diver for Great Britain.

    He has two children with his husband Dustin Lance Black.

    9. Domien Michiels is a Belgian dressage rider.

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    Here he is with his partner:

    10. Carl Hester is a dressage rider for Great Britain.

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    Here's his dog Mr. Chip driving a truck:

    11. Rayan Castro Dutra is a Brazilian trampolinist.

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    Here he is living his best life in Bulgaria:

    12. Dan Jervis is a swimmer for Great Britain.

    Here he is at the Eras tour:

    13. Jack Woolley competes in Taekwondo for Ireland.

    Here he is enjoying a sunset with his boyfriend:

    14. Borja Carrascosa Martínez is a dressage rider for Spain.

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    His horse's name is Sir Hubert.

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    15. Juan Antonio Jimenez Cobo is a dressage rider for Spain.

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    He's the oldest athlete competing in Paris at 65-years-old.

    16. Robbie Manson is a rower for New Zealand.

    Here he is in a rainbow Speedo on a rainbow unicorn inflatable:

    17. Edward Gal is a dressage rider for the Netherlands.

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    This will be the fourth Olympic games.

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    18. Hans Peter Minderhoud is also a dressage rider for the Netherlands.

    He's actually partners with fellow equestrian, Edward Gal.

    19. And lastly, Nico Young is a runner for USA.

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    He came out on Instagram with this post in 2022: " My name is Nico Young and I’m proud to be gay!"

    H/t to Outsports for their amazing database of LGBTQ athletes.

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