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Quinn becomes first openly transgender athlete to medal at Olympic Games as Canada win gold

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Contemporaneous sports report on Quinn becoming the first openly transgender Olympic medallist and winning gold with Canada.

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Start with the answer How did trans and nonbinary athletes change sport policy debates? They made eligibility rules, Olympic participation, medal visibility and football coming-out milestones central to LGBTQ+ sport history. Read the topic guide Trans and Nonbinary Athletes and Sport Policy Trans and nonbinary sport history combines Olympic visibility, football coming-out milestones and contested eligibility policy.

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Trans and Nonbinary Athletes and Sport Policy

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How did trans and nonbinary athletes change sport policy debates?

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6 August 2021 CulturalInternationalTrans

Quinn Becomes First Openly Trans and Non-Binary Olympic Gold Medallist

Canadian midfielder Quinn became the first openly transgender athlete to compete at an Olympic Games (21 July) and won gold when Canada defeated Sweden in the women's football final at the Tokyo Olympics. Quinn, who uses they/them pronouns, had come out as transgender and non-binary in September 2020. They had previously won bronze at the 2016 Rio Olympics before coming out.