LGBT athletes in the Olympic and Paralympic Games of the 2006 Gay Games, which were initially awarded to Montreal (the 2006 Gay Games would instead be held in Chicago). With over 8,000 participants, the inaugural World OutGames were the largest international sporting event to be held in Montreal since the 1976 Summer Olympics. The following is a list of LGBT sportspeople who have competed at the Olympics. This includes athletes who competed while not being publicly known as LGBT at that time. Medals won are in parentheses. LGBT athletes in the Olympic and Paralympic Games Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) athletes have competed in the Olympic and
Football at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification South Africa in spite of the Soweto uprising), the three African participants withdrew a day before the start of the Games. The Pre-Olympic tournaments of the Asian Qualifiers for the 1976 Summer Olympic saw Iran, Israel and North Korea qualify. Football at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification The men's qualification for the 1976 Summer Olympics. A total of 16 teams qualified but only 13 teams participated in the finals of the Olympic tournament. <br> <br> <br> The European Qualifiers for the 1976 Summer Olympics tournament took place after two rounds (qualifying and tournament). East Germany, France, Spain and