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Quinn becomes first openly trans athlete to win gold at the Olympics

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Following Canada’s win over Sweden in the final women’s football match of the competition, Quinn has become the first openly transgender athlete to win gold at an Olympic Games.

It was a close match between the two nations with the score being 1-1 after extra time and the decider coming down to a penalty shootout.

Sweden will go home with a silver medal, while Team USA has won bronze. Although Quinn – who uses they/them pronouns – won a bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics, this marks their first win since coming out as transgender/non-binary last year.

In a statement posted to their social media channels, the international footballer told fans they had been living as trans for “years”. “Coming out is HARD (and kinda bs),” Quinn wrote.

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