Transgender people in sports
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Illustration: Toulouse-Lautrec wearing Jane Avril's Feathered Hat and Boa (ca. 1892), photo Maurice Guibert.
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The participation of transgender or transsexual individuals in competitive sports is a controversial issue. Opposition to transgender or transsexual individuals competing in sporting events generally focuses on hormonal factors (such as higher testosterone levels among trans women), the socialisation of young men and women, and physiological factors such as height and weight. Insisting trans athletes compete against athletes of the same biological sex, sex verification testing, and access regulations have been used with the aim of ensuring fair competition.
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Notable trans athletes
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Trans men
- Kye Allums, basketball
- Schuyler Bailar, swimming
- Mack Beggs, wrestling
- Harrison Browne, ice hockey
- Balian Buschbaum, pole vault
- Willy De Bruijn, cycling
- Zdeněk Koubek, track
- Andreas Krieger, shot put
- Chris Mosier, triathlon
- Erik Schinegger, skiing
- Mark Weston, athletics
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Trans women
- Alessia Almeri
- Mianne Bagger, golf
- Savannah Burton
- Parinya Charoenphol, Thai boxing
- Roberta Cowell, motor sports
- Michelle Duff
- Michelle Dumaresq
- Fallon Fox, MMA
- Natalie van Gogh
- Laurel Hubbard, weightlifting
- Janae Kroc
- Bobbi Lancaster, golf
- Kellie Maloney
- Cate McGregor, cricket
- Hannah Mouncey, handball and Australian football
- Mike Penner
- Renée Richards, tennis
- Jaiyah Saelua
- Andraya Yearwood, track and field (high school)
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