This is a list of known transnational marriages between athletes who competed for different countries in the Olympic Games and/or the Paralympic Games. Medal counts before 2022 are also listed. Nationality is defined as the flag under which they competed.

International Olympic couples

Same sex marriages

Spouse 1Spouse 2Reference/Notes
Nat.NameSport Medals Nat.NameSport Medals
G Tot. G Tot.
AustraliaPenny TaylorBasketball2United StatesDiana TaurasiBasketball55
CanadaGillian AppsIce hockey33United StatesMeghan DugganIce hockey13[1]
CanadaJayna HeffordIce hockey45United StatesKathleen KauthIce hockey1
CanadaCaroline OuelletteIce hockey44United StatesJulie ChuIce hockey4
New ZealandKirsty YallopFootballAustraliaTameka YallopFootball[2]
SpainMarta XargayBasketball1United StatesBreanna StewartBasketball22
SpainMiriam BlascoJudo11United KingdomNicola FairbrotherJudo1[3]

Other marriages

HusbandWifeReference/Notes
Nat.NameSport Medals Nat.NameSport Medals
G Tot. G Tot.
ArmeniaAghvan GrigoryanWeightliftingRussiaYelena YelesinaAthletics11[4]
AustraliaAndrew HoyEquestrian36GermanyBettina HoyEquestrian1Divorced[5]
AustraliaSam WilloughbyCycling1United StatesAlise WilloughbyCycling1
AustraliaDavid GreenEquestrian11United KingdomLucinda GreenEquestrian1
AustraliaMathew BelcherSailing23GermanyFriederike BelcherSailing[6]
AustriaHarti WeiratherAlpine skiingLiechtensteinHanni WenzelAlpine skiing24Parents of Olympian Tina Weirather[7]
BarbadosObadele ThompsonAthletics1United StatesMarion JonesAthleticsStripped[8]
BelgiumKevin Van der PerrenFigure skatingUnited KingdomJenna McCorkellFigure skating[9]
BelgiumAxel CruysberghsSkateboardingFinlandLizzie ArmantoSkateboarding[10]
BermudaTyrone SmithAthleticsUnited StatesSandi MorrisAthletics1[11]
BrazilGustavo BorgesSwimming4SpainBárbara FrancoSwimming[12]
BrazilRobert ScheidtSailing25LithuaniaGintarė VolungevičiūtėSailing1[13]
BulgariaVelko VelevAthleticsSoviet UnionFaina MelnikAthletics11Divorced[14]
BulgariaAndrian DushevCanoeing1Serbia and Montenegro
Hungary
Natasa Dusev-JanicsCanoeing36[15]
CanadaEd WildBasketballAustraliaDenise O'BrienFencing[16]
CanadaEdrick FloréalAthleticsUnited StatesLaVonna MartinAthletics1[17]
CanadaJason TunksAthleticsUnited StatesTeri SteerAthleticsDivorced
NetherlandsLieja Tunks-KoemanAthletics[18]
CanadaDavid PelletierFigure Skating11RussiaEkaterina GordeevaFigure Skating22Gordeeva had previously been married to Olympic Champions Sergei Grinkov and Ilia Kulik
CanadaMichael BarryCyclingUnited StatesDede BarryCycling1[19]
ChileGert WeilAthleticsColombiaXimena RestrepoAthletics1[20]
ChinaXu XiaomingCurlingSouth KoreaKim Ji-sunCurling[21]
Chinese TaipeiChiang Hung-chiehTable tennisJapanAi FukuharaTable tennis2Divorced[22]
Commonwealth of Independent StatesDenis PetrovFigure skating1ChinaChen LuFigure skating2[23]
DenmarkAllan BentsenTable tennisCroatiaEldijana AganovićTable tennis[24]
EgyptAmro El GeziryModern pentathlonUnited StatesIsabella IsaksenModern pentathlon[25]
EstoniaMaicel UiboAthleticsThe BahamasShaunae MillerAthletics22[26]
FranceSimon MunyutuAthleticsKenyaMartha KomuAthleticsBoth grew up in Kenya
FranceGaël MonfilsTennisUkraineElina SvitolinaTennis1
FranceRaphaël PoiréeBiathlon3NorwayLiv Grete SkjelbreidBiathlon3
FranceAlexandre GuyaderSailingSpainMarina AlabauSailing11[27]
FranceErwann Le PéchouxFencing12TunisiaInès BoubakriFencing1[28]
GermanyJan FrodenoTriathlon11AustraliaEmma SnowsillTriathlon11[29]
GreeceLefteris FafalisC.C. skiingGermanyViola BauerC.C. skiing[30]
HungaryIstván HernekCanoeing1United StatesMary Ann DuChaiCanoeing[31]
ItalyIvano CamozziAlpine skiingSwitzerlandMichela FiginiAlpine skiing12Divorced.[32]
ItalyPasquale CamerlengoFigure skatingRussiaAnzhelika KrylovaFigure skating1Divorced[33]
ItalyGianni IapichinoAthleticsUnited KingdomFiona MayAthletics2Parents of Larissa Iapichino. Divorced.[34]
ItalySimone CollioAthleticsBulgariaIvet Lalova-CollioAthletics[35]
KazakhstanGennadiy ChernovolAthleticsRussiaAnna ChicherovaAthletics11[36]
MalaysiaChoong Tan FookBadmintonChinaZhang JiewenBadminton11[37]
MonacoAlbert II, Prince of MonacoBobsleighSouth AfricaCharlene WittstockSwimming
NetherlandsErik de BruinAthleticsRepublic of IrelandMichelle SmithSwimming34
NetherlandsGerard KemkersSpeed skating1ItalyElke FelicettiSpeed skating
NetherlandsTeun de NooijerField hockey24GermanyPhilippa SuxdorfField hockey[38]
NetherlandsJorrit BergsmaSpeed skating13United StatesHeather BergsmaSpeed skating1[39]
New ZealandJonathan WyattAthleticsItalyAntonella ConfortolaC.C. skiing1
NorwayHalvard HanevoldBiathlon36CanadaSandra KeithBiathlon[40]
NorwayOle Einar BjørndalenBiathlon813ItalyNathalie SanterBiathlonDivorced
BelarusDarya DomrachevaBiathlon46
NorwayOla Vigen HattestadC.C. skiing11SloveniaKatja VišnarC.C. skiing
PortugalJoão MonteiroTable tennisRomaniaDaniela DodeanTable tennis[41]
PortugalTiago ApolóniaTable tennisGermanyZhenqi BarthelTable tennis[42]
RussiaIlia ChernousovC.C. skiing1SwitzerlandSelina GasparinBiathlon1[43]
South AfricaGert PotgieterAthleticsGermanyRenate JunkerAthletics[44]
South KoreaAhn Jae-hyungTable tennis1ChinaJiao ZhiminTable tennis2Parents of Olympic golfer An Byeong-hun[45]
SwedenGösta JohanssonIce hockeyGermanyGundi BuschFigure skating
SwedenBo GustafssonAthletics1ItalyIleana SalvadorAthleticsThey had two daughters. Divorced.[46]
SwitzerlandAndi SchwallerCurling1GermanyHeike WieländerCurling
TurkeyBahri TanrıkuluTaekwondo1AustraliaTina MorganTaekwondo
UkraineDenys HotfridWeightlifting1Georgia (country)Anastasiia HotfridWeightlifting[47]
United KingdomNeil AdamsJudo2CanadaNiki JenkinsJudo
United KingdomSteven CousinsFigure SkatingRussiaElena BerezhnayaFigure Skating12
United KingdomChristopher DeanFigure skating12FranceIsabelle DuchesnayFigure skating1Divorced
United StatesJill TrenaryFigure skating
United KingdomJames DryburghCurlingSwedenMargaretha LindahlCurling1Dryburgh later became a Swedish citizen.
United KingdomRichard FoxCanoeingFranceMyriam Fox-JerusalmiCanoeing1Parents of Olympian Jessica Fox[48]
United StatesHal ConnollyAthletics11CzechoslovakiaOlga FikotováAthletics11Divorced[49]
United StatesLarry DamonC.C. skiingNorwayBabben Enger-DamonC.C. skiing11[50]
United StatesMike TetiRowing1CanadaKay WorthingtonRowing22[51]
United StatesPete PfitzingerAthleticsNew ZealandChristine PfitzingerAthletics[52]
United StatesBart ConnerGymnastics22RomaniaNadia ComăneciGymnastics59[53]
United StatesRocky MarvalFigure skatingCanadaIsabelle BrasseurFigure skating2[54]
United StatesJustin WadsworthC.C. skiingCanadaBeckie ScottC.C. skiing12[55]
United StatesJames HaleyModern pentathlonHungaryHenrietta ÓnodiGymnastics12[56]
United StatesCarl HenkelBeach volleyballBrazilAna Paula ConnellyVolleyball1[57]
United StatesAndre AgassiTennis11GermanySteffi GrafTennis13[58]
United StatesJohn ZimmermanFigure skatingItalySilvia FontanaFigure skating[59]
United StatesMarcus NashC.C. skiingCzech RepublicKateřina NashC.C. skiing
Cycling
[60]
United StatesJamie NietoAthleticsJamaicaShevon NietoAthletics[61]
United StatesMatthew EmmonsShooting13Czech RepublicKateřina EmmonsShooting13[62]
United StatesTim BurkeBiathlonGermanyAndrea HenkelBiathlon24[63]
United StatesJames GroganFigure Skating1CanadaBarbara WagnerFigure Skating11
United StatesJonathan CheeverSnowboardingAustriaMaria RambergerSnowboarding[64]
United StatesJeff PorterAthleticsUnited KingdomTiffany PorterAthletics[65]
United StatesAshton EatonAthletics22CanadaBrianne Theisen-EatonAthletics1[66]
UzbekistanVitaliy SmirnovAthleticsRussiaTatyana ChernovaAthleticsBoth grew up in Russia

International Olympic-Paralympic couples

HusbandWifeReference/Notes
Nat.NameSport Medals Nat.NameSport Medals
G Tot. G Tot.
AustraliaEvan O'HanlonPara Athletics56Czech RepublicZuzana SchindlerováAthletics[67]

International Paralympic couples

Same sex marriages

Spouse 1Spouse 2Reference/Notes
Nat.NameSport Medals Nat.NameSport Medals
G Tot. G Tot.
GermanyMareike MillerBasketball12United StatesDesiree MillerBasketball11[68]

Other marriages

HusbandWifeReference/Notes
Nat.NameSport Medals Nat.NameSport Medals
G Tot. G Tot.
AustraliaScott ReardonAthletics12GermanyVanessa LowAthletics12[69]
CanadaShawn MathesonSledge hockey13JapanMiki MatsueSledge racing34[70]
ChinaCao NingningTable tennis23South KoreaMoon Sung-hyeTable tennis3[71]
GermanyAlexander SchifflerVolleyball1United StatesMichelle GerloskyVolleyball1[72]
NetherlandsKoen JansensBasketball12AustraliaDonna RitchieBasketball1[73]
United KingdomKyle MarshBasketball1SpainAlmudena Montiel CortijoBasketball[74]
United StatesReed RobinsonAlpine skiing2GermanyReinhild MöllerAlpine skiing
Athletics
1923[75]
United StatesRoderick GreenAthletics3GermanyKatrin GreenAthletics12[76]

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