A post shared by Elite Gay Athletes (@elitegayathletes)Nory’s Olympic debut was a huge success: it doesn’t get any better than winning a medal on your home turf.
Unfortunately, his encore effort at the 2020 Games in Tokyo didn’t go as well. Battling injury, he missed the final in his two events.Despite Nory’s disappointing finish, he left Japan beaming with positivity. “End of the Tokyo Games for me,” he posted on Instagram at the time. “Returning to Brazil tomorrow and leaving with all positive energy.
Thank you to everyone who believed in me and gave me the strength to get here.”Since then, Nory has used that strength to keep winning.
Last fall, he finished first in both the artistic gymnastics and team competitions at the South American Games. A few weeks later, he won bronze at the 2022 World Artistic Championship for his high bar routine.A post shared by Arthur Nory (@arthurnory)A post shared by Arthur Nory (@arthurnory)Though Nory has been a gay Olympic favorite since his 2016 debut, he became even more iconic when he revealed the identity of his boyfriend in late 2021.