On Monday (2 August), Canada triumphed over world champions the United States with a 1-0 victory, which means the country has secured at least a silver medal for football.
Canada will now face Sweden in Friday’s match for the gold. With their win, Quinn has become the first openly transgender Olympic medal winner in the history of the Games.
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. “I know for me it’s something I’ll be doing