From 2020: #ChrisMosier is the First Openly Trans Man to Compete in Men's Olympic Trials
“For me, it’s all about making a pathway for all the trans athletes that come after me,” he told the New York Times.
By Wren Sanders, January 28, 2020
"On January 25, Chris Mosier became the first known openly transgender athlete to compete in an Olympic trial as the gender with which they identify. Mosier, a 39-year-old All-American duathlete and Hall of Fame triathlete, made history by starting the race, a 50 Kilometer race walk, held outside San Diego, California.
"Perhaps just as impressive as Mosier’s barrier-breaking identity is the fact that he’s relatively new to the sport in which he’s already broken barriers. The Chicago-born athlete competed in his first race walk this past September, winning a national championship. In his second race a month later, Mosier finished 12th in the nation, thereby qualifying for the Olympic Trials."
Read more:
https://www.them.us/story/chris-mosier-trans-man-compete-mens-olympic-trials
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