Olympians Who Competed While Pregnant (25)
| Athlete | Nation(s) | Sport(s) | Role(s) | Era | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elinor Barker |  GBR |
CTR | Olympics | 2016—2020 | Found out shortly after the 2020/21 Olympics that she had been pregnant while competing in Tokyo. |
| Lisa Brown-Miller |  USA |
IHO | Olympics | 1998 | Unknowingly pregnant during the 1998 Winter Olympics with her first child, Alex. |
| Michele Granger | USA |
SOF | Olympics | 1996 | 3 months pregnant in 1996. |
| Anky van Grunsven |  NED |
EDR | Olympics / Other | 1988—2012 | 5 months pregnant when she won a gold medal in 2004. |
| DeAnne Hemmens | USA |
CSP | Olympics | 1996 | 2 months pregnant in 1996. |
| Anna-Maria Johansson |  SWE |
HBL | Olympics | 2012 | 3 months pregnant in 2012. |
| Magda Julin | SWE |
FSK | Olympics | 1920 | 3 months pregnant in 1920. |
| Mary Keitany |  KEN |
ATH | Olympics | 2012 | 2 months pregnant in 2012. |
| Amelie Kober |  GER |
SBD | Olympics | 2006—2014 | 2 months pregnant in 2010. |
| Kateřina Kůrková-Emmons |  CZE |
SHO | Olympics | 2004—2012 | 1 month pregnant in 2008. |
| Nur Suryani Binti Mohamed Taibi |  MAS |
SHO | Olympics | 2012—2020 | 34 weeks pregnant in 2012. |
| Kristie Moore |  CAN |
CUR | Olympics | 2010 | 5 months pregnant in 2010. |
| Mara Navarria |  ITA |
FEN | Olympics | 2012—2020 | Discovered after London Olympics that she was in early pregnancy during the Games. |
| Cornelia Pfohl | GER |
ARC | Olympics | 1992—2004 | In early pregnancy (daughter Mara) when she won a bronze medal in 2000 and 7 months pregnant in 2004. Daughter Roselinda born only 57 days after her last Olympic event. |
| Kim Rhode | USA |
SHO | Olympics | 1996—2016 | Discovered weeks after London Olympics that she was in early pregnancy. |
| Heather Richardson-Bergsma | USA |
SSK | Olympics | 2010—2018 | 1 month pregnant in 2018. |
| Diana Sartor | GER |
SKN | Olympics | 2002—2006 | 9 weeks pregnant in 2006. |
| Anita Spring |  AUS |
VBV | Olympics | 1996 | 4 months pregnant in 1996. |
| Juno Stover-Irwin | USA |
DIV | Olympics | 1948—1960 | 3½ months pregnant when she won a bronze medal in 1952. |
| Malin Swedberg | SWE |
FBL | Olympics | 1996—2000 | 3 months pregnant in 2001. |
| Kerstin Szymkowiak | GER |
SKN | Olympics | 2010 | 2 months pregnant when she won a silver medal in 2010. |
| Martina Valcepina | ITA |
STK | Olympics | 2010—2022 | 1 month pregnant with twins during the Sochi Olympics. |
| Joana Vasconcelos |  POR |
CSP | Olympics | 2012—2020 | 3 months pregnant in 2021. |
| Kerri Walsh Jennings | USA |
VBV/VVO | Olympics | 2000—2016 | 1 month pregnant in 2012 (not known until after the Olympics). |
| Elizabeth Zaragoza |  ESA |
ATH | Olympics | 2004 | Competed at the Athens 2004 Olympics in the 5,000 metres but learned she was pregnant while at the Games. |