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From the 1992 Summer Olympics Football games always start before the opening ceremony because of the event's calendar which needs to be longer than other sports. Since 1996, football starts two days before the games opening ceremonies and since then it is a common condition for some sports.
Games Gold Silver Bronze 1896 Athens: not officially included in the Olympic program: 1900 Paris [a] details Great Britain (GBR) [b] James Jones Claude Buckenham William Gosling
Starting with the first official football tournament in London in 1908, Denmark's Sophus Nielsen and Hungary's Antal Dunai share the record for the most total goals scored by a player in tournament history. Both have 13 goals: Nielsen scored 11 goals in 1908 and two in 1912, and Dunai scored six in 1968 and seven in 1972.
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The football tournament at the 2024 Summer Olympics took place from 24 July to 10 August 2024 in France.The draw took place in Paris on 20 March 2024. [1]In addition to the Olympic host city of Paris, matches were also played in Bordeaux, Décines-Charpieu (near Lyon), Marseille, Nantes, Nice and Saint-Étienne.
The IFAF and the National Football League later backed a proposal to include flag football, a non-contact variation of the game, as an one-off event at the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. [18] Flag football became a viable alternative for its limited contact, low costs, and due to it being playable by both men and women.
The association football (soccer) tournament at the 1984 Summer Olympics started on July 29 and ended on August 11, taking place throughout the United States. [1] It was the first Olympic soccer competition in which officially professional players were allowed.
0–9. Football at the 1900 Summer Olympics; Football at the 1904 Summer Olympics; Football at the 1908 Summer Olympics; Football at the 1912 Summer Olympics