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The 1996 Football at the Summer Olympics tournament at the 1996 Summer Olympics started on July 20 and finished on August 3. The women's competition was contested for the first time in Olympic history at these Games.
With teams from new regions the quality of play increased, as did fan interest. [16] Uruguay dominated the tournament, winning their four games by a combined score of 15-1: the final was a 3–0 victory over Switzerland. [16] In 1928, football was the most popular event at the games [17] and the final was an
By 2034, eleven cities will have hosted the Olympic Games more than once: Athens (1896 and 2004 Summer Olympics), Paris (1900, 1924 and 2024 Summer Olympics), London (1908, 1948 and 2012 Summer Olympics), St. Moritz (1928 and 1948 Winter Olympics), Lake Placid (1932 and 1980 Winter Olympics), Los Angeles (1932, 1984 and 2028 Summer Olympics ...
This is the complete list of Olympic medallists in football. Men. Games Gold Silver Bronze 1896 Athens: ... Jule Brand Klara Bühl Vivien Endemann Felicitas Rauch
Otherwise known as association football, this event made its debut at the Olympics of 1900 and has appeared in every Olympic games since then except for 1932, after the introduction of the FIFA World Cup in 1930.
1996 Men's Olympic Football Tournament; Tournament details; Host country: United States: Dates: July 20 – August 3: Teams: 16 (from 6 confederations) Venue(s) 5 (in 5 host cities) Final positions; Champions Nigeria (1st title) Runners-up Argentina: Third place Brazil: Fourth place Portugal: Tournament statistics; Matches played: 32: Goals ...
Simone Biles weighed in on a common question asked to Olympic athletes. Biles, who became the most decorated American gymnast in Olympic history on July 30, gave her honest opinion on the social ...
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.