Football at the 1996 Summer Olympics

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Football
at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad
Football pictogram for the 1996 Summer Olympics
Event details
Games1996 Summer Olympics
Host countryUnited States
DatesJuly 20 – August 3, 1996
Venues5 (in 5 host cities)
Competitors388 from 21 nations
Men's tournament
Teams16 (from 6 confederations)
Medalists
1 Gold 
Brazil
Women's tournament
Teams8 (from 4 confederations)
Medalists
1 Gold United States
2 Silver China
3 Bronze Norway
Editions
1992
2000

The football 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.

Stadiums

Athens Birmingham Miami
Sanford Stadium Legion Field Orange Bowl
Capacity: 86,117 Capacity: 81,700 Capacity: 74,476
Orlando Washington D.C.
Citrus Bowl RFK Memorial Stadium
Capacity: 65,000 Capacity: 56,500
Florida Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Fla.

Medal winners

Men

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's football  
Dosu Joseph
   
Luizão
Juninho

Women

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Women's football    China (CHN)
Zhong Honglian
Wang Liping
Fan Yunjie
Yu Hongqi
Xie Huilin
Zhao Lihong
Wei Haiying
Shui Qingxia
Sun Wen
Liu Ailing
Sun Qingmei
Wen Lirong
Liu Ying
Chen Yufeng
Shi Guihong
Gao Hong
Zhang Yan
Niu Lijie
 Norway (NOR)
Bente Nordby
Agnete Carlsen
Gro Espeseth
Nina Nymark Andersen
Merete Myklebust
Hege Riise
Anne Nymark Andersen
Heidi Støre
Marianne Pettersen
Linda Medalen
Brit Sandaune
Reidun Seth
Tina Svensson
Tone Haugen
Trine Tangeraas
Ann Kristin Aarønes
Tone Gunn Frustøl
Kjersti Thun
Ingrid Sternhoff

Match officials

FIFA named 16 referees and 16 assistant referees to be shared between the men's and women's tournaments.

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