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Facts about Football in the Olympics

Olympics	Football has been part of the Olympic program 27 times (including this year).

Medals	A total of 36 Football events have been held all-time in the Olympics (including planned events this year).

Events	There has been 2 different events in Olympic Football.


Medal table for Football in the Olympics


		Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total

1.	USA	4	2	2	8



2.	HUN	3	1	1	5



3.	GBR	3	0	0	3



4.	BRA	2	5	2	9



5.	ARG	2	2	0	4




			All-time Olympic Football Medal table



Football in the Olympic Programme


Olympic Games	Venue	Events
			Women	Men

Paris 1900	Velodrome Municipale, Vincennes		0	1
St. Louis 1904	Francis Field		0	1
London 1908	Shepherds Bush Stadium		0	1
Stockholm 1912	Olympiastadion		0	1
Antwerp 1920	Stade Olympique, Beerschot		0	1
Paris 1924	Stade Olympique, Colombes		0	1
Amsterdam 1928	Olympic Stadium		0	1
Berlin 1936	Olympiastadion		0	1
London 1948	Wembley Stadium		0	1
Helsinki 1952	Olympiastadion		0	1
Melbourne 1956	Melbourne Cricket Ground		0	1
Rome 1960	Stadio Flaminio		0	1
Tokyo 1964	Jingu National Stadium		0	1
Mexico City 1968	Estadio Azteca		0	1
Munich 1972	Olympiastadion, Olympiapark		0	1
Montreal 1976	Olympic Stadium		0	1
Moscow 1980	Grand Arena, Lenin Stadium		0	1
Los Angeles 1984	Rose Bowl		0	1
Seoul 1988	Olympic Stadium		0	1
Barcelona 1992	"Camp Nou" Estadi del FC Barcelona		0	1
Atlanta 1996	Sanford Stadium		1	1
Sydney 2000	Stadium Australia		1	1
Athens 2004	Karaiskaki Stadium		1	1
Beijing 2008	Beijing Workers Stadium		1	1
London 2012	Wembley Stadium		1	1
Rio 2016	Maracana Stadium		1	1
Tokyo 2020	Olympic Stadium		1	1
Paris 2024	Parc des Princes		1	1


International Football Federation

The Olympic competitions in Football is organized by the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) in cooperation with the host city of the specific games. Follow the link for more information about world championships, the international organization, general history of

These facts about Football in the Olympics is based on the official Olympic reports and the Olympian Database

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