Football at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Football at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad
Football pictogram for the 1996 Summer Olympics
Event details
Games	1996 Summer Olympics
Host country	United States
Dates	July 20 – August 3, 1996
Venues	5 (in 5 host cities)
Competitors	388 from 21 nations
Men's tournament
Teams	16 (from 6 confederations)
Medalists Gold  Nigeria Silver  Argentina Bronze  Brazil
Women's tournament
Teams	8 (from 4 confederations)
Medalists Gold  United States Silver  China Bronze  Norway
Editions
← 1992 2000 →

Football at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Qualification
	men	women
Tournament
	men	women
Squads
	men	women
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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.

Athens, Georgia		Birmingham, Alabama		Miami, Florida		Orlando Birmingham Miami Washington D.C. Athens
Sanford Stadium		Legion Field		Orange Bowl
Capacity: 86,117		Capacity: 81,700		Capacity: 74,476
Orlando, Florida			Washington, D.C.
Citrus Bowl			Robert F. Kennedy Stadium
Capacity: 65,000			Capacity: 56,500

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's football	Nigeria (NGR) Emmanuel Babayaro Celestine Babayaro Taribo West Nwankwo Kanu Uche Okechukwu Emmanuel Amuneke Tijani Babangida Wilson Oruma Teslim Fatusi Jay-Jay Okocha Victor Ikpeba Abiodun Obafemi Garba Lawal Daniel Amokachi Sunday Oliseh Kingsley Obiekwu Mobi Oparaku Dosu Joseph	Argentina (ARG) Carlos Bossio Roberto Ayala José Chamot Javier Zanetti Matías Almeyda Roberto Sensini Claudio López Diego Simeone Hernán Crespo Ariel Ortega Hugo Morales Pablo Cavallero Héctor Pineda Pablo Paz Christian Bassedas Gustavo López Marcelo Delgado Marcelo Gallardo	Brazil (BRA) Dida Zé María Aldair Ronaldo Guiaro Flávio Conceição Roberto Carlos Bebeto Amaral Ronaldinho Rivaldo Sávio Danrlei Narciso André Luiz Zé Elias Marcelinho Luizão Juninho

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Women's football	United States (USA) Briana Scurry Mary Harvey Cindy Parlow Carla Overbeck Tiffany Roberts Brandi Chastain Staci Wilson Shannon MacMillan Mia Hamm Michelle Akers Julie Foudy Carin Gabarra Kristine Lilly Joy Fawcett Tisha Venturini Tiffeny Milbrett Amanda Cromwell Thori Staples Bryan Saskia Webber	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

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

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Association football at the 1996 Summer Olympics.

• Olympic Football Tournaments Atlanta 1996 – Men, FIFA.com
• Olympic Football Tournaments Atlanta 1996 – Women, FIFA.com