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 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

Medal winners

Men

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

Women

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

Match officials

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

External links

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