Football at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Olympic football tournament

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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 Nigeria
2 Silver Argentina
3 Bronze Brazil
Women's tournament
Teams8 (from 4 confederations)
Medalists
1 Gold United States
2 Silver China
3 Bronze Norway
Editions
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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
Florida Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Fla.

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.

Referees
Confederation Referee
Male officials
AFC Omer Al Mehannah (Saudi Arabia)
Pirom Un-prasert (Thailand)
CAF Gamal Al-Ghandour (Egypt)
Lucien Bouchardeau (Niger)
CONCACAF Benito Archundia (Mexico)
Esfandiar Baharmast (United States)
CONMEBOL Antônio Pereira (Brazil)
Roberto Ruscio (Argentina)
OFC Eddie Lennie (Australia)
UEFA Pierluigi Collina (Italy)
Hugh Dallas (Scotland)
José María García-Aranda (Spain)
Female officials
CONCACAF Sonia Denoncourt (Canada)
CONMEBOL Cláudia Vasconcelos (Brazil)
UEFA Ingrid Jonsson (Sweden)
Bente Ovedie Skogvang (Norway)
Assistant referees
Confederation Assistant referee
Male officials
AFC Jeon Young-hyun (South Korea)
Mohamed Al-Musawi (Oman)
CAF Dramane Dante (Mali)
Amir Osman Mohamed Hamid (Sudan)
CONCACAF Peter Kelly (Trinidad and Tobago)
Luis Fernando Torres Zúñiga (Costa Rica)
CONMEBOL Jorge Luis Arango (Colombia)
Carlos Velázquez (Uruguay)
OFC Lencie Fred (Vanuatu)
UEFA Yuri Dupanov (Belarus)
Heiner Neuenstein (Germany)
Akif Uğurdur (Turkey)
Female officials
CONCACAF Janice Gettemeyer (United States)
María del Socorro Rodríguez (Mexico)
UEFA Gitte Holm (Denmark)
Nelly Viennot (France)

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
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