The
football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...
tournament at the
1996 Summer Olympics
The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...
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
Medal winners
Men
Women
Match officials
FIFA named 16 referees and 16 assistant referees to be shared between the men's and women's tournaments.
External links
Olympic Football Tournaments Atlanta 1996 – Men FIFA.com
Olympic Football Tournaments Atlanta 1996 – Women FIFA.com
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1996
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Summer Olympics 1996