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Men's Olympic Football: List of all winners

Published at :July 21, 2024 at 7:33 PM
Modified at :July 21, 2024 at 7:33 PM
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Rajarshi Shukla


Brazil who are defending champions failed to qualify for Paris Olympics

Except for the first modern Summer Olympics in 1896 and the Games in Los Angeles in 1932, men’s football has participated in every quadrennial competition. In the meanwhile, the women’s competition began in Atlanta in 1996.

In 2024, there will be 16 countries competing in men’s football, and 12 teams in women’s football. Eight competitors will advance to the quarterfinals after being divided into groups of four.

Brazil are currently the reigning gold medalist but the irony is they won’t be able to defend it after they failed to qualify for the competition following their 1-0 defeat against Argentina.

The Olympic football tournament has advanced significantly since the Paris 1900 Games, when three club teams—Club Français from Paris, Upton Park from London, and Université de Bruxelles from Brussels—participated. Each side led their nation to the Olympics.

Male football players competing in the Olympics had to be under 23 starting in Barcelona in 1992. Since Atlanta (1996) only three players over the age of 23 were allowed to participate in the competition.

Men’s Olympic Football: All winners

OlympicsGold MedalSilver MedalBronze Medal
Tokyo 2020BrazilSpainMexico
Rio 2016BrazilGermanyNigeria
London 2012MexicoBrazilSouth Korea
Beijing 2008ArgentinaNigeriaBrazil
Athens 2004ArgentinaParaguayItaly
Sydney 2000CameroonSpainChile
Atlanta 1996NigeriaArgentinaBrazil
Barcelona 1992SpainPolandGhana
Seoul 1988Soviet UnionBrazilWest Germany
Los Angeles 1984FranceBrazilYugoslavia
Moscow 1980CzechoslovakiaEast GermanySoviet Union
Montreal 1976East GermanyPolandSoviet Union
Munich 1972PolandHungarySoviet Union East Germany
Mexico City 1968HungaryBulgariaJapan
Tokyo 1964HungaryCzechoslovakiaGermany
Rome 1960YugoslaviaDenmarkHungary
Melbourne 1956Soviet UnionYugoslaviaBulgaria
Helsinki 1952HungaryYugoslaviaSweden
London 1948SwedenYugoslaviaDenmark
Berlin 1936ItalyAustriaNorway
Amsterdam 1928UruguayArgentinaItaly
Paris 1924UruguaySwitzerlandSweden
Antwerp 1920BelgiumSpainNetherlands
Stockholm 1912Great BritainDenmarkNetherlands
London 1908Great BritainDenmarkNetherlands
St Louis 1904CanadaChristian Brothers College (USA)St. Rose Parish (USA)
Paris 1900Great BritainFranceBelgium

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