Football at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament
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The 1996 Summer Olympics—based in Atlanta, Georgia, United States—marked the first time that women participated in the Olympic association football tournament.[1][2] The tournament featured eight women's national teams from four continental confederations. The teams were drawn into two groups of four and each group played a round-robin tournament (which was held in Miami, Orlando, Birmingham and Washington, D.C.). At the end of the group stage, the top two teams advanced to the knockout stage (which was held at Sanford Stadium in Athens, Georgia), beginning with the semi-finals and culminating with the gold medal match on August 1, 1996.
Tournament details | |
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Host country | United States |
Dates | July 21 – August 1 |
Teams | 8 (from 4 confederations) |
Venue(s) | 5 (in 5 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | United States (1st title) |
Runners-up | China |
Third place | Norway |
Fourth place | Brazil |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 16 |
Goals scored | 53 (3.31 per match) |
Attendance | 691,762 (43,235 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Pretinha Ann Kristin Aarønes Linda Medalen (4 goals each) |
Fair play award | United States |
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The United States became the inaugural champion after a 2–1 victory against China in the gold medal game.[3]