Every women’s Olympic football tournament
8 editions, 1996 to 2024. The United States won the most of them: 5.
| Year | Hosts | Winner | Final | Runner-up | Top scorer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | United States | United States | 2–1 | China | Pretinha, Ann Kristin Aarønes and Linda Medalen (4 goals each) |
| 2000 | Australia | Norway | 3–2 aet | United States | Sun Wen (4 goals) |
| 2004 | Greece | United States | 2–1 aet | Brazil | Cristiane and Birgit Prinz (5 goals each) |
| 2008 | China | United States | 1–0 aet | Brazil | Cristiane (5 goals) |
| 2012 | England, Scotland and Wales | United States | 2–1 | Japan | Christine Sinclair (6 goals) |
| 2016 | Brazil | Germany | 2–1 | Sweden | Melanie Behringer (5 goals) |
| 2020 | Japan | Canada | 1–1 aet, 3–2 pens | Sweden | Vivianne Miedema (10 goals) |
| 2024 | France | United States | 1–0 | Brazil | Marie-Antoinette Katoto (5 goals) |
Scores are the winner’s first; “aet” means after extra time. A year missing from the table is not in the almanac yet.