1996 Olympic women’s football
The United States won the 1996 Olympic women’s football in the United States. In the final in Athens on 1 August 1996, the United States beat China 2–1.
- Hosts
- United States
- Teams
- 8
- Winner
- United States
- Runner-up
- China
- Final
- 2–1, 1 August 1996
- Venue
- Sanford Stadium, Athens
- Top scorers
- Pretinha, Ann Kristin Aarønes and Linda Medalen (4 goals each)
- Goals in the tournament
- 53
Questions
Who won the 1996 Olympic women’s football?
The United States won the 1996 Olympic women’s football in the United States. In the final in Athens on 1 August 1996, the United States beat China 2–1.
Who was the top scorer at the 1996 Olympic women’s football?
Pretinha, Ann Kristin Aarønes and Linda Medalen (4 goals each).
Where was the 1996 Olympic women’s football final?
At Sanford Stadium in Athens, on 1 August 1996.
Sources
Checked against 5 pages from 4 publishers; a server re-read the quoted lines before this page went up. Scores are the winner’s first.
- Olympedia (read 2026-10-26)
- Olympedia (read 2026-10-26)
- University of Georgia Athletics / John Frierson (read 2026-10-26)
- The Sporting News / Kyle Bonn (read 2026-10-26)
- FIFA technical report, publicly archived by the Society for American Soccer History (read 2026-10-26) (quote not re-read by the server)