Olympic football 2024: Past men's & women's medal winners, list of records broken

The European Championship and Copa America may have drawn to a close, but a spectacular summer schedule of international football continues with the men's and women's tournaments at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

This eagerly-anticipated quadrennial extravaganza will see a total of 28 footballing nations across six federations vying for glory in front of a global audience, with the first group-stage matches to be played on July 24, before the men's and women's finals take place on August 9 and 10 respectively.

Here, Sports Mole takes a closer look at the previous medal winners of the men's & women's Olympic football tournament, which nations have been the most successful as well as some of the standout records held by both teams and players.

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Men's Olympic football records:

Most gold medals: Hungary, Great Britain (3)

Most medals: Brazil (7)

Most Olympic appearances: Italy (15)

Best performance by a host nation: Great Britain, Belgium, Spain, Brazil (Champions)

Most goals scored in a match: Denmark 17-1 France (London 1908)

Biggest winning margin: Denmark 17-1 France (London 1908) & Germany 16-0 Russian Empire (Stockholm 1912)

Top goalscorer (overall): Antal Dunai (13) | Hungary | 13 goals | Tokyo 1964, Mexico City 1968, Munich 1972

Top goal scorer (at single Games): Ferenc Bene | Hungary | 12 goals | Tokyo 1964

Top goalscorer in a match: Gottfried Fuchs | Germany | 10 goals scored in Olympic consolidation round vs. Russia

Youngest goalscorer: Angel Uribe | 16 years, 332 days | Peru vs. France (Rome 1960)

Oldest goalscorer: Ryan Giggs | 38 years, 243 days | Great Britain vs. United Arab Emirates (London 2012)

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Top five men's medal winners:

1. Brazil – 7 medals (Gold: 2 | Silver: 3 | Bronze: 2) 2. Germany – 6 medals (Gold: 1 | Silver: 2 | Bronze: 3) 3. Hungary – 5 medals (Gold: 3 | Silver: 1 | Bronze: 1) 4. Soviet Union – 5 medals (Gold: 2 | Silver: 0 | Bronze: 3) 5. Yugoslavia – 5 medals (Gold: 1 | Silver: 3 | Bronze: 1)

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Past winners of Men's Olympic football:

Paris 1900 Olympics

Gold Medal: Great Britain Silver Medal: France Bronze Medal: Belgium

St Louis 1904 Olympics

Gold Medal: Canada Silver Medal: Christian Brothers College (USA) Bronze Medal: St. Rose Parish (USA)

London 1908 Olympics

Gold Medal: Great Britain Silver Medal: Denmark Bronze Medal: Netherlands

Stockholm 1912 Olympics

Gold Medal: Great Britain Silver Medal: Denmark Bronze Medal: Netherlands

Antwerp 1920 Olympics

Gold Medal: Belgium Silver Medal: Spain Bronze Medal: Netherlands

Paris 1924 Olympics

Gold Medal: Uruguay Silver Medal: Switzerland Bronze Medal: Sweden

Amsterdam 1928 Olympics

Gold Medal: Uruguay Silver Medal: Argentina Bronze Medal: Italy

Berlin 1936 Olympics

Gold Medal: Italy Silver Medal: Austria Bronze Medal: Norway

London 1948 Olympics

Gold Medal: Sweden Silver Medal: Yugoslavia Bronze Medal: Denmark

Helsinki 1952 Olympics

Gold Medal: Hungary Silver Medal: Yugoslavia Bronze Medal: Sweden

Melbourne 1956 Olympics

Gold Medal: Soviet Union Silver Medal: Yugoslavia Bronze Medal: Bulgaria

Rome 1960 Olympics

Gold Medal: Yugoslavia Silver Medal: Denmark Bronze Medal: Hungary

Tokyo 1964 Olympics

Gold Medal: Hungary Silver Medal: Czechoslovakia Bronze Medal: Germany

Mexico City 1968 Olympics

Gold Medal: Hungary Silver Medal: Bulgaria Bronze Medal: Japan

Munich 1972 Olympics

Gold Medal: Poland Silver Medal: Hungary Bronze Medal: Soviet Union & East Germany (shared)

Montreal 1976 Olympics

Gold Medal: East Germany Silver Medal: Poland Bronze Medal: Soviet Union

Moscow 1980 Olympics

Gold Medal: Czechoslovakia Silver Medal: East Germany Bronze Medal: Soviet Union

Los Angeles 1984 Olympics

Gold Medal: France Silver Medal: Brazil Bronze Medal: Yugoslavia

Seoul 1988 Olympics

Gold Medal: Soviet Union Silver Medal: Brazil Bronze Medal: West Germany

Barcelona 1992 Olympics

Gold Medal: Spain Silver Medal: Poland Bronze Medal: Ghana

Atlanta 1996 Olympics

Gold Medal: Nigeria Silver Medal: Argentina Bronze Medal: Brazil

Sydney 2000 Olympics

Gold Medal: Cameroon Silver Medal: Spain Bronze Medal: Chile

Athens 2004 Olympics

Gold Medal: Argentina Silver Medal: Paraguay Bronze Medal: Italy

Beijing 2008 Olympics

Gold Medal: Argentina Silver Medal: Nigeria Bronze Medal: Brazil

London 2012 Olympics

Gold Medal: Mexico Silver Medal: Brazil Bronze Medal: South Korea

Rio 2016 Olympics

Gold Medal: Brazil Silver Medal: Germany Bronze Medal: Nigeria

Tokyo 2020 Olympics

Gold Medal: Brazil Silver Medal: Spain Bronze Medal: Mexico

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Women's Olympic football records:

Most gold medals: USA (4)

Most medals: USA (6)

Most Olympic appearances: Brazil, Sweden, USA (6)

Best performance by a host nation: USA (Champions)

Most goals scored in a match: Netherlands 10-3 Zambia (Tokyo 2020)

Biggest winning margin: Germany 8-0 China (Athens 2004)

Top goalscorer (overall): Cristiane | Brazil | 14 goals | Athens 2004, Beijing 2008, London 2012, Rio 2016

Top goal scorer (at single Games): Vivianne Miedema | Netherlands | 10 goals | Tokyo 2020

Top goalscorer in a match: Birgit Prinz (4 goals for Germany vs. China at Athens 2004) | Vivianne Miedema (4 goals for the Netherlands vs. Zambia at Tokyo 2020)

Youngest goalscorer: Ellie Carpenter | 16 years, 119 days | Australia vs. Zimbabwe (Rio 2016)

Oldest goalscorer: Formiga | 43 years, 143 days | Brazil vs. Netherlands (Tokyo 2020)

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Top five women's medal winners:

1. USA – 5 medals (Gold: 4 | Silver: 0 | Bronze: 1) 2. Germany – 4 medals (Gold: 1 | Silver: 0 | Bronze: 3) 3. Canada – 3 medals (Gold: 1 | Silver: 0 | Bronze: 2) 4. Norway – 2 medals (Gold: 1 | Silver: 0 | Bronze: 1) =5. Brazil – 2 medals (Gold: 0 | Silver: 2 | Bronze: 0) =5. Sweden – 2 medals (Gold: 0 | Silver: 2 | Bronze: 0)

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Past winners of women's Olympic football:

Atlanta 1996 Olympics

Gold Medal: USA Silver Medal: China Bronze Medal: Norway

Sydney 2000 Olympics

Gold Medal: Norway Silver Medal: USA Bronze Medal: Germany

Athens 2004 Olympics

Gold Medal: USA Silver Medal: Brazil Bronze Medal: Germany

Beijing 2008 Olympics

Gold Medal: USA Silver Medal: Brazil Bronze Medal: Germany

London 2012 Olympics

Gold Medal: USA Silver Medal: Japan Bronze Medal: Canada

Rio 2016 Olympics

Gold Medal: Germany Silver Medal: Sweden Bronze Medal: Canada

Tokyo 2020 Olympics

Gold Medal: Canada Silver Medal: Sweden Bronze Medal: USA

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