Olympics Football All Time Winners List (Since 1900)
Football, the most popular sport in the world, is also a part of Olympic Games since the 1900 edition. Association Football was not included in the Olympics in 1896 and since the 2nd edition it has been a discipline of the Olympics for all editions but 1932 LA Olympics. Paris 2024 sees the Football for the 28th time at Olympics. This content reveals the Olympics Football All Time champions list including all past gold, silver, and bronze medal winners.
Olympics Football Past Winners
Great Britain claimed the first gold in Olympics football in 1900 Paris games. They won the Gold twice more in 1908 & 1912. Uruguay won the Olympics Football Gold back-to-back in 1924 & 1928. Hungary tasted the top prize thrice in 1952, 1964, and 1968. Soviet Union prevailed in 1956 and 1988 editions. 2 footballing power house Argentina and Brazil also had the privilege to win the Gold on back-to-back occasions. Argentina won the Gold in 2004 and 2008 while Brazil tasted victory in 2016 & 2020 editions.
Olympics Football Gold Medal Winners List
| Edition & Host City | Gold (Champion) | Silver (Runner-Up) | Bronze (3rd Place) |
| 2024 (Paris) | Spain | France | Morocco |
| 2020 (Tokyo) | Brazil | Spain | Mexico |
| 2016 (Rio De Janiero) | Brazil | Germany | Nigeria |
| 2012 (London) | Mexico | Brazil | South Korea |
| 2008 (Beijing) | Argentina | Nigeria | Brazil |
| 2004 (Athens) | Argentina | Paraguay | Italy |
| 2000 (Sydney) | Cameroon | Spain | Chile |
| 1996 (Atlanta) | Nigeria | Argentina | Brazil |
| 1992 (Barcelona) | Spain | Poland | Ghana |
| 1988 (Seoul) | Soviet Union | Brazil | West Germany |
| 1984 (Los Angeles) | France | Brazil | Yugoslavia |
| 1980 (Moscow) | Czechoslovakia | East Germany | Soviet Union |
| 1976 (Montreal) | East Germany | Poland | Soviet Union |
| 1972 (Munich) | Poland | Hungary | Soviet Union |
| 1968 (Mexico City) | Hungary | Bulgaria | Japan |
| 1964 (Tokyo) | Hungary | Czechoslovakia | United Team of Germany |
| 1960 (Rome) | Yugoslavia | Denmark | Hungary |
| 1956 (Melbourne) | Soviet Union | Yugoslavia | Bulgaria |
| 1952 (Helsinki) | Hungary | Yugoslavia | Sweden |
| 1948 (London) | Sweden | Yugoslavia | Denmark |
| 1936 (Berlin) | Italy | Austria | Norway |
| 1932 (Los Angeles) | No Football | No Football | No Football |
| 1928 (Amsterdam) | Uruguay | Argentina | Italy |
| 1924 (Paris) | Uruguay | Switzerland | Sweden |
| 1920 (Antwerp) | Belgium | Spain | Netherlands |
| 1912 (Stockholm) | Great Britain | Denmark | Netherlands |
| 1908 (London) | Great Britain | Denmark | Netherlands |
| 1904 (St. Louis) | Canada | USA (Christian Brothers College) | USA (St. Rose Parish) |
| 1900 (Paris) | Great Britain | France | Mixed Team (ZZX) |
Great Britain and Hungary are the most successful teams in Olympics Football history in terms of Gold. These are the only 2 nations to win the Gold thrice in Football. Uruguay, Soviet Union, Argentina, and Brazil have the privilege to win the Gold twice in Olympics Football.
