List of Olympic champions in football

Christie Pearce with the US national team with three gold and one silver most successful soccer player at the Olympic Games.

The list of Olympic champions in football lists all the winners, second and third placed teams with the complete squad of the five previous Olympic women's football tournaments . In the further part, all players who have won at least one gold medal are listed.

Women's football was first an Olympic discipline at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta . In contrast to the men, the respective senior national teams take part in the women. The rule that no more than three players may be older than 23 years does not apply to women.

Record winners are the USA with four tournament victories. Only at the Olympic Games in Sydney in 2000 the US selection had to admit defeat. Norway won . The reigning European champion Germany has won three bronze medals so far. 61 players have won the gold medal in the five previous Olympic women's football tournaments.

Competitions

Olympic games	Olympic champion	Second	Third
Atlanta 1996	United States Michelle Akers Brandi Chastain Amanda Cromwell Joy Fawcett Julie Foudy Carin Gabarra Mia Hamm Mary Harvey Kristine Lilly Shannon MacMillan Tiffeny Milbrett Carla Overbeck Cindy Parlow Tiffany Roberts Briana Scurry Thori Staples Bryan Tisha Venturini Saskia Webber Staci Wilson	China Chen Yufeng Fan Yunjie Gao Hong Liu Ailing Liu Ying Niu Lijie Shi Guihong Shui Qingxia Sun Qingmei Sun Wen Wang Liping Wei Haiying Wen Lirong Xie Huilin Yu Hongqi Zhang Yan Zhao Lihong Zhong Honglian	Norway Ann Kristin Aarønes Agnete Carlsen Gro Espeseth Tone Gunn Frustøl Tone Haugen Linda Medalen Merete Mykleust Bente Nordby Anne Nymark Andersen Nina Nymark Andersen Marianne Pettersen Hege Riise Brit Sandaune Reidun Seth Ingrid Sternhoff Heidi Støre Tina Svensson Trine Tangeraas Kjersti Thun
Sydney 2000	Norway Kristin Bekkevold Christine Bøe Jensen Anne Bugge-Paulsen Gro Espeseth Ragnhild Gulbrandsen Solveig Gulbrandsen Margunn Haugenes Ingeborg Hovland Astrid Johannessen Silje Jørgensen Monica Knudsen Gøril Kringen Bente Kvitland Unni Lehn Dagny Mellgren Bente Nordby Marianne Pettersen Anita Rapp Hege Riise Brit Sandaune Kjersti Thun Anne Tønnessen	United States Jenni Branam Susan Bush Brandi Chastain Joy Fawcett Lorrie Fair Julie Foudy Michelle French Mia Hamm Kristine Lilly Shannon MacMillan Kate Margrave Tiffeny Milbrett Siri Mullinix Carla Overbeck Cindy Parlow Christie Rampone Briana Scurry Nikki Serlenga Danielle Slaton Aly Wagner Christie Welsh Sara Whalen	Germany Nadine Angerer Nicole Brandebusemeyer Doris Fitschen Jeannette Götte Stefanie Gottschlich Inka Grings Ariane Hingst Melanie Hoffmann Steffi Jones Renate Lingor Maren Meinert Sandra Minnert Claudia Müller Martina Müller Birgit Prinz Silke Rottenberg Andrea Schaller Sandra Smisek Kerstin Stegemann Bettina Wiegmann Pia Wunderlich Tina Wunderlich
Athens 2004	United States Shannon Boxx Brandi Chastain Joy Fawcett Julie Foudy Mia Hamm Angela Hucles Kristine Lilly Kristin Luckenbill Kate Margrave Heather Mitts Heather O'Reilly Cindy Parlow Christie Rampone Cat Reddick Briana Scurry Lindsay Tarpley Aly Wagner Abby Wambach	Brazil Aline Andreia Cristiane Daniela Elaine Formiga Grazielle Juliana Kelly Maravilha Marta Maycon Monica Pretinha Renata Costa Rosana Roseli Tânia	Germany Nadine Angerer Isabell Bachor Sonja Fuss Kerstin Garefrekes Sarah Günther Ariane Hingst Steffi Jones Renate Lingor Sandra Minnert Martina Müller Viola Odebrecht Navina Omilade Conny Pohlers Birgit Prinz Silke Rottenberg Kerstin Stegemann Petra Wimbersky Pia Wunderlich
Beijing 2008	United States Nicole Barnhart Shannon Boxx Rachel Buehler Lori Chalupny Lauren Cheney Stephanie Cox Tobin Heath Angela Hucles Natasha Kai Carli Lloyd Kate Margrave Heather Mitts Heather O'Reilly Christie Rampone Amy Rodriguez Hope Solo Lindsay Tarpley Aly Wagner	Brazil Andreia Andreia Rosa Bárbara Cristiane Daniela Erika Ester Fabiana Formiga Franciele Marta Maurine Maycon Pretinha Renata Costa Rosana Simone Tânia	Germany Nadine Angerer Fatmire Bajramaj Saskia Bartusiak Melanie Behringer Linda Bresonik Kerstin Garefrekes Ariane Hingst Ursula Holl Annike Krahn Simone Laudehr Renate Lingor Anja Mittag Célia Okoyino da Mbabi Babett Peter Conny Pohler's Birgit Prinz Sandra Smisek Kerstin Stegemann
London 2012	United States Nicole Barnhart Shannon Boxx Rachel Buehler Lauren Cheney Tobin Heath Amy LePeilbet Sydney Leroux Carli Lloyd Heather Mitts Alex Morgan Heather O'Reilly Christie Rampone Megan Rapinoe Amy Rodriguez Becky Sauerbrunn Hope Solo Lindsay Tarpley Abby Wambach	Japan Kozue Ando Miho Fukumoto Mana Iwabuchi Azusa Iwashimizu Ayumi Kaihori Nahomi Kawasumi Yukari Kinga Saki Kumagai Karina Maruyama Aya Miyama Yuki Nagasato Shinobu Ohno Mizuho Sakaguchi Aya Sameshima Homare Sawa Megumi Takase Asuna Tanaka Kyoko Yano	Canada Candace Chapman Jonelle Filigno Robyn Gayle Kaylyn Kyle Karina LeBlanc Diana Matheson Erin McLeod Carmelina Moscato Marie-Ève ​​Nault Kelly Parker Sophie Schmidt Desiree Scott Lauren Armchair Man Christine Sinclair Chelsea Stewart Melissa Tancredi Brittany Timko Rhian Wilkinson
Rio de Janeiro 2016	Germany Saskia Bartusiak Melanie Behringer Laura Benkarth (TW) Sara Däbritz Lena Goeßling Josephine Henning Svenja Huth Mandy Islacker Tabea Kemme Isabel Kerschowski Annike Krahn Simone Laudehr Melanie Leupolz Leonie Maier Dzsenifer Marozsán Anja Mittag Babett Peter Alexandra Popp Almuth Schult (TW)	Sweden Jonna Andersson Emilia Appelqvist Kosovare Asllani Emma Berglund Stina Blackstenius Hilda Carlén (TW) Lisa Dahlkvist Magdalena Eriksson Nilla Fischer Pauline Hammarlund Sofia Jakobsson Hedvig Lindahl (TW) Elin Rubensson Jessica Samuelsson Lotta Schelin Olivia Schough Caroline Seger Linda Sembrant Fridolina Rolfö	Canada Janine Beckie Josée Bélanger Kadeisha Buchanan Allysha Chapman Sabrina D'Angelo (TW) Jessie Fleming Stephanie Labbé (TW) Ashley Lawrence Diana Matheson Nichelle Prince Rebecca Quinn Deanne Rose Sophie Schmidt Desiree Scott Christine Sinclair Melissa Tancredi Rhian Wilkinson Shelina Zadorsky

The most successful players

• Place: Indicates the order of the players. This is determined by the number of gold medals. If the number is the same, the silver medals are compared and then the bronze medals.
• Name: Give the name of the player.
• Country: Name the country for which the player started.
• Gold: states the number of gold medals won.
• Silver: states the number of silver medals won.
• Bronze: states the number of bronze medals won.
• Total: states the number of all medals won.

space	Surname	country	gold	silver	bronze	total
1.	Christie Pearce	United States	3	1	-	4th
2.	Shannon Boxx	United States	3	-	-	3
	Heather Mitts	United States	3	-	-	3
	Heather O'Reilly	United States	3	-	-	3
	Lindsay Tarpley	United States	3	-	-	3
6th	Brandi Chastain	United States	2	1	-	3
	Joy Fawcett	United States	2	1	-	3
	Julie Foudy	United States	2	1	-	3
	Mia Hamm	United States	2	1	-	3
	Kristine Lilly	United States	2	1	-	3
	Kate Margrave	United States	2	1	-	3
	Cindy Parlow	United States	2	1	-	3
	Briana Scurry	United States	2	1	-	3
	Aly Wagner	United States	2	1	-	3
15th	Nicole Barnhart	United States	2	-	-	2
	Rachel Buehler	United States	2	-	-	2
	Lauren Cheney	United States	2	-	-	2
	Tobin Heath	United States	2	-	-	2
	Angela Hucles	United States	2	-	-	2
	Carli Lloyd	United States	2	-	-	2
	Amy Rodriguez	United States	2	-	-	2
	Hope Solo	United States	2	-	-	2
	Abby Wambach	United States	2	-	-	2
24.	Shannon MacMillan	United States	1	1	-	2
	Tiffeny Milbrett	United States	1	1	-	2
	Carla Overbeck	United States	1	1	-	2
27.	Saskia Bartusiak	Germany	1	-	1	2
	Melanie Behringer	Germany	1	-	1	2
	Gro Espeseth	Norway	1	-	1	2
	Annike Krahn	Germany	1	-	1	2
	Simone Laudehr	Germany	1	-	1	2
	Anja noon	Germany	1	-	1	2
	Bente Nordby	Norway	1	-	1	2
	Babett Peter	Germany	1	-	1	2
	Marianne Pettersen	Norway	1	-	1	2
	Maintain Riise	Norway	1	-	1	2
	Brit sandaune	Norway	1	-	1	2
	Kjersti Thun	Norway	1	-	1	2
39.	Michelle Akers	United States	1	-	-	1
	Kristin Bekkevold	Norway	1	-	-	1
	Laura Benkarth	Germany	1	-	-	1
	Christine Bøe Jensen	Norway	1	-	-	1
	Anne Bugge-Paulsen	Norway	1	-	-	1
	Lori Chalupny	United States	1	-	-	1
	Stephanie Cox	United States	1	-	-	1
	Amanda Cromwell	United States	1	-	-	1
	Sara Däbritz	Germany	1	-	-	1
	Carin Gabarra	United States	1	-	-	1
	Lena Goessling	Germany	1	-	-	1
	Ragnhild Gulbrandsen	Norway	1	-	-	1
	Solveig Gulbrandsen	Norway	1	-	-	1
	Mary Harvey	United States	1	-	-	1
	Margunn Haugenes	Norway	1	-	-	1
	Josephine Henning	Germany	1	-	-	1
	Ingeborg Hovland	Norway	1	-	-	1
	Svenja Huth	Germany	1	-	-	1
	Mandy Islacker	Germany	1	-	-	1
	Astrid Johannessen	Norway	1	-	-	1
	Silje Jørgensen	Norway	1	-	-	1
	Natasha Kai	United States	1	-	-	1
	Tabea Kemme	Germany	1	-	-	1
	Isabel Kerschowski	Germany	1	-	-	1
	Monica Knudsen	Norway	1	-	-	1
	Gøril Kringen	Norway	1	-	-	1
	Bente Kvitland	Norway	1	-	-	1
	Unni Lehn	Norway	1	-	-	1
	Amy LePeilbet	United States	1	-	-	1
	Sydney Leroux	United States	1	-	-	1
	Melanie Leupolz	Germany	1	-	-	1
	Leonie Maier	Germany	1	-	-	1
	Dzsenifer Marozsán	Germany	1	-	-	1
	Kristin Luckenbill	United States	1	-	-	1
	Dagny Mellgren	Norway	1	-	-	1
	Alex Morgan	United States	1	-	-	1
	Alexandra Popp	Germany	1	-	-	1
	Megan Rapinoe	United States	1	-	-	1
	Anita Rapp	Norway	1	-	-	1
	Cat Reddick	United States	1	-	-	1
	Tiffany Roberts	United States	1	-	-	1
	Becky Sauerbrunn	United States	1	-	-	1
	Almuth Schult	Germany	1	-	-	1
	Thori Staples Bryan	United States	1	-	-	1
	Anne Tønnessen	Norway	1	-	-	1
	Saskia Webber	United States	1	-	-	1
	Staci Wilson	United States	1	-	-	1

Nations ranking

• Place: Indicates the order of the national teams. This is determined by the number of gold medals. If the number is the same, the silver medals are compared and then the bronze medals.
• Country: Name the country that the national team represents.
• Gold: states the number of gold medals won.
• Silver: states the number of silver medals won.
• Bronze: states the number of bronze medals won.
• Total: states the number of all medals won.

space	country	gold	silver	bronze	total
1.	United States	4th	1	-	5
2.	Germany	1	-	3	4th
3.	Norway	1	-	1	2
4th	Brazil	-	2	-	2
5.	People's Republic of China	-	1	-	1
5.	Japan	-	1	-	1
5.	Sweden	-	1	-	1
8th.	Canada	-	-	2	2

See also

• List of soccer world champions

Individual evidence

1. ↑ fifa.com: Kader USA 1996 ( Memento from July 12, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
2. ↑ fifa.com: Squad China PR 1996 ( Memento from July 12, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) (For unknown reasons, the Chinese team only came with 18 players)
3. ↑ fifa.com: Kader Norway 1996 ( Memento from July 12, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
4. ↑ fifa.com: Kader Norway 2000 ( Memento from July 12, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
5. ↑ fifa.com: Kader USA 2000 ( Memento from July 12, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
6. ↑ fifa.com: Kader Deutschland 2000 ( Memento from July 12, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
7. ↑ fifa.com: Kader USA 2004 ( Memento from August 27, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
8. ↑ fifa.com: Kader Brazil 2004 ( Memento from July 12, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
9. ↑ fifa.com: Kader Germany 2004 ( Memento from July 12, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
10. ↑ fifa.com: Kader USA 2008
11. ↑ fifa.com: Squad Brazil 2008
12. ↑ fifa.com: Kader Germany 2008 ( Memento from April 1, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
13. ↑ fifa.com: USA 2012 squad
14. ↑ fifa.com: Kader Japan 2012
15. ↑ fifa.com: Canada 2012 squad
16. ↑ fifa.com: Kader Germany 2016
17. ↑ fifa.com: Squad Sweden 2016
18. ↑ fifa.com: Kader Canada 2016

Web links

• Overview of previous Olympic women's soccer tournaments

This version was added to the selection of informative lists and portals on June 7, 2008 .