1996 Summer Olympics football tournament

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The 1996 Summer Olympics football tournament was the men's under-23 international soccer competition held in Atlanta, where Nigeria famously won the gold medal.

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1996 Summer Olympics football tournament canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Olympic football tournament
men's football tournament
ageCategory under-23
allowedOveragePlayersPerSquad 3
bronzeMedalist Brazil national under-23 football team NERFINISHED
champion Nigeria national under-23 football team NERFINISHED
cities 5
confederations 6
continentOfHost North America NERFINISHED
defendingChampion Spain national under-23 football team NERFINISHED
endDate 1996-08-03
finalMatchCity Athens, Georgia NERFINISHED
finalMatchVenue Sanford Stadium NERFINISHED
finalScore Nigeria 3–2 Argentina
fourthPlace Portugal national under-23 football team NERFINISHED
gender men's tournament
goalsScored 90
goldMedalist Nigeria national under-23 football team NERFINISHED
goldMedalMatchDate 1996-08-03
groupStageFormat 4 groups of 4 teams
hostCity Atlanta NERFINISHED
hostConfederation CONCACAF NERFINISHED
hostCountry United States of America
surface form: United States
knockoutStageFormat single-elimination
matchesPlayed 32
nextEdition 2000 Summer Olympics football tournament NERFINISHED
notableAchievement first African team to win Olympic men's football gold
numberOfTeams 16
organizer FIFA
International Olympic Committee NERFINISHED
overagePlayersRuleIntroduced 1992 Summer Olympics football tournament
partOf 1996 Summer Olympics NERFINISHED
previousEdition 1992 Summer Olympics football tournament NERFINISHED
runnerUp Argentina national under-23 football team NERFINISHED
silverMedalist Argentina national under-23 football team NERFINISHED
sport association football
squadsSizeLimit 18
startDate 1996-07-20
thirdPlace Brazil national under-23 football team NERFINISHED
topScorer Hernán Crespo NERFINISHED
topScorerGoals 6
usesUnder23Rule true
venues 5

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Nwankwo participatedIn 1996 Summer Olympics football tournament
subject surface form: Nwankwo Kanu