Football at the 1936 Summer Olympics

1936 Men's Olympic Football Tournament
Tournament details
Host country Germany
Dates3–15 August 1936
Teams16 (from 4 confederations)
Venue(s)4 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Italy (1st title)
Runners-up Austria
Third place Norway
Fourth place Poland
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored78 (4.88 per match)
Attendance507,469 (31,717 per match)
Top scorer(s) Annibale Frossi (7 goals)
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1948

Football at the 1936 Summer Olympics was won by Italy. This was the first Olympic football tournament after its prestige had been lessened by the 1930 introduction of the World Cup and its absence from the 1932 Olympics in Los Angeles.


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