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Which country was the first to win the Golden Medal twice in the Olympic Soccer Tournament?

Great Britain. The British won back-to-back tournaments against the same opponent, Denmark, in 1908 and 1912.

Who was the top scorer in the 1988 Olympic Games?

Romario. Romario scored 7 goals, followed by Dobrovolski, and Zambian sensation Kalusha Bwalya with 6.

In the 1976 games in Montreal, 3 already qualified African nations withdrew the tournament, and it had to be played by 13 teams. Which nations withdrew?

Zambia, Ghana & Nigeria. Months before the games started, New Zealand's rugby national team toured South Africa, a large majority of African nations protested and told the IOC, that they would boycott the Olympiad if the Committee allowed New Zealand to participate in the games. The IOC "supported" the Kiwis, and 14 nations didn't send their delegations to the games, among those were the 3 soccer teams mentioned.

Spain won the gold in Barcelona 1992. Before that, which of the following countries, was the last one to win the Golden Medal, while hosting the games?

Belgium, in 1920. Belgium played Czechoslovakia for the gold, but around the 39th minute the central Europeans quit the game, arguing that the referee was calling the game unfairly. So Belgium won the gold, Czechoslovakia got nothing instead.

Was Uruguay the only country ever to win consecutively the Olympic Gold Medal and the World Cup (or vice-versa) ?

n. Uruguay won gold in the 1924 and the 1928 Olympiads, and then went on to win the first ever World Cup in 1930. Italy won the 1934 WC, then in Berlin, 1936, they won the gold medal, and finally, in 1938 Italy they repeated their WC success.

Which of the following Olympiads was the very last one that only accepted amateur players?

1980. After years of having to allow paid players posing as "students" or "comrades", the IOC finally decided to accept full time pros; first (1984 and 1988) permitting only players that had never participated in any major soccer tournaments before; and then (after 1992), U-23s reinforced with 3 players older than the limit.

Which was the first Asian team ever to win a medal?

Japan. The 1968 Japanese side beat the host Mexico, 2-0, winning the bronze medal.

Which two countries won the Gold Medal and within 10 years or less, played the World Cup Final and lost it?

Hungary and Sweden. We all know the story of the Magic Magyars: 1952 Gold in Helsinki, 1954 tears in Berna. But Sweden won their gold 4 years before Helsinki in London, 1948; then 10 years later, they faced Brazil and a kid named Pelé, and lost 2-5.

Which of the following teams shared a Bronze medal?

Soviet Union and East Germany, in 1972. Final score: 2-2.

Which was the only tournament where the final game did not award the silver medal to the losing team?

Amberes 1920. Antwerp 1920: Czechoslovakia quit the game before half-time trailing 2-0. Belgium was awarded with the Gold, and then Spain got the Silver after defeating Holland 3-1, in the game which would've been, the match for the third place and the Bronze Medal.