Football

A look at the greatest female football players in the Olympics through the 21st century.

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Female football stars of the Olympics

We celebrate the most goal-hungry women's football players to grace the Olympic stage.

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Top women's football goalscorers at the Olympics

United States of America

Simone

Simone Biles - Olympics.com

Sweden

Armand

Armand Duplantis - Olympics.com

Mikaela

Mikaela SHIFFRIN

Ilia

Ilia Malinin - Olympics.com

Birgit PRINZ

Birgit

If someone asked you to name the leading goal-scorer in international football, you might be inclined to name Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo.
That, however, is not the case.
In fact, if you were to slot top male scorer Ronaldo's tally of 122 goals among the top 15 scorers in women's football,

Football | Women's World Cup 2023

YOKOHAMA, JAPAN - AUGUST 06: Christine Sinclair #12 of Team Canada celebrates with Julia Grosso #7 following their team's victory in the penalty shoot out in the Women's Gold Medal Match between Canada and Sweden on day fourteen of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at International Stadium Yokohama on August 06, 2021 in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan. (Photo by Francois Nel/Getty Images)

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Top scorer in international women's football: From Alex Morgan and Marta to Christine Sinclair 

Beijing 2008

Athens 2004

Sydney 2000

Atlanta 1996

Birgit PRINZ

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Female football stars of the Olympics

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