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List of Olympic Football official match balls

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The following balls were used in the football tournament of the Summer Olympic Games.[1]

Olympic Games Official Match Ball Manufacturer Additional Information
1952 Olympic Games Super Olympia Select Sport
1956 Olympic Games Super Olympia Select Sport
1960 Olympic Games Super Olympia Select Sport
1964 Olympic Games Super Olympia Select Sport
1968 Olympic Games Adidas Telstar Elast Adidas Variant of Adidas Telstar
1972 Olympic Games Adidas Telstar Durlast Adidas Variant of Adidas Telstar
1976 Olympic Games Adidas Telstar Durlast Adidas Variant of Adidas Telstar
1980 Olympic Games Adidas Tango Gol Adidas Variant of Adidas Tango
1984 Olympic Games Adidas Tango Sevilla Adidas Variant of Adidas Tango
1988 Olympic Games Adidas Tango Séoul Adidas Variant of Adidas Tango
1992 Olympic Games Adidas Etrusco Unico Adidas
1996 Olympic Games Adidas Questra Olympia[2] Adidas Variant of Adidas Questra
2000 Olympic Games Adidas Gamarada[3] Adidas The aboriginal word for friendship, variation of the Adidas Terrestra Silverstream[3]
2004 Olympic Games Adidas Pelias Adidas The greek word for player
2008 Olympic Games Adidas Teamgeist 2 Magnus Moenia Adidas Variation of the Adidas Teamgeist, with Magnus Moenia meaning 'walls of the great' in Latin[4]
2012 Olympic Games Adidas The Albert Adidas Variant of the Adidas Tango 12
2016 Olympic Games Adidas Errejota Adidas Variant of the Adidas Beau Jeu
2020 Olympic Games Adidas Conext 21 Adidas The original ball was Adidas Tsubasa, variant of the Adidas Uniforia, but later replaced
2024 Olympic Games Adidas Ile de Foot 24 Adidas Variant of the Adidas Fussballiebe

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Summer Olympics balls. Football Balls Database". football-balls.com. June 26, 2021.
  2. ^ "A Few Good Balls – "Adidas Gamarada 2000 Sydney Olympics"". Archived from the original on 6 March 2014. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
  3. ^ a b The Blizzard: Issue 6. 2012. ISBN 978-1-908940-06-3. Archived from the original on 27 August 2012.
  4. ^ "AFGB: 2008 Olympics". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
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