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American football was featured in the Summer Olympic Games demonstration programme in 1904 and 1932.[1] College football was played at the 1904 Olympics, which was played at Francis Field,[2] but was, in reality, college teams playing each other as part of their regular seasons.[3] The sport was eventually played officially as a demonstration sport only once, in 1932.[4] Though American football has not been played in the Olympics since then, various American football players have participated in the Olympics.[5] The International Federation of American Football (IFAF) oversees the IFAF World Championship, which is an international tournament, which itself is held every four years.[6]
In 2013, the International Olympic Committee gave provisional recognition to The International Federation of American Football, setting up a possible vote on its future participation in the Olympics. In 2015, American Football was not included in the 2020 additions.[7][8]
- ^ Bill Mallon, Jeroen Heijmans (2011). Historical Dictionary of the Olympic Movement. Scarecrow Press. p. 127. ISBN 9780810875227.
- ^ "College Football in The Olympics, 1904". Mmbolding.com. Archived from the original on 2012-02-11. Retrieved 2012-08-03.
- ^ The 1904 Olympic Games: Results for All Competitors in All Events, with Commentary. McFarland & Co., Inc. 2009 [1999]. pp. 204–205. ISBN 9781476621609. Retrieved 2016-08-06.
- ^ The Games of the Xth Olympiad Los Angeles 1932 (PDF). Xth Olympiade Committee of the Games of Los Angeles, U.S.A. 1932. 1933. pp. 739–743. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-04-10. Retrieved 2009-09-14.
- ^ "Olympians in the NFL". NFL.com. 2012-07-30. Retrieved 2012-08-03.
- ^ "Competition - Senior". IFAF. Retrieved 2012-08-03.
- ^ "Why Isn't American Football an Olympic Sport?". The Growth of a Game. 2015-06-23. Retrieved 2018-12-07.
- ^ "IFAF applies to have American football in 2020 Summer Olympics". Sporting News. 2015-06-13. Retrieved 2018-12-07.