The Men’s Football championship in the 2024 Paris Olympics is set to kickstart on July 24th. Football has been a part of the Olympics since 1900. Since then, the game has been featured 27 times in the Olympics.
Throughout the years, there have been several footballers who have been on the list of highest goal scorers in the Olympics. Some players have records of scoring the most numbers in a single Olympics. In the following listicle, we will discuss the top Five Footballers to score the Most Goals in a single edition of the Olympics
Most Goals in single Olympic edition
5. Kazimierz Deyna – 9 goals in 1972 Olympics
Former Polish footballer Kazimierz Deyna was the top goal scorer in football during the 1972 German Olympics. The attacking midfielder scored nine goals in that edition for Poland.
4. Gottfried Fuchs – 10 Goals in 1912 Olympics
Former Footballer from Germany, Gottfried Fuchs finished as the highest goal scorer in football during the 1912 Stockholm Olympics. He scored 10 goals in that edition with all those 10 goals coming in a single match where Germany registered a massive victory by 16-0 against Russia
3. Sophus Nielsen – 11 Goals in 1908 Olympics
Former Danish footballer was a part of the Denmark that won Silver Medals in the 1908 and 1912 Olympics respectively. He was also the highest goal scorer in football during the 1908 London Olympics.
2. Domingo Tarasconi – 11 Goals in 1928 Olympics
Former Argentine Footballer Domingo Tarasconi scored the most number of goals in the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics and helped Argentina to win the silver medal in Football in that edition. Tarasconi scored 11 Goals during the 1928 Olympics.
1. Ferenc Bene – 12 Goals in the 1964 Olympics
The former footballer from Hungary was the highest goal scorer in 1964 Tokyo and played a crucial role in Hungary winning the Gold Medal in Football in that edition. Bene scored 12 goals from just five matches in the 1964 Olympics