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American football
Form of team game played with an oval ball on a field marked out as a gridiron
United Statescountry of origin
—first recorded
1932first Olympic record
5disciplines & variants
3international bodies
American football is a team sport and ball game, part of gridiron football. Its country of origin is the United States. The sport is governed internationally by ACAF. Olympic events in it are recorded separately for 1932. Wikidata lists 5 disciplines or variants under it.
Part ofGridiron football
TypeTeam sports, Ball games
Country of originUnited States
Players (as recorded)up to 22
Playing time48 min (high school), 48 min, 60 min, 60 min (college football)
PractitionersAmerican football player, American football coach
Also known asfootball americano, Football
Governing bodyACAF, IFAF Europe, Pan American Federation of American Football
At the Olympicsrecorded in 1932
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Disciplines and variants
5
Flag footballVariant of gridiron football where, instead of tackling players to...Indoor American footballTeam sport
Arena footballStyle of indoor gridiron football
Touch footballVariant of American football
Wheelchair FootballSport for people with physical disabilities
Olympic Games
Olympic history
Editions where American football or one of its disciplines was on the programme. Filled boxes mark the sport itself, outlined ones its disciplines; the small number is the count of medal events where recorded.
Multi-sport events
At other multi-sport games
| Games | Editions | First | Latest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Games | 2 | 2005 | 2017 | 2005, 2017 |
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