Gridiron football
Form of football primarily played in the United States and Canada
United Statescountry of origin
1860sfirst recorded
1932first Olympic record
3disciplines & variants
1international bodies
Gridiron football is a team sport and ball game, part of football. It originated in the United States, with its first record dating to 1860s. The sport is governed internationally by International Federation of American Football. Olympic events in it are recorded separately for 1932. Wikidata lists 3 disciplines or variants under it.
Part ofFootball
TypeTeam sports, Ball games
Country of originUnited States
First recorded1860s
PractitionersGridiron football player
Governing bodyInternational Federation of American Football
At the Olympicsrecorded in 1932
Family tree
Disciplines and variants
3
American footballForm of team game played with an oval ball on a field marked out...Canadian footballCanadian sport in which opposing teams of twelve players attempt...
Eight-man footballForm of gridiron football
Olympic Games
Olympic history
Editions where Gridiron 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.
Governance
Governing bodies
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