Short answers, pulled from the story.
The first women's Olympic football tournament was held at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. The gold medal match took place on the 1st of August 1996 at Sanford Stadium in Athens, Georgia.
The United States won the gold medal, defeating China 2-1 in the final on the 1st of August 1996. It was the inaugural gold medal awarded in women's Olympic football history.
Qualification was based on results from the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup. The seven best-placed teams plus the host nation, the United States, earned spots. England was ranked seventh but was ineligible as a non-IOC member, so its place passed to ninth-ranked Brazil; the United States' own slot as third-ranked team passed to eighth-ranked Japan since the Americans were already qualified as hosts.
Group stage matches were held in Miami, Florida; Orlando, Florida; Birmingham, Alabama; and Washington, D.C. The knockout rounds, including the semi-finals, bronze medal match, and gold medal final, were held at Sanford Stadium in Athens, Georgia.
Sanford Stadium in Athens, Georgia, with a capacity of 86,100, was the largest venue. It hosted the entire knockout stage of the tournament, including the gold medal match.
The United States won the FIFA Fair Play Award, given to the team with the best fair-play record during the tournament. They also won the gold medal that same tournament, defeating China 2-1 in the final.