Rugby sevens at the Summer Olympics

Rugby sevens at the Summer Olympics

Events	2 (men: 1; women: 1)
Games
1896 1900 1904 1908 1912 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016
Medalists

Rugby sevens is a Summer Olympics sport. It was played for the first time at the 2016 Summer Olympics with both men's and women's contests. Rugby sevens was added to the Olympics following the decision of the 121st IOC Session in Copenhagen in October 2009.

History

The first gold for Men's Rugby Sevens at the Olympics was earned by Fiji at the 2016 Summer Olympics. This represented the first ever Olympic medal for Fiji.^[1]

Year	Host		Final				Bronze medal match
Year	Host		Gold medal	Score	Silver medal		Bronze medal	Score	Fourth place
2016 Details	Rio de Janeiro		Fiji	43–7	Great Britain		South Africa	54–14	Japan

Year	Host		Final				Bronze medal match
Year	Host		Gold medal	Score	Silver medal		Bronze medal	Score	Fourth place
2016 Details	Rio de Janeiro		Australia	24–17	New Zealand		Canada	33–10	Great Britain

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Australia (AUS)	1	0	0	1
1	Fiji (FIJ)	1	0	0	1
2	New Zealand (NZL)	0	1	0	1
2	Great Britain (GBR)	0	1	0	1
3	Canada (CAN)	0	0	1	1
3	South Africa (RSA)	0	0	1	1
Total		2	2	2	6

Rugby at the Summer Olympics (rugby union / rugby sevens)

	1896 1900 1904 1908 1912 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016

List of medalists List of venues

Sports at the Olympic Games

Summer sports	Archery Athletics Badminton Basketball Boxing Canoeing Cycling Diving Equestrian Fencing Field hockey Football Golf Gymnastics Handball Judo Modern pentathlon Rowing Rugby sevens Sailing Shooting Swimming Synchronized swimming Table tennis Taekwondo Tennis Triathlon Volleyball Beach volleyball Water polo Weightlifting Wrestling

Winter sports	Alpine skiing Biathlon Bobsleigh Cross-country skiing Curling Figure skating Freestyle skiing Ice hockey Luge Nordic combined Short track speed skating Skeleton Ski jumping Snowboarding Speed skating

Future sports	Baseball Softball Karate Skateboarding Sport climbing Surfing

Past sports	Basque pelota Cricket Croquet Jeu de paume Lacrosse Military patrol Polo Rackets Roque Rugby union (15 a-side) Tug of war Water motorsports

Demonstration sports	American football Australian football Bandy Bowling Budo Disabled skiing Gliding Glima Ice stock sport Korfball La canne Pesäpallo Roller hockey Savate Skijoring Sled dog racing Speed skiing Water skiing Winter pentathlon

Unofficial sports	Angling Art competitions Ballooning Boules Cannon shooting Cycle polo Fire fighting Gaelic football Hurling Kaatsen Kite flying Life saving Longue paume Motor racing Motorcycle racing Pigeon racing Wushu

See also: Paralympic sports

Olympic venues in rugby

Rugby union	1900: Vélodrome de Vincennes 1908: White City Stadium 1920: Olympisch Stadion 1924: Stade de Colombes

Rugby sevens	2016: Deodoro Stadium 2020: Tokyo Stadium

International rugby union competitions

Worldwide

Men	World Cup World Cup Sevens Sevens Series U20 World Championship U20 Trophy

Women	World Cup Sevens World Cup Sevens Series

Multi-sport events

Intercontinental

Continental

Africa	Africa Cup African Development Trophy Rugby Africa Sevens African Rugby Under-19 Cup

Asia	Asia Rugby Championship Asian Sevens Series

Europe	Six Nations Rugby Europe International Championships European Nations Cup Women's Six Nations Under-20 Six Nations Under-19 Championship Under-18 Championship

Oceania	Oceania Cup Oceania U20 Championship

Americas	South American Rugby Championship Americas Rugby Championship Rugby Americas North Championship South American U19 Championship

Defunct

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