Rugby sevens at the Summer Olympics
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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]
Men
Summaries
| Year | Host | Final | Bronze medal match | ||||||
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| 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 | ||
Women
Summaries
| Year | Host | Final | Bronze medal match | ||||||
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| 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 | ||
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | Australia (AUS) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Fiji (FIJ) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2 | New Zealand (NZL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 3 | Canada (CAN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| South Africa (RSA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
Participating nations
| Nation | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 20 | 24 | 28 | 32 | 36 | 48 | 52 | 56 | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 16 | Years |
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| Australia (AUS) | 24 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Argentina (ARG) | 12 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brazil (BRA) | 24 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Canada (CAN) | 12 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Colombia (COL) | 12 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fiji (FIJ) | 24 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 France (FRA) | 24 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Great Britain (GBR) | 24 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Japan (JPN) | 24 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Kenya (KEN) | 24 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand (NZL) | 24 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Africa (RSA) | 12 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Spain (ESP) | 24 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 United States (USA) | 24 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nations | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Athletes | 288 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Year | 24 | 28 | 32 | 36 | 48 | 52 | 56 | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 94 | 98 | 02 | 06 | 10 | 14 | |||||||
See also
- Rugby union at the Summer Olympics (15-a-side Rugby Union, 1900-1924)
- Rugby sevens at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Rugby sevens at the 2020 Summer Olympics
References
- ↑ "Olympics Daytime". Rio 2016. 11 August 2016. CBC.
External links
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