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Facts about Rugby in the Olympics

Olympics	Rugby has been part of the Olympic program 6 times (including this year).

Medals	A total of 8 Rugby events have been held all-time in the Olympics (including planned events this year).

Events	There has been 3 different events in Olympic Rugby.


Medal table for Rugby in the Olympics


		Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total

1.	FIJ	2	0	1	3



2.	USA	2	0	0	2



-	AUS	2	0	0	2



4.	FRA	1	3	0	4



5.	NZL	1	2	0	3




			All-time Olympic Rugby Medal table



Rugby in the Olympic Programme


Olympic Games	Venue	Events
			Women	Men

Paris 1900	Velodrome Municipale, Vincennes		0	1
London 1908	Shepherds Bush Stadium		0	1
Antwerp 1920	Stade Olympique, Beerschot		0	1
Paris 1924	Stade Olympique, Colombes		0	1
Rio 2016	Rugby & Modern Pentathlon Arena		1	1
Tokyo 2020	Tokyo Stadium		1	1


International Rugby Federation

The Olympic competitions in Rugby is organized by the International Rugby Board (IRB) in cooperation with the host city of the specific games. Follow the link for more information about world championships, the international organization, general history of

These facts about Rugby in the Olympics is based on the official Olympic reports and the Olympian Database

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