List of Olympic medalists in rugby

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This is a list of Olympic medalists in rugby.

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Men's

GamesGoldSilverBronze
2016 Rio de Janeiro
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Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji  (FIJ)Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain  (GBR)Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa  (RSA)
2020 Tokyo
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Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji  (FIJ)Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand  (NZL)Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina  (ARG)
2024 Paris
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Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji  (FIJ)Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa  (RSA)

Women's

GamesGoldSilverBronze
2016 Rio de Janeiro
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Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand  (NZL)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)
2020 Tokyo
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Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand  (NZL)Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji  (FIJ)
2024 Paris
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Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand  (NZL)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)

Discontinued event

This is a list of Olympic medalists in rugby union.

Contents

GamesGoldSilverBronze
1900 Paris
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Olympic flag.svg  Mixed team  (ZZX) [1]
Alexandre Pharamond
Frantz Reichel
Jean Collas
Constantin Henriquez (HAI)
Auguste Giroux
André Rischmann
Léon Binoche
Charles Gondouin
André Roosevelt
Hubert Lefèbvre
Émile Sarrade
Wladimir Aïtoff
Joseph Olivier
Jean-Guy Gauthier
A. Albert
Victor Larchandet
Jean Hervé
Flag of the German Empire.svg  Germany  (GER) [2]
Hermann Kreuzer
Arnold Landvoigt
Heinrich Reitz
Jacob Herrmann
Erich Ludwig
Hugo Betting
August Schmierer
Fritz Muller
Adolf Stockhausen
Hans Latscha
Willy Hofmeister
Georg Wenderoth
Eduard Poppe
Richard Ludwig
Albert Amrhein
none awarded
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain  (GBR) [3]

F. C. Bayliss
J. Henry Birtles
James Cantion
Arthur Darby
Clement Deykin
Leslie Hood
M. L. Logan
Herbert Loveitt
Herbert Nicol
V. Smith
M. W. Talbot
Joseph Wallis
Claude Whittindale
Raymond Whittindale
Francis Wilson

1904 St. Louisnot included in the Olympic program
1908 London
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Flag of Australasian team for Olympic games.svg  Australasia  (ANZ)
Phil Carmichael
Charles Russell
Daniel Carroll
Jack Hickey
Frank Smith
Chris McKivat
Arthur McCabe
Thomas Griffen
John Barnett
Patrick McCue
Sydney Middleton
Tom Richards
Malcolm McArthur
Charles McMurtrie
Robert Craig
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain  (GBR) [4]
Edward Jackett
Barney Solomon
Bert Solomon
Frederick Dean
J. T. Jose
Thomas Wedge
James Davey
Richard Jackett
E. J. Jones
Arthur Wilson
Nicholas Tregurtha
A. Lawrey
C. R. Marshall
A. Wilcocks
John Trevaskis
none awarded
1912 Stockholmnot included in the Olympic program
1920 Antwerp
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US flag 48 stars.svg  United States  (USA)
Daniel Carroll
Charles Doe
George Fish
James Fitzpatrick
Joseph Hunter
Morris Kirksey
Charles Mehan
John Muldoon
John O'Neil
John Patrick
Cornelius Righter
Colby Slater
Rudolph Scholz
Dink Templeton
Charles Lee Tilden, Jr.
James Winston
Heaton Wrenn
Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)
Alfred Eluère
Jean Bruneval
André Chilo
Grenet
François Borde
René Crabos
Edouard Bader
Raoul Thiercelin
Adolphe Bousquet
Curtet
Jacques Forestier
Raymond Berrurier
Eugène Soulie
Maurice Labeyrie
Robert Levasseur
Constant Lamaigniere
Pierre Petiteau
Robert Thierry
none awarded
1924 Paris
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US flag 48 stars.svg  United States  (USA)
Philip Clark
Norman Cleaveland
Hugh Cunningham
Dudley DeGroot
Robert Devereux
George Dixon
Charles Doe
Linn Farrish
Edward Graff
Joseph Hunter
Richard Hyland
Caesar Mannelli
Charles Mehan
John Muldoon
John O'Neil
John Patrick
William Rogers
Rudolph Scholz
Colby Slater
Norman Slater
Charles Lee Tilden, Jr.
Edward Turkington
Alan Valentine
Alan Williams
Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)
René Araou
Jean Bayard
Louis Beguet
André Béhotéguy
Alexandre Bioussa
Etienne Bonnes
François Borde
Adolphe Bousquet
Aimé Cassayet-Armagnac
Clément Dupont
Albert Dupouy
Jean Etcheberry
Henri Galau
Gilbert Gérintès
Raoul Got
Adolphe Jaureguy
René Lasserre
Marcel-Frédéric Lubin-Lebrère
Etienne Piquiral
Jean Vaysse
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania  (ROU)
Dumitru Armasel
Gheorghe Bentia
Theodor Florian
Ion Girlisteanu
Nicolae Marasco
Theodor Marian
Sorin Michailesco
Paul Nedelcovici
Iosif Nemesch
Eugen Sfetescu
Mircea Sfetescu
Soare Sterian
Anastasie Tanasescu
Mihail Vardala
Paul Vidrashcu
Dumitru Volvoreanu

Medal table

Includes medals from rugby union (1900–1924) and rugby sevens (2016–2024).

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji  (FIJ)2114
2Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)2002
3Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)1304
4Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand  (NZL)1203
5Flag of Australasian team for Olympic games.svg  Australasia  (ANZ)1001
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)1001
Olympic flag.svg  Mixed team  (ZZX)1001
8Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain  (GBR)0303
9Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)0101
10Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa  (RSA)0022
11Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina  (ARG)0011
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)0011
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania  (ROM)0011
Totals (13 entries)910625

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References

  1. "Paris 1900 Rugby Men Results". Olympics.com. Retrieved 2021-08-02.
  2. Represented by SC 1880 Frankfurt
  3. Represented by Moseley Wanderers
  4. The Cornwall county team represented Great Britain