Rugby sevens at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament
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The men's rugby sevens tournament at the 2016 Summer Olympics was held in Brazil. It was hosted at the Deodoro Stadium, a temporary outdoor stadium constructed as part of the Deodoro Modern Pentathlon Park in Rio de Janeiro. The tournament was held from 9 August to 11 August 2016, starting with group matches before finishing with the medal ceremony on 11 August. The 2016 Games marked the first time that rugby sevens has been played at the Olympics, and the first time since 1924 that any form of rugby had been played at the Olympics.
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Tournament details | |
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Host | Brazil |
Venue | Deodoro Stadium |
Date | 9–11 August 2016 |
Teams | 12 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Fiji (1st title) |
Runner-up | Great Britain |
Third place | South Africa |
Fourth place | Japan |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 34 |
Tries scored | 175 (5.15 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Cecil Afrika (47 points) |
Most tries | Carlin Isles (6 tries) |
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The gold medal for Fiji represented the first Olympic medal earned by Fiji at any Olympics.[1][2][3] Great Britain won silver and South Africa defeated Japan to win the bronze medal.[4]