Rugby sevens at the Pan American Games explained

Event:Rugby sevens
Games:Pan American Games
Num Events:2 (men: 1; women: 1)

Rugby sevens at the Pan American Games was held for the first time at the 2011 Pan American Games. On July 11, 2007, the Pan American Sports Organization (PASO), announced that rugby sevens would be added to the list of sports that will be played at future Pan American Games, after a vote by the organization's general assembly.[1] Women's rugby sevens was later added to the program for the 2015 Games.[2]

Men's tournament

YearHostwidth=1% rowspan=6 bgcolor=ffffffGold medal gamewidth=1% rowspan=6 bgcolor=ffffffBronze medal game
width=15%Gold medalistwidth=10%Scorewidth=15%Silver medalistwidth=15%Bronze medalistwidth=10%Scorewidth=15%Fourth place
2011 Guadalajara26 – 2421 – 17
2015 Toronto22 – 1940 – 12
2019 Lima33 – 1024 – 19
(a.e.t.)
2023 Santiago24 – 519 – 17

Participating nations

Nation2023Years
4
7 6 4 64
4
5 5 5 4
8 7 8 3
6 72
6 8 83
44
4 4 7 54
Nations 8 8 8 89

Women's tournament

YearHostGold medal gameBronze medal game
width=15%Gold medalistwidth=10%Scorewidth=15%Silver medalistwidth=15%Bronze medalistwidth=10%Scorewidth=15%Fourth place
2015 Toronto55 – 729 – 0
2019 Lima24 – 1029 – 24
(a.e.t.)
2023 Santiago19 – 1245 – 0

Participating nations

Nation2023Years
4 5 2
4 3
3
71
6 43
81
5 7 63
51
6 1
8 1
3
Nations 6 8 811

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rugby, racquetball will be played at 2011 Pan Am Games . 11 July 2007 . 2011-05-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121107004613/http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/news/story?id=2932778 . 2012-11-07 . live .
  2. Web site: Pan Am Games Tickets: Be Here for Gold-Medal History. August 18, 2014. toronto2015.org. TO2015. October 28, 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20141029025620/http://www.toronto2015.org/news/archive/pan-am-games-tickets-be-here-for-gold-medal-history/918. October 29, 2014.