| 2020 Women's Olympic Rugby Sevens Tournament | |
| Type: | women sevens |
| Image Caption: | Tokyo Stadium, where the Women's Rugby Sevens tournament was played |
| Host: | Japan |
| Venue: | Tokyo Stadium |
| Date: | 29–31 July 2021 |
| Nations: | 12 |
| Champion: | New Zealand |
| Count: | 1 |
| Runnerup: | France |
| Third: | Fiji |
| Fourth: | Great Britain |
| Preceded By: | 2016 |
| Succeeded By: | 2024 |
The women's rugby sevens tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics was held in Japan. It was hosted at Tokyo Stadium, which also served as a host stadium of the 2019 Rugby World Cup. The tournament was played over three days from 29–31 July 2021.[1]
The medals for the competition were presented by Octavian Morariu, Romania; IOC Member, and the medalists' bouquets were presented by Alan Gilpin, Great Britain; World Rugby Secretary General.
| P | Pool Stage | PM | Placing Matches | ¼ | Quarter-Finals | ½ | Semi-Finals | B | Bronze Medal Match | F | Gold Medal Match |
| Jul 29 | Jul 30 | Jul 31 | ||||||||||
| Event | M | E | M | E | M | E | ||||||
| Women's | P | PM | ¼ | PM | ½ | PM | B | F | ||||
See main article: Rugby sevens at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's qualification.
| Event | Dates | Location | Quotas | Qualifier | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation | 1 | ||||
| 2018–19 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series | 20 October 2018 – 16 June 2019 | Various | 4 | ||
| 2019 South American Qualifying Tournament | 1–2 June 2019 |  Lima | 1 | ||
| 2019 RAN Women's Sevens | 6–7 July 2019 | 0 | — | ||
| 2019 European Qualifying Tournament | 13–14 July 2019 |  Kazan | 1 | ||
| 2019 Africa Women's Sevens | 12–13 October 2019 |  Jemmal | 1 | ||
| 2019 Oceania Women's Sevens Championship | 7–9 November 2019 |  Suva | 1 | ||
| 2019 Asian Qualifying Tournament | 9–10 November 2019 |  Guangzhou | 1 | ||
| 2020 Final Olympic Qualification Tournament | 19–20 June 2021 |  Monaco | 2 | ||
| Total | 12 | ||||
The top two of the third-placed teams advance to the knockout rounds.
| data-sort-type="number" | Rank ! | Team | Matches | Points | Avg points | Tries | Avg tries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 172 | 28.67 | 28 | 4.67 | |||
| 6 | 145 | 24.17 | 23 | 3.83 | |||
| 6 | 124 | 20.67 | 20 | 3.33 | |||
| 4 | 6 | 118 | 19.67 | 18 | 3.00 | ||
| 5 | 6 | 150 | 25.00 | 24 | 4.00 | ||
| 6 | 6 | 111 | 18.50 | 17 | 2.83 | ||
| 7 | 6 | 99 | 16.50 | 17 | 2.83 | ||
| 8 | 6 | 64 | 10.67 | 10 | 1.67 | ||
| 9 | 5 | 114 | 22.80 | 18 | 3.60 | ||
| 10 | 5 | 50 | 10.00 | 8 | 1.60 | ||
| 11 | 5 | 31 | 6.20 | 5 | 1.00 | ||
| 12 | 5 | 36 | 7.20 | 6 | 1.20 |