Rugby sevens at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

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.

The gold medal was won by Great Britain, the silver medal for Fiji represented the first Olympic medal earned by Fiji at any Olympics. South Africa defeated Japan to win the Bronze medal.