Rugby union at the Summer Olympics Rugby union at the Summer Olympics Rugby union has been a men's medal sport at the modern Summer Olympic Games, being played at four of the first seven competitions. The sport debuted at the 1900 Paris games where the gold medal was won by the host nation. It was subsequently featured at the London games in 1908, the Antwerp games in 1920 and the Paris games in 1924. The United States is the most successful nation in Olympic rugby tournaments, having won the gold medal in both 1920 and 1924; France has the most medals, one gold (in 1900) and
Tanzania at the Olympics Tanzania at the Olympics Tanzania first participated at the Olympic Games in 1964, and has sent athletes to compete in every Summer Olympic Games since then, except for the boycotted 1976 Games. The nation has never participated in the Winter Olympic Games. Tanzanian athletes have won a total of two medals, both in athletics. The National Olympic Committee for Tanzania was created in 1968 and recognized by the International Olympic Committee that same year. The résumé of Olympic events in which Tanzania has officially participated has been a static entity for most of the country's Olympic career, at least until