Rugby sevens at the 2023 European Games was held in Kraków, Poland. The gold medalists in the men's and women's tournaments qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics.
The sport was making its European Games debut after making its successful debut at the 2016 Rio Olympics.
In both events, the World Series teams of Great Britain and Spain (and Ireland in the men's tournament) were the top seeds. Other seedings were made following the end of the first round of the Rugby Europe Championship Sevens.
Qualification Men's
QualificationDateHostBerthsQualified teamHost nation12022–23 World Rugby Sevens Series4 November 2022 – 21 May 2023Various32022 Rugby Europe Sevens Championship Series25 June – 3 July 2022 Lisbon Kraków72022 Rugby Europe Sevens Trophy11–19 June 2022 Zagreb Budapest112
Women's
QualificationDateHostBerthsQualified teamHost nation12022–23 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series 4 November 2022 – 21 May 2023Various32 2022 Rugby Europe Women's Sevens Championship Series25 June – 3 July 2022 Lisbon Kraków42022 Rugby Europe Women's Sevens Trophy11–19 June 2022 Zagreb Budapest4Replacing Ireland following their qualification for Paris 2024 colspan=2 112
Participating NOCs The following National Olympic Committees (NOCs), as per the outcome of qualification events, will participate (the number of participating athletes of each NOC are shown in parentheses).
Medal summary Medal table
Medalists Men Jack KellyAndrew SmithHarry McNultyZac WardNiall ComerfordBilly DardisJordan ConroyLiam McNamaraDylan O'GradyTerry KennedyMark RocheSean CribbinBryan Mollen Jamie FarndaleThomas Glyn WilliamsAlexander DavisKaleem BarretoRoss McCannJames BardenOlufemi SofolarinFrederick RoddickMorgan WilliamsRobbie FergussonThomas EmeryWill HomerMax McFarland Tobias Sainz-TrápagaJosep SerresAsier PérezJuan RamosNicolás NietoJaime MataPol PlaMiguel ReinaAlejandro LaforgaManuel MorenoTiago RomeroEduardo LópezJaime Manteca Women Lisa ThomsonAbbie BrownRhona LloydJade ShekellsShona CampbellLauren TorleyEmma UrenHeather CowellIsla Norman-BellMegan JonesJasmine JoyceAmy Wilson-HardyEllie Boatman Patrycja ZawadzkaJulianna SchusterTamara Czumer-IwinMałgorzata KołdejMarta MorusKatarzyna PaszczykAnna KlichowskaHanna MaliszewskaJulia DruzgałaNatalia PamiętaSylwia WitkowskaKlaudia RespondekMartyna Wardaszka Julie DoležilováPavlína ČuprováKristýna PlevováChristine TesařováKristýna RiegertováJulie PetříkováAnežka SládkováVera GärtnerováPetra VackováJana UrbanováTereza BaťhováVeronika BolfováVeronika Oupicová
Paris 2024 qualification The rugby sevens tournament at the 2023 European Games is a direct qualification event for the rugby sevens program in Paris 2024. A total of 2 (team) quota places will be awarded in two events: +EventQualification pathQuotasNOCSMen's tournament: The winner of the European Games rugby sevens tournament will earn one team quota place1 Women's tournamentThe winner of the European Games rugby sevens tournament will earn one team quota place1 Total quota places 2
Teams finishing second and third will progress to the final Paris 2024 qualifier.
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