History
The Russian Federation made its first Summer Olympic appearance in 1996, after the dissolution of the Soviet Union and has competed ever since. Prior to the Soviet Union they competed as the Russian Empire which the International Olympic Committee considers to be a different entity. The nation sends one of the largest delegations with over 400 athletes competing at most Olympics. The athletes compete in almost all sports available on the Olympic program.
In total Russia has won around 435 medals across 21 sports. They have constantly finished in the top 5 on the medal table. Their most successful sports include aquatics, athletics, gymnastics and wrestling. The most successful athlete is gymnast Alexei Nemov whom won 12 medals during the 1996 and 2000 Olympics. In 1996 he won two golds (team all-around & vault), one silver (individual all-around) and three bronze (floor, high bar & pommel horse) and in 2000 he won two golds (individual all-around & high bar), one silver (floor) and three bronze (team all-around, pommel horse & parallel bars).
Qualified Quotas
Archery
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Women’s Individual | Elena Osipova | |
| Ksenia Perova | ||
| Inna Stepanova | ||
| Women’s Team | Elena Osipova Ksenia Perova Inna Stepanova |
Artistic Swimming
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Women’s Team | Anastasiia Arkhipovskaia Vlada Chigireva Mayya Dorochko Marina Goliadkina Mikhaela Kalancha Veronika Kalinina Polina Komar Alla Shishkina Mariia Shurochkina Varvara Subbotina |
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| Women’s Duet | From Team Quota |
Athletics
Men’s Events
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s 1500m | Vladimir Nikitin | |
| Men’s 110m Hurdles | Sergey Shubenkov | |
| Men’s 20km Walk | Over 3 Eligible Athletes | |
| Men’s 50km Walk | Sergey Sharypov | |
| Nikolay Sergeyev | ||
| Men’s High Jump | Ilya Ivanyuk | |
| Mikhail Akimenko | ||
| Men’s Triple Jump | Dmitriy Sorokin | |
| Men’s Hammer Throw | Denis Lukyanov | |
| Men’s Javelin Throw | Dmitriy Tarabin |
Women’s Events
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Women’s 400m | Antonina Krivoshapka | |
| Women’s 20km Walk | Over 3 Eligible Athletes | |
| Women’s High Jump | Mariya Lasitskene | |
| Anna Chicherova | ||
| Women’s Pole Vault | Anzhelika Sidorova | |
| Women’s Long Jump | Darya Klishina | |
| Women’s Triple Jump | Yekaterina Koneva | |
| Darya Nidbaykina |
Diving
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s 3m Springboard | Nikita Shleikher | |
| Evgenii Kuznetsov | ||
| Men’s 10m Platform | Aleksandr Bondar | |
| Men’s 10m Synchronized Platform | Aleksandr Bondar Viktor Minibaev |
Equestrian
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Individual Dressage | From Team Quota | |
| From Team Quota | ||
| From Team Quota | ||
| Team Dressage | Evgenija Davydoa Horse: Awakening Regina Isachkina Horse: Sun of May Life Tatyana Kosterina Horse: Diavolessa Elena Sidneva Horse: Fuhur |
Gymnastics
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s Individual Artistic Events | From Team Quota | |
| From Team Quota | ||
| From Team Quota | ||
| From Team Quota | ||
| Men’s Team Artistic All-Around | David Belyavskiy Artur Dalaloyan Nikolai Kuksenkov Dmitrii Lankin Nikita Nagornyy |
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| Women’s Individual Artistic Events | From Team Quota | |
| From Team Quota | ||
| From Team Quota | ||
| From Team Quota | ||
| Women’s Team Artistic All-Around | Liliia Akhaimova Irina Alekseeva Angelina Melnikova Aliia Mustafina Angelina Simakova |
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| Women’s Rhythmic Group All-Around | Mariia Kravtsova Evgeniia Levanova Kseniia Poliakova Anastasia Shishmakova Anastasiia Tatareva Maria Tolkacheva |
Modern Pentathlon
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s Individual | Alexander Lifanov | |
| Women’s Individual | Adelina Ibatullina |
Sailing
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Women’s RS:X | Stefania Elfutina | |
| Men’s Laser | Sergey Komissarov | |
| Women’s Laser Radial | Ekaterina Zyuzina | |
| Men’s 470 | Pavel Sozykin Denis Gribanov |
Shooting
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Women’s 50m Rifle 3 Positions (1) (2) |
Yulia Karimova | |
| Yuliya Zykova | ||
| Men’s 10m Air Rifle (1) (2) |
Sergey Kamenskiy | |
| Grigory Shamakov | ||
| Mixed Team 10m Air Rifle | Anastasiia Galashina Vladimir Maslennikov |
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| Men’s 25m Rapid Fire Pistol (1) (2) |
Alexei Klimov | |
| Alexander Alifirenko | ||
| Women’s 25m Pistol | Vitalina Batsarashkina | |
| Men’s 10m Air Pistol | Artem Chernousov | |
| Mixed Team 10m Air Pistol | Vitalina Batsarashkina Artem Chernousov |
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| Men’s Trap | Alexey Alipov | |
| Mixed Team Trap | Ekaterina Rabaya Alexey Alipov |
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| Women’s Skeet | Natalia Vinogradova |
Swimming
Men’s Events
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s 50m Freestyle | Vladimir Morozov | |
| Men’s 100m Freestyle | Over 2 Eligible Athletes | |
| Men’s 200m Freestyle | Over 2 Eligible Athletes | |
| Men’s 400m Freestyle | Aleksandr Krasnykh | |
| Martin Malyutin | ||
| Men’s 800m Freestyle | Over 2 Eligible Athletes | |
| Men’s 1500m Freestyle | Ilya Druzhinin | |
| Men’s 100m Backstroke | Over 2 Eligible Athletes | |
| Men’s 200m Backstroke | Evgeny Rylov | |
| Eliment Kolesnikov | ||
| Men’s 100m Breaststroke | Kirill Prigoda | |
| Anton Chupkov | ||
| Men’s 200m Breaststroke | Over 2 Eligible Athletes | |
| Men’s 100m Butterfly | Andrei Minakov | |
| Men’s 200m Butterfly | Aleksandr Kudashev | |
| Men’s 200m Individual Medley | Andrey Zhilkin | |
| Men’s 400m Individual Medley | Maxim Stupin | |
| Men’s 4x100m Freestyle Relay | Vladislav Grinev Vladimir Morozov Kliment Kolesnikov Evgeny Rylov Andrey Minakov |
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| Men’s 4x200m Freestyle Relay | Mikhail Dovgalyuk Mikhail Vekovishchev Aleksandr Krasnykh Martin Malyutin Ivan Girev |
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| Men’s 4x100m Medley Relay | Evgeny Rylov Kirill Prigoda Andrey Minakov Vladimir Morozov Kliment Kolesnikov Anton Chupkov Mikhail Vekovishchev Vladislav Grinev |
Women’s Events
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Women’s 50m Freestyle | Maria Kameneva | |
| Women’s 100m Freestyle | Marian Kameneva | |
| Women’s 200m Freestyle | Veronika Andrusenko | |
| Valeriia Salamatina | ||
| Women’s 400m Freestyle | Veronika Andrusenko | |
| Anna Egorova | ||
| Women’s 800m Freestyle | Anna Egorova | |
| Women’s 1500m Freestyle | Anastasia Kirpichnikova | |
| Women’s 100m Backstroke | Over 2 Eligible Athletes | |
| Women’s 200m Backstroke | Over 2 Eligible Athletes | |
| Women’s 100m Breaststroke | Yulia Yefimova | |
| Anna Belousova | ||
| Women’s 200m Breaststroke | Over 2 Eligible Athletes | |
| Women’s 100m Butterfly | Svetlana Chimrova | |
| Women’s 200m Butterfly | Svetlana Chimrova | |
| Women’s 4x100m Freestyle Relay | Daria Ustinova Maria Kameneva Sofya Lobova Arina Openysheva |
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| Women’s 4x200m Freestyle Relay | Anna Egorova Anastasia Guzhenkova Valeriya Salamatina Veronika Andrusenko Daria Mullakaeva |
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| Women’s 4x100m Medley Relay | Daria Vaskina Anna Belousova Svetlana Chimrova Daria Ustinova |
Mixed Events
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Mixed 4x100m Medley Relay | Evgeny Rylov Kirill Prigoda Svetlana Chimrova Maria Kameneva Daria Vaskina Andrey Minakov |
Volleyball
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s Beach Volleyball | Viacheslav Krasilnikov Oleg Stoyanovskiy |
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| Men’s Indoor Volleyball | Artem Volvich Dmitry Volkov Anton Semyshev Ivan Iakovlev Fedor Voronkov Alexander Butko Dmitriy Muserskiy Victor Poletaev Maxim Mikhaylov Egor Kliuka Ilyas Kurkaev Roman Martynyuk Igor Kobzar Valentin Golubev |
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| Women’s Indoor Volleyball | Angelina Lazarenko Ekaterina Efimova Daria Chikrizova Irina Koroleva Tatiana Romanova Nataliya Goncharova Alla Galkina Margarita Kurilo Evgeniya Startseva Irina Fetisova Irina Voronkova Kseniia Parubets Mariia Khaletskaia Tatiana Iurinskaia |