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Russia
  • Largest city: Moscow
  • Official languages: Russian
  • National languages: Russian, many minority languages
  • Total area: 6,592,772 miles² (17,075,200 km²)
  • 2008 Estimated population: 140,702,094 people

Russia Medal Count

  • Gold 23
  • Silver 21
  • Bronze 28
  • Total 72
Russia Athletes »

Record Breakers

Shooting
Women's 10m air pistol (40 shots) Qualification: Russia (Natalia Paderina) 391 (OR)
Swimming
Women's 100m Backstroke - Heat 5: Russia (Anastasia Zueva) 59.61 (OR)
Swimming
Men's 100m Backstroke Semifinal 1: Russia (Arkady Vyatchanin) 53.06 (OR)
Track & Field
Women's 3000m Steeplechase Final: Russia (Gulnara Galkina-Samitova) 8:58.81 (WR)
Track & Field
Women's Pole Vault Final: Russia (Elena Isinbaeva) 5.05 (WR)
Track & Field
Women's 20km Race Walk Final: Russia (Olga Kaniskina) 1h26:31 (OR)

All Medals

All Medals
Medal Sport Event Athlete
GoldBoxingLightweight (57-60 kg)Alexey Tishchenko
BronzeVolleyballMen
GoldGymnasticsRhythmic Gymnastics Group CompetitionTatiana Gorbunova, Natalia Zueva, Margarita Aliychuk, Elena Posevina, Anna Gavrilenko, Daria Shkurikhina
BronzeBasketballWomen
GoldBoxingHeavyweight (81-91 kg)Rakhim Chakhkiev
BronzeTrack & FieldMen's 4x400-Meter RelayVladislav Frolov, Denis Alexeev, Maksim Dyldin, Anton Kokorin
SilverTrack & FieldWomen's 4x400-Meter RelayAnastasia Kapachinskaya, Yulia Gushchina, Tatiana Firova, Liudmila Litvinova
BronzeDivingMen's 10-Meter PlatformGleb Galperin
BronzeBoxingFlyweight (48-51 kg)Georgy Balakshin
BronzeTrack & FieldWomen's High JumpAnna Chicherova
GoldGymnasticsRhythmic Gymnastics Individual All-AroundEvgeniya Kanaeva
SilverCanoe/KayakMen's Canoe Doubles 500mAlexander Kostoglod, Sergey Ulegin
SilverHandballWomen
GoldCanoe/KayakMen's Canoe Singles 500mMaxim Opalev
GoldSynchronized SwimmingWomen's TeamAnastasia Ermakova, Natalia Ishchenko, Elvira Khasyanova, Elena Ovchinnikova, Svetlana Romashina, Maria Gromova, Olga Kuzhela, Anastasia Davydova, Anna Shorina
BronzeCyclingWomen's Cros-CountryIrina Kalentyeva
GoldModern PentathlonMenAndrey Moiseev
GoldTrack & FieldWomen's 4x100-Meter RelayAleksandra Fedoriva, Yuliya Chermoshanskaya, Evgeniya Polyakova, Yulia Gushchina
SilverTrack & FieldMen's Pole VaultEvgeny Lukyanenko
SilverTrack & FieldWomen's Long JumpTatyana Lebedeva
SilverTrack & FieldWomen's Javelin ThrowMaria Abakumova
BronzeWrestlingMen's Freestyle 74-84 kgGeorgy Ketoev
GoldWrestlingMen's Freestyle 84-96 kgShirvani Muradov
SilverWrestlingMen's Freestyle 96-120 kgBakhtiyar Akhmedov
GoldTrack & FieldWomen's 20-Kilometer Race WalkOlga Kaniskina
GoldWrestlingMen's Freestyle 66-74 kgBuvaysa Saytiev
GoldSynchronized SwimmingWomen's DuetAnastasia Davydova, Anastasia Ermakova
GoldSwimmingWomen's 10 km MarathonLarisa Ilchenko
GoldTrack & FieldMen's High JumpAndrey Silnov
BronzeTrack & FieldMen's High JumpYaroslav Rybakov
SilverWeightliftingMen's Over 105 kgEvgeny Chigishev
BronzeWrestlingMen's Freestyle Under 55 kgBesik Kudukhov
GoldWrestlingMen's Freestyle 55-60 kgMavlet Batirov
BronzeGymnasticsMen's Horse VaultAnton Golotsutskov
GoldTrack & FieldWomen's Pole VaultElena Isinbaeva
BronzeTrack & FieldWomen's Pole VaultSvetlana Feofanova
SilverWeightliftingMen's 94-105 kgDmitriy Klokov
BronzeWeightliftingMen's 94-105 kgDmitry Lapikov
SilverTrack & FieldWomen's Triple JumpTatyana Lebedeva
GoldTrack & FieldWomen's 3000-Meter SteeplechaseGulnara Galkina-Samitova
BronzeTrack & FieldWomen's 3000-Meter SteeplechaseEkaterina Volkova
SilverDivingWomen's 3-Meter SpringboardJulia Pakhalina
BronzeWeightliftingMen's 85-94 kgKhadzhimurat Akkaev
BronzeGymnasticsMen's Floor ExerciseAnton Golotsutskov
SilverWrestlingWomen's Freestyle 55-63 kgAlena Kartashova
GoldTennisWomen's SinglesElena Dementieva
SilverTennisWomen's SinglesDinara Safina
BronzeTennisWomen's SinglesVera Zvonareva
BronzeTrack & FieldWomen's HeptathlonTatiana Chernova
GoldFencingWomen's Team FoilSvetlana Boyko, Aida Shanaeva, Victoria Nikichina, Evgenia Lamonova
GoldTrack & FieldMen's 20-Kilometer Race WalkValeriy Borchin
BronzeArcheryMen's Individual (70 Meter)Bair Badenov
BronzeWeightliftingWomen's 69-75 kgNadezda Evstyukhina
BronzeSwimmingMen's 200-Meter BackstrokeArkady Vyatchanin
SilverWrestlingMen's Greco-Roman 96-120 kgKhasan Baroev
GoldWrestlingMen's Greco-Roman 84-96 kgAslanbek Khushtov
SilverWeightliftingWomen's 63-69 kgOxana Slivenko
SilverDivingMen's Synchronized 3-Meter SpringboardYuriy Kunakov, Dmitry Sautin
SilverSwimmingMen's 4x200-Meter Freestyle RelayNikita Lobintsev, Evgeniy Lagunov, Danila Izotov, Alexander Sukhorukov
GoldWrestlingMen's Greco-Roman Under 55 kgNazyr Mankiev
GoldWrestlingMen's Greco-Roman 55-60 kgIslam-Beka Albiev
BronzeShootingMen's 50-Meter Free Pistol (60 Shots)Vladimir Isakov
BronzeSwimmingMen's 100-Meter BackstrokeArkady Vyatchanin
SilverWeightliftingWomen's 53-58 kgMarina Shainova
BronzeDivingMen's Synchronized 10-Meter PlatformDmitriy Dobroskok, Gleb Galperin
BronzeShootingMen's Trap (125 Targets)Alexey Alipov
SilverDivingWomen's Synchromized 3-Meter SpringboardJulia Pakhalina, Anastasia Pozdnyakova
SilverShootingWomen's 10-Meter Air Pistol (40 Shots)Natalia Paderina
SilverShootingWomen's 10-Meter Air Rifle (40 Shots)Lioubov Galkina

Overall Medal Count

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Overall Medal Count
Country Gold Silver Bronze Total
Flag of United States 36 38 36 110
Flag of China 51 21 28 100
Flag of Russia 23 21 28 72
Flag of Britain 19 13 15 47
Flag of Australia 14 15 17 46
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