Russia at the Olympics

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Russia has been at the modern Olympic Games many times. They have been called different nations. As the Russian Empire, they were first at the 1900 Games. They returned again in 1908 and 1912. After the Russian revolution in 1917, and the establishment of the Soviet Union in 1922, they were not at the Olympics again until the 1952 Summer Olympics. After the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, Russia competed as part of the Unified Team in 1992. They returned once again as Russia at the 1994 Winter Olympics.

The Soviet Union hosted the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. Russia will host the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.

Since 2012, Russian athletes have won a total of 407 medals (399 since 1994) at the Summer Olympic Games. They have another 91 at the Winter Olympic Games. Over the most recent ten Games (since 1994), Russia's 490 total medals, including 168 gold medals, are second only to the United States (with 631 and 237, respectively).

The Russian Olympic Committee was formed in 1991 and recognized in 1993.

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Medal tables [change]

Medals at Summer Games [change]

Games Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank
1900 Paris 0 0 0 0 -
1904 St. Louis did not participate
1908 London 1 2 0 3 12
1912 Stockholm 0 2 3 5 16
1920–1948 did not participate
1952–1988 as part of the Soviet Union
1992 Barcelona as part of the Unified Team
1996 Atlanta 26 21 16 63 2
2000 Sydney 32 28 29 89 2
2004 Athens 27 27 38 92 3
2008 Beijing 23 21 29 73 3
2012 London 24 26 32 82 4
Total* 134 126 147 407

Medals at Winter Games [change]

Games Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank
1924–1952 did not participate
1956–1988 as part of the Soviet Union
1992 Albertville as part of the Unified Team
1994 Lillehammer 11 8 4 23 1
1998 Nagano 9 6 3 18 3
2002 Salt Lake City 5 4 4 13 5
2006 Turin 8 6 8 22 4
2010 Vancouver 3 5 7 15 11
Total* 36 29 26 91 13

Medals at summer sport [change]

     Leading in that sport

Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total
Athletics 26 27 26 79
Wrestling 25 13 13 51
Gymnastics 19 16 18 53
Boxing 9 5 12 26
Fencing 9 4 6 19
Synchronized swimming 8 0 0 8
Shooting 7 12 10 29
Swimming 5 7 7 19
Cycling 5 3 8 16
Diving 4 8 6 18
Weightlifting 3 13 11 27
Judo 3 4 6 13
Modern pentathlon 3 1 0 4
Canoeing 2 3 6 11
Tennis 2 3 2 7
Volleyball 1 3 2 6
Handball 1 1 1 3
Rowing 1 0 3 4
Taekwondo 0 1 2 3
Water polo 0 1 2 3
Sailing 0 1 1 2
Basketball 0 0 3 3
Archery 0 0 1 1
Badminton 0 0 1 1
Total* 132 127 147 406

Medals at winter sport [change]

Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total
Cross-country skiing 13 7 8 28
Figure skating 12 8 2 22
Biathlon 9 4 7 20
Speed skating 3 4 3 10
Freestyle skiing 0 1 2 3
Bobsleigh 0 1 1 2
Ice hockey 0 1 1 2
Alpine skiing 0 1 0 1
Luge 0 1 0 1
Snowboarding 0 1 0 1
Nordic combined 0 0 1 1
Skeleton (sport) 0 0 1 1
Total* 37 29 26 92

*Total medal counts include a gold medal awarded in the figure skating events at the 1908 Summer Olympics. This medal is included in the summer games medal totals and the winter sport medal totals. This is why the totals for summer and winter games do not match the totals for summer and winter sports.

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