IOC code RUS Flag bearer Alexander Karelin | Website www.roc.ru (Russian) | |
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NOC Russian Olympic Committee Competitors 390 (232 men and 158 women) in 25 sports Medals
Ranked 2nd Gold
Silver
Bronze
Total
26
21
16
63 | ||
Russia competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, USA. It was the first time that the nation participated separately from the other former republics of the Soviet Union. Russia had been a member of the Unified Team at the 1992 Summer Olympics. 390 competitors, 232 men and 158 women, took part in 212 events in 25 sports.
Contents
Archery
Russia's archers were not very successful in their first Olympic competition. The highest-placing archer was Rita Galinovskaya, at 14th place.
Badminton
Basketball
Flatwater
Mountain biking
Road
Diving
Fencing
Fifteen fencers, nine men and six women, represented Russia in 1996.
Artistic
Handball
Judo
Modern pentathlon
Rowing
Sailing
Shooting
Swimming
Table tennis
Tennis
Indoor
Head Coach: Viacheslav Platonov
Head Coach: Nikolay Karpol
Water polo
Vladimir Karabutov, Dmitry Gorshkov, Nikolay Kozlov, Dmitri Douguine, Serguei Garbouzov, Nikolai Maximov, Alexander Yerishev, Dmitri Apanasenko, Sergey Ivlev, Ilya Konstantinov, Aleksey Panfili, Sergey Yevstigneyev, Yury Smolovoy