IOC code RUS Competitors 446 in 27 sports | Website www.roc.ru (Russian) Flag bearer Alexander Popov | |
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NOC Russian Olympic Committee Medals
Ranked 3rd Gold
Silver
Bronze
Total
28
26
36
90 | ||
Russia competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. This was the nation's third consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics as an independent nation. The Russian Olympic Committee sent a total of 446 athletes to the Games, 244 men and 202 women, to compete in all sports, except baseball, field hockey, football, and softball.
Contents
- Archery
- Athletics
- Womens tournament
- Boxing
- Sprint
- Road
- Track
- Diving
- Fencing
- Artistic
- Mens tournament
- Judo
- Modern pentathlon
- Rowing
- Sailing
- Shooting
- Swimming
- Synchronized swimming
- Table tennis
- Taekwondo
- Tennis
- Triathlon
- Weightlifting
- Wrestling
- References
Russia left Athens with a total of 90 Olympic medals – 28 golds, 26 silver, and 36 bronze – finishing second only to the United States in the overall medal standings, and third in the gold medal tally. The Russian delegation proved particularly successful in several sports, winning a total of nineteen medals in athletics, ten each in shooting and wrestling, seven in gymnastics and weightlifting, six in boxing, and five in cycling and judo. From the twenty-four sports played by the athletes, twelve of them won more than a single Olympic medal. Russian athletes dominated in rhythmic gymnastics and synchronized swimming, where they each won gold medals in all sporting events. Russia's team-based athletes came powerful and successful in Athens, as the indoor volleyball teams, along with men's handball and water polo and women's basketball, claimed Olympic medals in their respective tournaments.
Among the nation's medalists were synchronized swimming pair Anastasia Davydova and Anastasiya Yermakova, who both won gold in the women's duet and team routines, pole vaulter Yelena Isinbayeva, who later emerged as Russia's most promising track stars in the decade, and Greco-Roman wrestler Khasan Baroyev, who sought revenge for Russia on Alexander Karelin's defeat from Sydney to take home the super heavyweight title. Five-time Olympian Andrey Lavrov helped the men's handball team beat the Hungarians on his quest for the bronze medal and fourth overall in his final Olympic appearance.
Originally, Russia recorded an overall tally of 92 medals at these Olympic Games. On 23 August 2004, the International Olympic Committee ordered a lifetime ban for shot putter Irina Korzhanenko, and thereby stripped off her gold medal after being tested positive for the steroid stanozolol. Eight years later, her teammate Svetlana Krivelyova had been ordered to hand back her bronze, as the drug re-testings of her samples were discovered positive. Meanwhile, on 10 August 2012, road cyclist Viatcheslav Ekimov had officially received the men's individual time trial title, following American rider Tyler Hamilton's disqualification for failing a blood doping test. Ekimov's third gold medal in cycling at these Games added his triumphs in the track team pursuit, when he played for the Soviet Union at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, and the men's road time trial in Sydney four years earlier.
Archery
Five Russian archers (two men and three women) qualified each for the men's and women's individual archery, and a spot for the women's team.
Athletics
Russian athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard). On 23 August 2004, shot putter Irina Korzhanenko stripped off her gold medal and thereby received a lifetime ban by the International Olympic Committee after she was tested positive for the steroid stanozolol. On 5 December 2012, Korzhanenko's teammate Svetlana Krivelyova had been ordered to hand back her bronze, as the drug re-testings of her samples were discovered positive.
Women's tournament
The following is the Russia roster in the women's basketball tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Boxing
Russia sent eleven boxers to Athens. With three gold medals and three bronze medals, Russia was the second most successful nation at boxing in Athens, behind only Cuba. Like Cuba, Russia sent a boxer to Athens in each of the eleven weight classes. Only one of the Russians came away without any victories, as he faced a Cuban in the first round. In all, four Russian boxers fell to the Cuban team while only one Russian was able to win against the Cubans. In addition to the six medallists (the three gold medallists were undefeated while the three bronze medallists lost their semifinal bouts), three more Russians made it to the quarterfinals.
Sprint
Qualification Legend: Q = Qualify to final; q = Qualify to semifinal
Road
Track
Diving
Russian divers qualified for eight individual spots at the 2004 Olympic Games. Four Russian synchronized diving teams qualified through the 2004 FINA Diving World Cup.
Fencing
Artistic
Men's tournament
The following is the Russia roster in the men's handball tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics.‹See Tfd›
Head coaches: Vladimir Maksimov
Judo
Eleven Russian judoka (seven men and four women) qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Modern pentathlon
Four Russian athletes qualified to compete in the modern pentathlon event through the European and UIPM World Championships.
Rowing
Russian rowers qualified the following boats:
Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; R=Repechage
Sailing
Russian sailors have qualified one boat for each of the following events.
M = Medal race; OCS = On course side of the starting line; DSQ = Disqualified; DNF = Did not finish; DNS= Did not start; RDG = Redress given
Shooting
Twenty-four Russian shooters (sixteen men and eight women) qualified to compete in the following events:
Swimming
Russian swimmers earned qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the A-standard time, and 1 at the B-standard time):
Synchronized swimming
Nine Russian synchronized swimmers qualified a spot in the women's team.
Table tennis
Six Russian table tennis players qualified for the following events.
Taekwondo
Two Russian taekwondo jin qualified for the following events.
Tennis
Russia nominated four male and five female tennis players to compete in the tournament.
Triathlon
Three Russian triathletes qualified for the following events.
Men's tournament
The following is the Russian roster in the men's volleyball tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics. ‹See Tfd›
Head coach: Gennady Shipulin
Women's tournament
The following is the Russian roster in the women's volleyball tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics. ‹See Tfd›
Head coach: Nikolay Karpol
Men's tournament
The following is the Russian roster in the men's water polo tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics. ‹See Tfd›
Head coach: Aleksandr Kabanov
Women's tournament
The following is the Russian roster in the men's water polo tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics. ‹See Tfd›
Head coach: Alexander Kleymenov
Weightlifting
Nine Russian weightlifters qualified for the following events:
* Oleg Perepetchenov originally claimed the bronze medal, but was disqualified after being tested positive for anabolic steroid.
Wrestling
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