Russian Federation (RUS)

Overview

NOCRussian Olympic Committee
Flagbearers33

Participants

Olympic Games 2429
Intercalated Games 0
Youth Olympic Games 513
Other competitors with RUS nationality 3047

Description

Prior to the Bolshevik Revolution, Russia competed at the Olympics of 1900, 1908, and 1912. Although at the first two celebrations its representation was only four and six athletes, respectively, in 1912 it sent a large team of 169 athletes. At those Olympics, Russia won one gold medal, four silver medals, and three bronze medals. After the Bolshevik Revolution, Russia became the largest republic of the Soviet Union (USSR). The Soviet Union did not compete in the Olympics from 1920 to 1948, but returned to the Olympic Games at Helsinki in 1952, and competed in the Olympics through 1988. Russia was the most successful Soviet republic in terms of medals won.

With the political events of 1991, Russia again became eligible to compete as an individual nation. At Albertville and Barcelona Russia joined with other former Soviet republics to compete as the Unified Team / Équipe Unifié, representing the Commonwealth of Independent States.

Soviet Union’s Larisa Latynina was their top Olympic athlete, with 18 medals won, a record until broken by Michael Phelps in 2012. Russian gymnast Nikolay Andrianov was the top male Soviet athlete, winning 15 medals (seven gold, five silver, and three bronze) between 1972 and 1980. Russian speedskater Lidiya Skoblikova was the top Soviet Winter Games competitor, winning six gold medals in 1960 and 1964. She is also the second most successful Russian female Winter Games competitor, next to Russian cross-country skier Lyubov Yegorova, who won six gold and three silver in 1992, while representing the Unified Team (3-2-0), and in 1994.

Russia returned to the Olympic fold after an absence of 82 years at Lillehammer 1994, and was present with a large contingent ever since, until 2017. In December of that year, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced that the nation was banned from the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics, after an investigation that revealed that Russia had been running and endorsing a doping program. However, their athletes were allowed to compete as neutrals as Olympic Athletes from Russia (OAR) during the 2018 Winter Olympics.

Russian athletes competed under the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) flag and designation during the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, and the same happened at the 2022 Beijing Olympics.

In total, Russian athletes have now won 553 medals at the Olympics, with 195 gold. Of these medals, 432 came at the Summer Olympics (148 gold) and 121 at the Olympic Winter Games (47 gold). The best Russian performers have been synchronized swimmers Anastasiya Davydova, Nataliya Ishchenko, and Svetlana Romashina, with five gold medals each. At Tokyo 2020, Romashina won two more gold medals, then representing ROC. Gymnast Aleksey Nemov has won the most medals overall, with 12 (including four golds). He is followed by gymnasts Svetlana Khorkina and Aliya Mustafina, and diver Dmitry Sautin, with seven medals each.

As part of the Soviet Union Russia hosted the Games of the XXIInd Olympiad in Moscow in 1980 and in 2014 Russia hosted the 22nd Olympic Winter Games held in Sochi.

In October 2023, after the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, and its attempt to bring regional sport organizations in Ukraine under its aegis in the fall of 2023, the Russian Olympic Committee was suspended by the IOC at its Executive Board Meeting in Mumbai, India.

Participations by edition

Olympic Games

Edition As Men Women Total
1900 Summer Olympics Russia 4 0 4 Results
1908 Summer Olympics Russia 6 0 6 Results
1912 Summer Olympics Russia 159 0 159 Results
1924 Summer Olympics Russia 2 1 3 Results
1994 Winter Olympics Russian Federation 75 38 113 Results
1996 Summer Olympics Russian Federation 232 158 390 Results
1998 Winter Olympics Russian Federation 79 43 122 Results
2000 Summer Olympics Russian Federation 241 194 435 Results
2002 Winter Olympics Russian Federation 85 66 151 Results
2004 Summer Olympics Russian Federation 244 202 446 Results
2006 Winter Olympics Russian Federation 100 74 174 Results
2008 Summer Olympics Russian Federation 231 223 454 Results
2010 Winter Olympics Russian Federation 94 81 175 Results
2012 Summer Olympics Russian Federation 203 226 429 Results
2014 Winter Olympics Russian Federation 126 88 214 Results
2016 Summer Olympics Russian Federation 142 142 284 Results

Intercalated Games

Edition As Men Women Total

Youth Olympic Games

Edition As Men Women Total
2010 Summer Youth Olympics Russian Federation 43 53 96 Results
2012 Winter Youth Olympics Russian Federation 43 22 65 Results
2014 Summer Youth Olympics Russian Federation 36 48 84 Results
2016 Winter Youth Olympics Russian Federation 44 28 72 Results
2018 Summer Youth Olympics Russian Federation 46 47 93 Results
2020 Winter Youth Olympics Russian Federation 60 43 103 Results

Participations by discipline

Olympic Games

Discipline (Sport) Men Women Total
Alpine Skiing (Skiing) 14 12 26 Results
Archery 6 10 16 Results
Art Competitions 3 1 4 Results
Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) 29 27 56 Results
Artistic Swimming (Aquatics) 0 31 31 Results
Athletics 190 202 392 Results
Badminton 8 8 16 Results
Basketball (Basketball) 29 35 64 Results
Beach Volleyball (Volleyball) 8 6 14 Results
Biathlon 21 22 43 Results
Bobsleigh (Bobsleigh) 34 10 44 Results
Boxing 43 5 48 Results
Canoe Slalom (Canoeing) 6 2 8 Results
Canoe Sprint (Canoeing) 35 14 49 Results
Cross Country Skiing (Skiing) 43 26 69 Results
Curling 5 9 14 Results
Cycling BMX Racing (Cycling) 1 1 2 Results
Cycling Mountain Bike (Cycling) 4 4 8 Results
Cycling Road (Cycling) 26 10 36 Results
Cycling Track (Cycling) 25 11 36 Results
Diving (Aquatics) 14 14 28 Results
Equestrian Dressage (Equestrian) 2 6 8 Results
Equestrian Driving (Equestrian) 2 0 2 Results
Equestrian Eventing (Equestrian) 6 1 7 Results
Equestrian Jumping (Equestrian) 7 1 8 Results
Fencing 56 25 81 Results
Figure Skating (Skating) 33 32 65 Results
Football (Football) 15 0 15 Results
Freestyle Skiing (Skiing) 24 23 47 Results
Golf 0 1 1 Results
Handball 34 32 66 Results
Ice Hockey (Ice Hockey) 95 41 136 Results
Judo 34 23 57 Results
Luge 25 10 35 Results
Marathon Swimming (Aquatics) 3 3 6 Results
Modern Pentathlon 12 7 19 Results
Nordic Combined (Skiing) 18 0 18 Results
Rhythmic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) 0 42 42 Results
Rowing 36 11 47 Results
Sailing 46 16 62 Results
Shooting 65 29 94 Results
Short Track Speed Skating (Skating) 8 10 18 Results
Skeleton (Bobsleigh) 4 6 10 Results
Ski Jumping (Skiing) 20 1 21 Results
Snowboarding (Skiing) 14 9 23 Results
Speed Skating (Skating) 29 24 53 Results
Swimming (Aquatics) 79 54 133 Results
Table Tennis 6 10 16 Results
Taekwondo 5 4 9 Results
Tennis 13 15 28 Results
Trampolining (Gymnastics) 5 4 9 Results
Triathlon 5 7 12 Results
Volleyball (Volleyball) 43 45 88 Results
Water Polo (Aquatics) 22 43 65 Results
Weightlifting 26 10 36 Results
Wrestling 86 13 99 Results

Intercalated Games

Discipline (Sport) Men Women Total

Youth Olympic Games

Discipline (Sport) Men Women Total
3-on-3 Ice Hockey (Ice Hockey) 4 5 9 Results
3x3 Basketball (Basketball) 8 4 12 Results
Acrobatic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) 1 1 2 Results
Alpine Skiing (Skiing) 3 3 6 Results
Archery 2 2 4 Results
Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) 3 3 6 Results
Athletics 9 14 23 Results
Beach Handball 0 9 9 Results
Beach Volleyball (Volleyball) 4 4 8 Results
Biathlon 8 8 16 Results
Bobsleigh (Bobsleigh) 4 3 7 Results
Boxing 9 1 10 Results
Breaking (Dance) 1 1 2 Results
Canoe Sprint (Canoeing) 3 2 5 Results
Cross Country Skiing (Skiing) 7 7 14 Results
Curling 6 6 12 Results
Cycling BMX Freestyle (Cycling) 1 1 2 Results
Cycling BMX Racing (Cycling) 1 1 2 Results
Cycling Road (Cycling) 2 2 4 Results
Diving (Aquatics) 1 1 2 Results
Fencing 5 7 12 Results
Figure Skating (Skating) 16 18 34 Results
Freestyle Skiing (Skiing) 7 8 15 Results
Futsal (Football) 10 0 10 Results
Handball 0 28 28 Results
Ice Hockey (Ice Hockey) 51 0 51 Results
Judo 3 3 6 Results
Karate 1 1 2 Results
Luge 11 8 19 Results
Mixed Sports 15 17 32 Results
Modern Pentathlon 3 3 6 Results
Nordic Combined (Skiing) 3 2 5 Results
Rhythmic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) 0 12 12 Results
Rowing 0 2 2 Results
Sailing 3 2 5 Results
Shooting 3 5 8 Results
Short Track Speed Skating (Skating) 4 4 8 Results
Skeleton (Bobsleigh) 5 6 11 Results
Ski Jumping (Skiing) 7 5 12 Results
Ski Mountaineering 1 1 2 Results
Snowboarding (Skiing) 7 4 11 Results
Speed Skating (Skating) 6 6 12 Results
Sport Climbing 0 2 2 Results
Swimming (Aquatics) 12 12 24 Results
Table Tennis 1 2 3 Results
Taekwondo 5 7 12 Results
Tennis 4 6 10 Results
Trampolining (Gymnastics) 1 2 3 Results
Triathlon 1 2 3 Results
Volleyball (Volleyball) 12 0 12 Results
Weightlifting 4 4 8 Results
Wrestling 12 2 14 Results

Medals by Games

Edition Competition Type Gold Silver Bronze Total
2000 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 32 28 29 89
2018 Summer Youth Olympics Youth Olympic Games 29 18 12 59
2004 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 28 26 36 90
2014 Summer Youth Olympics Youth Olympic Games 27 19 11 57
1996 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 26 21 16 63
2008 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 24 13 23 60
2016 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 19 17 20 56
2012 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 18 21 26 65
2010 Summer Youth Olympics Youth Olympic Games 18 14 11 43
1994 Winter Olympics Olympic Games 11 8 4 23
2020 Winter Youth Olympics Youth Olympic Games 10 11 8 29
2014 Winter Olympics Olympic Games 10 10 9 29
1998 Winter Olympics Olympic Games 9 6 3 18
2006 Winter Olympics Olympic Games 8 6 8 22
2016 Winter Youth Olympics Youth Olympic Games 7 8 9 24
2012 Winter Youth Olympics Youth Olympic Games 5 4 7 16
2002 Winter Olympics Olympic Games 5 4 4 13
2010 Winter Olympics Olympic Games 3 5 7 15
1908 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 1 2 0 3
1912 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 0 2 3 5

Medals by sport

Olympic Games

Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total
Wrestling 31 14 14 59
Athletics 18 21 19 58
Figure Skating 15 9 3 27
Cross Country Skiing 14 10 9 33
Fencing 13 5 8 26
Artistic Gymnastics 10 15 19 44
Boxing 10 5 15 30
Rhythmic Gymnastics 10 4 2 16
Artistic Swimming 10 0 0 10
Biathlon 9 5 8 22
Shooting 7 14 12 33
Judo 5 4 7 16
Swimming 4 9 9 22
Diving 4 8 6 18
Weightlifting 4 7 6 17
Modern Pentathlon 4 1 0 5
Speed Skating 3 5 5 13
Tennis 3 3 2 8
Cycling Road 3 1 4 8
Short Track Speed Skating 3 1 1 5
Canoe Sprint 2 4 6 12
Cycling Track 2 4 4 10
Snowboarding 2 2 1 5
Trampolining 2 2 0 4
Handball 2 1 1 4
Volleyball 1 3 2 6
Rowing 1 0 3 4
Skeleton 1 0 2 3
Marathon Swimming 1 0 0 1
Luge 0 3 0 3
Taekwondo 0 2 2 4
Freestyle Skiing 0 1 3 4
Water Polo 0 1 3 4
Sailing 0 1 2 3
Archery 0 1 1 2
Bobsleigh 0 1 1 2
Ice Hockey 0 1 1 2
Alpine Skiing 0 1 0 1
Basketball 0 0 3 3
Badminton 0 0 1 1
Canoe Slalom 0 0 1 1
Cycling Mountain Bike 0 0 1 1
Nordic Combined 0 0 1 1

Youth Olympic Games

Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total
Swimming 21 13 7 41
Artistic Gymnastics 9 5 5 19
Wrestling 9 1 3 13
Figure Skating 7 7 8 22
Athletics 6 4 4 14
Taekwondo 5 2 2 9
Rhythmic Gymnastics 5 0 0 5
Biathlon 4 4 4 12
Cross Country Skiing 4 1 2 7
Weightlifting 3 5 0 8
Boxing 3 2 1 6
Fencing 3 1 1 5
Judo 2 3 1 6
Beach Volleyball 2 0 0 2
Skeleton 2 0 0 2
Tennis 1 3 1 5
Luge 1 2 3 6
Mixed Sports 1 2 0 3
Modern Pentathlon 1 2 0 3
Shooting 1 2 0 3
Freestyle Skiing 1 1 2 4
Ice Hockey 1 1 1 3
Ski Jumping 1 1 0 2
Canoe Sprint 1 0 1 2
Breaking 1 0 0 1
Cycling BMX Racing 1 0 0 1
Sailing 0 2 1 3
Handball 0 2 0 2
Diving 0 1 2 3
Speed Skating 0 1 2 3
Alpine Skiing 0 1 1 2
3x3 Basketball 0 1 0 1
Bobsleigh 0 1 0 1
Futsal 0 1 0 1
Karate 0 1 0 1
Snowboarding 0 1 0 1
Archery 0 0 2 2
Trampolining 0 0 2 2
Curling 0 0 1 1
Volleyball 0 0 1 1

Most successful competitors

Includes medals won as part of mixed teams.

Olympic Games

Athlete Nat Gold Silver Bronze Total
Anastasiya Davydova RUS 5 0 0 5
Nataliya Ishchenko RUS 5 0 0 5
Svetlana Romashina ROC
RUS
5 0 0 5
Aleksey Nemov RUS 4 2 6 12
Larisa Lazutina RUS
EUN
4 1 1 6
Anastasiya Yermakova RUS 4 0 0 4
Yuliya Chepalova RUS 3 2 1 6
Lyubov Yegorova RUS
EUN
3 1 0 4
Stanislav Pozdnyakov RUS
EUN
3 0 1 4
Viktor An KOR
RUS
3 0 1 4

Youth Olympic Games

Athlete Nat Gold Silver Bronze Total
Kliment Kolesnikov ROC
RUS
6 1 0 7
Andrey Minakov ROC
RUS
6 1 0 7
Daniil Markov RUS 3 3 0 6
Polina Yegorova RUS 3 1 2 6
Nikita Nagorny ROC
RUS
3 1 1 5
Anastasiya Makarova RUS 3 1 1 5
Darya Vaskina RUS 3 1 1 5
Yevgeny Rylov ROC
RUS
3 1 0 4
Vladislav Gerasimenko RUS 3 1 0 4
Viktoriya Komova RUS 3 0 1 4

IOC Members

Aleksey Butovsky 1894—1900
Sergey, Prince Beloselsky-Belozersky 1900—1908
Georgy, Count Ribeaupierre 1900—1916
Semyon, Prince Trubetskoy 1908—1910
Lev, Prince Urusov 1910—1933
Georges Duperron 1913—1915
Vitaly Smirnov 1991—2015
Marat Gramov 1991—1992
Shamil Tarpichev 1994—
Yury Titov 1995—1996
Aleksandr Popov 1999—2003
Aleksandr Popov 2008—2016
Aleksandr Zhukov 2013—
Vitaly Smirnov 2015—
Aleksandr Popov 2016—
Yelena Isinbayeva 2016—