Russia at the 1996 Summer Olympics
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together with 11 post-Soviet states. 390 competitors, 232 men and 158 women, took part in 212 events in 25 sports.


Medalists


Results by event


Archery

The highest-placing archer was Rita Galinovskaya, at 14th place. ;;Men ;;Women


Athletics

;;Men ;;Women


Badminton

;Men ;Women ;Mixed


Basketball


Women's tournament

;Roster ;Preliminary round ;Quarterfinal ;Classification 5-8 ;Final 5-6


Boxing


Canoeing


Slalom

;;Men


Flatwater

;Men ;Women


Cycling


Mountain biking

;Women


Road

;Men ;Women


Track

;;Time trials ;;Sprints ;;Pursuits ;;Points Races


Diving

;Men ;Women


Fencing

Fifteen fencers, nine men and six women, represented Russia in 1996. ;Men ;Women


Gymnastics


Artistic

;Men ;Women


Rhythmic


Handball

;Men's team ;Preliminary round ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ;Classification 5-6 places ----


Judo

;Men ;Women


Modern pentathlon

;Men


Rowing

;Men ;Women


Sailing

;Men ;Mixed


Shooting

;Men ;Women


Swimming

;Men ;Women


Synchronized swimming


Table tennis

;Men ;Women


Tennis

;Men ;Women


Volleyball


Indoor

;Men's team Head coach:
Viacheslav Platonov Viacheslav Platonov (Russian: Вячеслав Платонов; 21 January 1939 – 26 December 2005) was a Russian volleyball player and coach. Vyacheslav Platonov began his volleyball career playing for the Russian club teams until 1967. ...
;;Preliminary round ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ;;Quarterfinals ---- ;;Semifinals ---- ;;Bronze medal match ;Women's team Head coach:
Nikolay Karpol Nikolay Vasilyevich Karpol (russian: Николай Васильевич Карполь; 1 May 1938) is a Soviet and Russian women's volleyball coach. Known as ''The Howling Bear'', Karpol was a regular at the Olympic Games, with his teams usuall ...
;;Preliminary round ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ;;Quarterfinals ---- ;;Semifinals ---- ;;Bronze medal match


Water polo

;Men's team
Vladimir Karabutov Vladimir Karabutov (born 22 April 1967) is a Russian former water polo player. He competed at the 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympics and finished in third and fifth place, respectively. He won another bronze medal at the 1991 European Championships. ...
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Dmitry Gorshkov Dmitry Gorshkov (born 29 April 1967 in Moscow) is a Russian water polo player who played on the silver medal squad at the 2000 Summer Olympics and the bronze medal squads at the 1992 Summer Olympics and 2004 Summer Olympics. At the 2000 Summer ...
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Nikolay Kozlov Nikolay Nikolaevich Kozlov (russian: Николай Николаевич Козлов; born 21 July 1972) is a retired Russian water polo player. He competed at the 1992, 1996, 2000 and 2004 Olympics and won one silver and two bronze medals. Se ...
, Dmitri Douguine,
Serguei Garbouzov Sergey Garbuzov (born January 13, 1974 in Moscow) is a Russian water polo player who played on the silver medal squad at the 2000 Summer Olympics and the bronze medal squad at the 2004 Summer Olympics. See also * Russia men's Olympic wa ...
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Nikolai Maximov Nikolay Mikhaylovich Maksimov (russian: Николай Михайлович Максимов; born 15 November 1972) is a Russian water polo goalkeeper, who played at the 1996 Summer Olympics, on the silver medal squad at the 2000 Summer Olympic ...
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Alexander Yerishev Aleksandr Anatolyevich Yeryshov (russian: Александр Анатольевич Ерышов; born January 17, 1973) is a Russian water polo player who played on the silver medal squad at the 2000 Summer Olympics and the bronze medal squad at ...
, Dmitri Apanasenko, Sergey Ivlev, Ilya Konstantinov, Aleksey Panfili,
Sergey Yevstigneyev Sergey Aleksandrovich Yevstigneyev (russian: Сергей Александрович Евстигнеев; born 17 January 1974) is a water polo coach and retired Russian water polo player. He competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics and finished in ...
, Yury Smolovoy ;;Preliminary round ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ;;Quarterfinals ---- ;;Classification 5/8 place ---- ;;Classification 5/6 place


Weightlifting

;;Men


Wrestling

;Men's Freestyle ;Men's Greco-Roman


References

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