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Russian Federation Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a List of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia, Northern Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the ...
competed at the
2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Na ...
, held in
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, represented by the
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. Russia competed in all sports except
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,
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, and
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. They ranked third in the medal table by golds (24) and overall (60). Russia also had 14 medals stripped for doping violations, the most of any nation at the 2008 Olympics.


Medalists

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Competitors

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Archery

Balzhinima Tsyrempilov Balzhinima Tsyrenzhapovich Tsyrempilov (russian: Бальжинима́ Цыренжа́пович Цыремпи́лов, links=no, ''Balzhinimá Tsyrenzhápovich Tsyrempílov'', born April 9, 1975 in Ulekchin, Zakamensky District, Buryatia) is ...
and
Bair Badënov Bair Badënov (russian: Баи́р Доржи́евич Бадёнов, ''Baír Dorzhíyevich Badyónov'', ; born June 28, 1976, in Zugalay, now Zabaykalsky Krai) is a Russian archer. Badënov was a World Champion among Youth in 1993, a Europe ...
earned men's qualifying places for Russia at the 2007 World Outdoor Target Championships, while
Natalia Erdyniyeva Natalia Erdyniyeva (russian: Ната́лья Константи́новна Эрдыни́ева, ''Natálya Konstantínovna Erdyníyeva''; born August 6, 1988 in Ulan-Ude, Buryatia) is a Russian archer of the Buryat-Mongol ethnicity. Natalia i ...
and
Miroslava Dagbaeva Danzandorjiin Miroslava born Miroslava Dagbaeva (born 14 August 1987) is a Buryat Mongol athlete from Mongolia who competes in archery (since 2013). Career 2008 Summer Olympics She represented Russia at the 2008 Summer Olympics. At the 2008 Su ...
earned two spots for women.2007 World Outdoor Target Championship Results
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Andrey Abramov Andrey Viktorovich Abramov (russian: Андрей Викторович Абрамов; born July 3, 1984 in Cheboksary, Chuvashia) is an athlete from Russia, who competes in archery. 2008 Summer Olympics At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing Ab ...
placed second at the European qualifying tournament, giving Russia a third spot in the men's individual competition and allowing the nation to field a men's team.Continental Quota Tournament Final Ranking
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Athletics

Russia sent a team of 106 track and field athletes, 48 men and 58 women, to these games. On 31 July 2008,
Yelena Soboleva Yelena Vladimirovna Soboleva (russian: Елена Владимировна Соболева, born 3 August 1982 in Bryansk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union) is a Russian former middle-distance runner who specialized in the 1500 metres. In February 20 ...
, Tatyana Tomashova, Yuliya Fomenko,
Darya Pishchalnikova Darya Vitalyevna Pishchalnikova (russian: Дарья Витальевна Пищальникова, born 19 July 1985 in Astrakhan) is a female discus thrower from Russia. Pishchalnikova is the sister of Bogdan Pishchalnikov and Kirill Pishchal ...
, and
Gulfiya Khanafeyeva Gulfiya Raifovna Khanafeyeva (russian: Гульфия Раифовна Ханафеева, tt-Cyrl, Гөлфия Рәиф кызы Хәнәфиева, translit=Gɵlfiə Rəif qızı Xənəfieva, born on 12 June 1982) is a Russian hammer thrower ...
were provisionally suspended by IAAF for doping offenses. Nine medals won by Russians in athletics at the 2008 Olympics were later stripped due to doping violations. ;Men ;Track & road events ;Field events ;Combined events –
Decathlon The decathlon is a combined event in Athletics (sport), athletics consisting of ten track and field events. The word "decathlon" was formed, in analogy to the word "pentathlon", from Greek language, Greek δέκα (''déka'', meaning "ten") and ...
;Women ;Track & road events ;Field events ;Combined events –
Heptathlon A heptathlon is a track and field combined events contest made up of seven events. The name derives from the Greek επτά (hepta, meaning "seven") and ἄθλος (áthlos, or ἄθλον, áthlon, meaning "competition"). A competitor in a hept ...
* On 16 August 2016, the Russian women's 4 × 100 metres relay team was disqualified for doping. The Russian team members were stripped of their gold Olympic medals, as
Yuliya Chermoshanskaya Yuliya Igorevna Chermoshanskaya (russian: link=no, Юлия Игоревна Чермошанская; born 6 January 1986 in Bryansk, Russian SFSR) is a Russian track and field athlete. She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 4x100 metre ...
had her samples reanalyzed and tested positive for two prohibited substances.
The IOC requested that the
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modify the results, and the medals were redistributed accordingly.


Badminton


Basketball

Russia qualified both its men's and women's basketball teams for the Olympic tournament when each took first place at their respective continental tournaments (
EuroBasket 2007 The 2007 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 2007, was the 35th FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship held by FIBA Europe, which also served as Europe qualifier for the 2008 Summer Olympics, giving a berth to th ...
and
EuroBasket Women 2007 The 2007 European Women Basketball Championship, commonly called EuroBasket Women 2007, was the 31st regional championship held by FIBA Europe. The competition was held in Italy and took place from September 24, 2007 to October 7, 2007. Russia w ...
). Of the four tournaments since Russia began competing separately, 2008 was the second appearance of the Russian men's team and the fourth of the women's team, which took bronze in 2004.


Men's tournament

;Roster ;Group play


Women's tournament

;Roster ;Group play ;Quarterfinals ;Semifinals ;Bronze medal match


Boxing

Russia qualified eleven boxers for the Olympic boxing tournament, the maximum possible. Russia was the only nation to qualify a boxer in each weight class. Nine boxers qualified at the World Championships.Boxing World Championships Chicago 2007
/ref> Ayrapetyan qualified at the first European qualifying tournament.1st AIBA European Olympic Boxing Qualifying Tournament
/ref> Balanov filled out the Russian team, earning a welterweight spot at the second European continental qualifying tournament.2nd AIBA European Olympic Boxing Qualifying Tournament
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Canoeing


Slalom


Sprint

;Men ;Women Qualification Legend: QS = Qualify to semi-final; QF = Qualify directly to final


Cycling


Road

Alexandr Kolobnev Alexandr Vasilievich Kolobnev (russian: Александр Васильевич Колобнев; born 4 May 1981) is a Russian former professional road bicycle racer. His major victories include winning the 2007 Monte Paschi Eroica, a stage of ...
finished fourth in the men's road race, but as Italian
Davide Rebellin Davide Rebellin (9 August 1971 – 30 November 2022) was an Italian professional road bicycle racer, who last rode for UCI Continental team . He was considered one of the finest classics specialists of his generation with more than fifty top t ...
, who won the silver medal, was stripped of that medal for testing positive for CERA after the event, the possibility exists for Kolobnev's placing to be upgraded. ;Men ;Women


Track

;Sprint ;Pursuit ;Keirin ;Omnium


Mountain biking


Diving

;Men ;Women


Equestrian


Dressage


Eventing


Show jumping


Fencing

;Men ;Women


Gymnastics


Artistic

;Men ;Team * Only two gymnasts per country may advance to a final. ;Individual finals ;Women ;Team * Only two gymnasts per country may advance to a final. ;Individual finals


Rhythmic


Trampoline


Handball


Men's tournament

;Roster ;Group play ;Quarterfinal ;Classification semifinal ;5th–6th place


Women's tournament

;Roster ;Group play ;Quarterfinal ;Semifinal ;Gold medal game ;Final rank


Judo

;Men ;Women


Modern pentathlon


Rowing

;Men ;Women 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; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage


Sailing

;Men ;Women ;Open M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race; CAN = Race cancelled


Shooting

;Men ;Women


Swimming

;Men ;Women


Synchronized swimming


Table tennis

;Singles ;Team


Tennis

;Men ;Women


Triathlon


Volleyball


Beach


Indoor

Russia qualified both a men's team and a women's team in the indoor tournaments. The men's team won all their group games but one, thereby advancing to the final round. There, they won the quarterfinal, lost the semifinal, and won the bronze medal game. The women's team won three games and lost two, and also advanced to the final round, where they lost the quarterfinal.


Men's tournament

;Roster ;Preliminary round ;Quarterfinal ;Semifinal ;Bronze medal match


Women's tournament

;Roster ;Preliminary round ;Quarterfinal


Water polo


Women's tournament

;Roster ;Group play All times are
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). ---- ---- ---- ;Classification round (7th–8th place)


Weightlifting

;Men ;Women


Wrestling

;Men's freestyle ;Men's Greco-Roman
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Khasan Baroyev Khasan Makharbekovich Baroyev, os, Бæройты Махарбеджы фырт Хасан, Bærojty Maxarbedžy fyrt Xasan (born December 1, 1982) is a Russian Greco-Roman wrestler Wrestling is a series of combat sports involving grappling- ...
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L 1–3 , ;Women's freestyle


See also

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Russia at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Russia sent a delegation to compete at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China"Paralym ...


References

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