Russia at the
1996 Summer Olympics
Flag of the Russian Federation
IOC codeRUS
NOCRussian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.olympic.ru (in Russian)
in Atlanta
Competitors390 (232 men and 158 women) in 25 sports
Flag bearer Alexander Karelin
Medals
Ranked 2nd
Gold
26
Silver
21
Bronze
16
Total
63
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 Russian Empire (1900–1912)
 Soviet Union (1952–1988)
 Unified Team (1992)
 Olympic Athletes from Russia (2018)
 ROC (2020)
 Individual Neutral Athletes (2024)

The Russian Federation competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, USA. It was the first time since 1912 that the nation participated separately from the other former countries of the Soviet Union. Russia had been a member of the Unified Team at the 1992 Summer Olympics together with 11 post-Soviet states. 390 competitors, 232 men and 158 women, took part in 212 events in 25 sports.[1]

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event
 Gold Svetlana Masterkova Athletics Women's 800 metres
 Gold Svetlana Masterkova Athletics Women's 1500 metres
 Gold Yelena Nikolayeva Athletics Women's 10 km walk
 Gold Oleg Saitov Boxing Welterweight
 Gold Zulfiya Zabirova Cycling Women's time trial
 Gold Dmitri Sautin Diving Men's 10 metre platform
 Gold Aleksandr Beketov Fencing Men's épée individual
 Gold Stanislav Pozdnyakov Fencing Men's sabre individual
 Gold Ilgar Mamedov, Vladislav Pavlovich
Dmitriy Shevchenko		 Fencing Men's foil team
 Gold Grigory Kiriyenko, Stanislav Pozdnyakov
Sergey Sharikov		 Fencing Men's sabre team
 Gold Alexei Nemov Gymnastics Men's vault
 Gold Sergei Kharkov, Nikolai Kryukov
Alexei Nemov, Yevgeni Podgorny
Dmitri Trush, Dmitri Vasilenko
Alexei Voropaev		 Gymnastics Men's team all-around
 Gold Svetlana Khorkina Gymnastics Women's uneven bars
 Gold Artem Khadjibekov Shooting Men's 10 metre air rifle
 Gold Boris Kokorev Shooting Men's 50 metre pistol
 Gold Olga Klochneva Shooting Women's 10 metre air pistol
 Gold Denis Pankratov Swimming Men's 100 metre butterfly
 Gold Denis Pankratov Swimming Men's 200 metre butterfly
 Gold Alexander Popov Swimming Men's 50 metre freestyle
 Gold Alexander Popov Swimming Men's 100 metre freestyle
 Gold Aleksei Petrov Weightlifting Men's 91 kg
 Gold Andrei Chemerkin Weightlifting Men's +108 kg
 Gold Vadim Bogiyev Wrestling Men's freestyle 68 kg
 Gold Buvaisar Saitiev Wrestling Men's freestyle 74 kg
 Gold Khadzhimurad Magomedov Wrestling Men's freestyle 82 kg
 Gold Alexander Karelin Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 130 kg
 Silver Ilya Markov Athletics Men's 20 km walk
 Silver Mikhail Shchennikov Athletics Men's 50 km walk
 Silver Igor Trandenkov Athletics Men's pole vault
 Silver Inna Lasovskaya Athletics Women's triple jump
 Silver Natalya Sadova Athletics Women's discus throw
 Silver Valentina Yegorova Athletics Women's marathon
 Silver Eduard Gritsun, Nikolay Kuznetsov
Alexei Markov, Anton Shantyr		 Cycling Men's team pursuit
 Silver Irina Lashko Diving Women's 3 metre springboard
 Silver Sergey Sharikov Fencing Men's sabre individual
 Silver Aleksandr Beketov, Pavel Kolobkov
Valery Zakharevich		 Fencing Men's épée team
 Silver Alexei Nemov Gymnastics Men's individual all-around
 Silver Elena Dolgopolova, Rozalia Galiyeva
Elena Grosheva, Svetlana Khorkina
Dina Kochetkova, Yevgeniya Kuznetsova
Oksana Liapina		 Gymnastics Women's artistic team all-around
 Silver Yanina Batyrchina Gymnastics Women's rhythmic individual all-around
 Silver Eduard Zenovka Modern pentathlon Men's individual
 Silver Dmitri Shabanov, Georgy Shayduko
Igor Skalin		 Sailing Soling class
 Silver Irina Gerasimenok Shooting Women's 50 metre rifle three positions
 Silver Marina Logvinenko Shooting Women's 10 metre air pistol
 Silver Denis Pimankov, Alexander Popov
Vladimir Predkin, Vladimir Pyshnenko
Konstantin Ushkov, Roman Yegorov		 Swimming Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay
 Silver Roman Ivanovsky, Vladislav Kulikov
Stanislav Lopukhov, Denis Pankratov
Alexander Popov, Vladimir Selkov
Roman Yegorov		 Swimming Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay
 Silver Sergey Syrtsov Weightlifting Men's 108 kg
 Silver Makharbek Khadartsev Wrestling Men's freestyle 90 kg
 Bronze Irina Khudoroshkina Athletics Women's shot put
 Bronze Albert Pakeyev Boxing Flyweight
 Bronze Raimkul Malakhbekov Boxing Bantamweight
 Bronze Alexei Lezin Boxing Super Heavyweight
 Bronze Oleg Gorobiy, Anatoli Tishchenko
Georgiy Tsybulnikov, Sergey Verlin		 Canoeing Men's K-4 1000 metres
 Bronze Karina Aznavourian, Yuliya Garayeva
Maria Mazina		 Fencing Women's épée team
 Bronze Alexei Nemov Gymnastics Men's floor
 Bronze Alexei Nemov Gymnastics Men's pommel horse
 Bronze Alexei Nemov Gymnastics Men's horizontal bar
 Bronze Yevgeniya Bochkaryova, Irina Dzyuba
Yuliya Ivanova, Yelena Krivoshey
Olga Shtyrenko, Angelina Yushkova		 Gymnastics Women's rhythmic team all-around
 Bronze Nikolay Aksyonov, Anton Chermashentsev
Andrey Glukhov, Aleksandr Lukyanov
Sergey Matveyev, Pavel Melnikov
Roman Monchenko, Dmitry Rozinkevich
Vladimir Sokolov, Vladimir Volodenkov		 Rowing Men's eight
 Bronze Marina Logvinenko Shooting Women's 25 metre pistol
 Bronze Andrey Korneyev Swimming Men's 200 metre breaststroke
 Bronze Vladislav Kulikov Swimming Men's 100 metre butterfly
 Bronze Zafar Guliyev Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 48 kg
 Bronze Aleksandr Tretyakov Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 68 kg

Results by event

Archery

Main article: Archery at the 1996 Summer Olympics

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

Men
Athlete Event Ranking Round Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Bronze Final
Score Seed Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Bair Badënov Individual 635 53  White (USA) (12)
L 152-161 		Did not advance 53
Andrey Podlazov Individual 643 51  Tang (CHN) (14)
L 154-157 		Did not advance 50
Balzhinima Tsyrempilov Individual 675 6  Shin (KAZ) (59)
W 164-163 		 Poikolainen (FIN) (38)
L 163-164 		Did not advance 18
Bair Badënov
Andrey Podlazov
Balzhinima Tsyrempilov 		Team 1950 9  Slovenia (8)
L 241-242 		Did not advance 11
Women
Athlete Event Ranking Round Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Bronze Final
Score Seed Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Rita Galinovskaya Individual 644 20  Otgon (MGL) (45)
W 150(+10)-150(+6) 		 Kodama (JPN) (52)
W 155-151 		 Kim (KOR) (4)
L 157-164 		Did not advance 14
Makhlukhanum Murzayeva Individual 650 13  Kodama (JPN) (52)
L 147-159 		Did not advance 50
Elena Tutatchikova Individual 641 23  Mensing (GER) (42)
L 145-150 		Did not advance 53
Rita Galinovskaya
Makhlukhanum Murzayeva
Elena Tutatchikova 		Team 1935 5  Poland (12)
L 229-233 		Did not advance 10

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Events Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Nikolay Afanasyev Decathlon 6711 31
Pyotr Bochkaryov Pole vault 5.70 1 q 5.86 5
Aleksandr Borichevskiy Dscus throw 56.46 18 did not advance
Viktor Chistiakov Pole vault 5.60 9 did not advance
Andrey Fedoriv 100 m 10.39 3 Q 10.34 7 did not advance
200 m 20.95 6 did not advance
Vladimir Golyas 3000 m steeplechase 8:35.50 9 q 8:36.85 9 did not advance
Andrey Ignatov Long jump 8.00 7 q 7.83 11
Vadim Khersontsev Hammer throw 74.48 8 did not advance
Andrey Kislykh 110 m hurdles 13.74 3 Q 13.74 8 did not advance
Ilya Konovalov Hammer throw 75.10 6 q 78.72 5
Andrey Loginov 1500 m 3:40.99 5 did not advance
Sergey Lyakhov Dscus throw 62.42 4 q 60.62 11
Sergey Makarov Javelin throw 85.88 2 Q 85.30 6
Ilya Markov 20 km walk 1:20:16
Ruslan Mashchenko 400 m hurdles 49.94 3 did not advance
Nikolay Matyukhin 50 km walk 4:01:49 25
Andrey Moruyev Javelin throw 77.20 11 did not advance
Yuriy Naumkin Long jump 8.21 3 Q 7.96 10
Vladimir Ovchinnikov Javelin throw 78.20 7 did not advance
Yevgeniy Palchikov Shot put 18.96 9 did not advance
Evgeny Pechenkin 110 m hurdles 13.86 5 did not advance
Aleksey Petrukhnov Long jump 7.50 16 did not advance
Andrey Plotnikov 50 km walk Did not finish
Vladimir Pronin 3000 m steeplechase 8:29.49 6 Q 8:34.79 10 did not advance
Igor Sautkin Triple jump 16.06 19 did not advance
Vyacheslav Shabunin 1500 m 3:38.56 6 did not advance
Rishat Shafikov 20 km walk 1:20:41 5
Mikhail Shchennikov 20 km walk 1:21:09 7
50 km walk 3:43:46
Aleksey Shidlovskiy Shot put 18.37 14 did not advance
Leonid Shvetsov Marathon 2:24:49 66
Vasiliy Sidorenko Hammer throw 76.64 4 Q 74.68 12
Vasiliy Sokov Triple jump 16.68 8 did not advance
Viktor Sotnikov Triple jump 16.86 5 q 7.83 11
Oleg Strizhakov Marathon 2:19:51 37
Igor Trandenkov Pole vault 5.70 4 q 5.92
Innokentiy Zharov
Mikhail Vdovin
Ruslan Mashchenko
Dmitriy Kosov 		4 × 400 m relay 3:04.73 2 Q 3:05.63 8 did not advance
Women
Athlete Events Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Yelena Afanasyeva 800 m 1:59.18 2 Q 1:57.77 2 Q 1:59.57 5
Anna Biryukova Triple jump 14.19 7 did not advance
Lyudmila Borisova 1500 m 4:13.29 1 Q 4:06.89 6 q 4:05.90 7
Ramilya Burangulova Marathon 2:38:04 35
Olga Chernyavskaya Discus throw 63.02 2 Q 64.70 6
Lyudmila Galkina Long jump Not Mark did not advance
Svetlana Goncharenko 400 m 51.07 2 Q 51.35 4 Q 50.84 5 did not advance
Yuliya Graudyn 100 m hurdles 12.95 3 Q 12.77 3 Q 12.74 6 did not advance
Yelena Gruzinova 10 km walk 43:50 10
Yelena Gulyayeva High jump 1.93 1 q 1.99 5
Valentina Ivanova Discus throw 58.38 13 did not advance
Klara Kashapova 10000 m 33:28.34 12 did not advance
Natalya Kayukova Triple jump 13.54 8 did not advance
Irina Khudoroshkina Shot put 19.03 4 Q 19.35
Anna Knoroz 400 m hurdles 56.21 4 did not advance
Irina Korzhanenko Shot put 18.92 4 Q 18.68 8
Olga Kotlyarova 400 m 51.90 4 Q 51.36 6 did not advance
Svetlana Krivelyova Shot put 18.23 7 did not advance
Inna Lasovskaya Triple jump 14.75 1 Q 14.98
Yelena Lebedenko Heptathlon 6082 17
Yuliya Lyakhova High jump 1.85 11 did not advance
Galina Malchugina 200 m 22.63 1 Q 22.69 2 Q 22.35 2 Q 22.45 5
Svetlana Masterkova 800 m 1:59.67 1 Q 1:57.95 1 Q 1:57.73
1500 m 4:09.88 2 Q 4:10.35 3 Q 4:00.83
Svetlana Moskalets Heptathlon 6118 14
Tatyana Motkova High jump 1.93 1 q 1.96 6
Yelena Nikolayeva 10 km walk 41:49
Oksana Ovchinnikova Javelin throw 57.28 9 did not advance
Lyudmila Petrova 10000 m 31:58.84 9 q 32:25.89 14
Natalya Pomoshchnikova-Voronova 100 m 11.22 2 Q 11.17 3 Q 11.07 3 Q 11.10 6
Irina Privalova 100 m 11.42 3 Q 11.40 4 Q 11.31 7 did not advance
200 m 23.16 2 Q 22.82 3 Q Did Not Start did not advance
Tatyana Reshetnikova 100 m hurdles 13.01 5 q 13.01 6 did not advance
Lyudmila Rogachova 1500 m 4:07.61 6 Q 4:14.54 11 did not advance
Yelena Romanova 5000 m 15:23.37 4 Q 15:14.09 6
Olga Rublyova Long jump 6.47 13 did not advance
Natalya Sadova Discus throw 62.28 5 Q 66.48
Natalya Shekhodanova 100 m hurdles 13.24 6 q 12.68 2 Q 12.67 3 Q 12.80 DSQ
Yelena Sinchukova Long jump 6.31 10 did not advance
Irina Stankina 10 km walk DSQ
Firiya Sultanova 10000 m 32:40.91 14 did not advance
Marina Trandenkova 100 m 11.20 1 Q 11.15 2 Q 11.07 3 Q 11.06 5
Lyubov Tsyoma 800 m 2:00.18 5 q 2:02.50 8 did not advance
Irina Tyukhay Heptathlon 5903 19
Valentina Yegorova Marathon 2:28:05
Alla Zhilyaeva Marathon Did not finish
Yekaterina Leshchova
Galina Malchugina
Irina Privalova
Natalya Pomoshchnikova-Voronova 		4 × 100 m relay 43.00 1 Q 42.27 4
Tatyana Chebykina
Svetlana Goncharenko
Olga Kotlyarova
Yekaterina Kulikova 		4 × 400 m relay 3:24.86 3 Q 3:22.22 5

Badminton

Main article: Badminton at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Andrei Antropov Singles  Sidek (MAS) (5/8)
L 11–15, 7-15 		Did not advance
Pavel Uvarov Singles  van Dijk (NED)
L 8–15, 10-15 		Did not advance
Andrei Antropov
Nikolai Zuyev 		Doubles  Ponting (GBR)
 Robertson (GBR)
W 18–13, 7–15, 15-4 		 Helber (GER)
 Keck (GER)
W 15–1, 15-7 		 Ariantho (INA)
 Kantono (INA) (5/8)
L 5–15, 1-15 		Did not advance 5
Women
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Elena Rybkina Singles  Muggeridge (GBR)
W 11–6, 12-11 		 Mizui (JPN)
L 1–11, 8-11 		Did not advance
Marina Yakusheva Singles  Yao (CHN) (5/8)
L 4–11, 4-11 		Did not advance
Elena Rybkina
Marina Yakusheva 		Doubles  Jørgensen (DEN)
 Olsen (DEN)
L 13–15, 10-15 		Did not advance
Mixed
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Nikolai Zuyev
Marina Yakusheva 		Mixed  Heryanto (INA)
 Timur (INA) (2)
L 6–15, 6-15 		Did not advance

Basketball

Main article: Basketball at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Women's tournament

Roster
Russia National Basketball Team roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
G 4 Yevgeniya Nikonova 25 – (1970-11-01)November 1, 1970 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
F 5 Lyudmila Konovalova 28 – (1968-01-07)January 7, 1968 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
G 6 Irina Rutkovskaya 27 – (1969-01-14)January 14, 1969 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
C 7 Maria Stepanova 17 – (1979-02-23)February 23, 1979 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
F 8 Yelena Baranova 24 – (1972-01-28)January 28, 1972 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
F 9 Nataliya Svinukhova 24 – (1972-05-20)May 20, 1972 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
F 10 Svetlana Kuznetsova 31 – (1965-01-10)January 10, 1965 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
C 11 Oksana Zakalyuzhnaya 18 – (1977-12-18)December 18, 1977 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
G 12 Irina Sumnikova 31 – (1964-10-15)October 15, 1964 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)
C 13 Elen Shakirova 26 – (1970-06-02)June 2, 1970 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
F 14 Yelena Pshikova 26 – (1970-06-01)June 1, 1970 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
G 15 Svetlana Antipova 29 – (1966-08-20)August 20, 1966 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • nat field describes country
    of last club
    before the tournament
  • Age field is age on July 21, 1996
Preliminary round
Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Brazil 5 5 0 424 360 +64 10 Quarterfinals
2  Russia 5 4 1 378 342 +36 9
3  Italy 5 3 2 330 309 +21 8
4  Japan 5 2 3 365 396 −31 7
5  China 5 1 4 347 378 −31 6
6  Canada 5 0 5 293 352 −59 5
Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
21 July 1996 (1996-07-21)
Japan  63–73  Russia
Pts: Kato 15
Rebs: Kato 9
Asts: Murakami 6		 Pts: Baranova 21
Rebs: Baranova 13
Asts: Sumnikova 5
23 July 1996 (1996-07-23)
Russia  68–82  Brazil
Pts: Rutkovskaya 18
Rebs: Baranova 9
Asts: Zaboluyeva 3		 Pts: Hortência 20
Rebs: Marta Sobral 9
Asts: three players 4
25 July 1996 (1996-07-25)
Italy  70–75  Russia
Pts: Pollini 22
Rebs: Pollini 8
Asts: Fullin 5		 Pts: Shakirova 24
Rebs: Shakirova, Baranova 12
Asts: Sumnikova 9
27 July 1996 (1996-07-27)
Russia  68–49  Canada
Pts: Nikonova 18
Rebs: Baranova 11
Asts: Sumnikova 5		 Pts: Norman 15
Rebs: Norman 8
Asts: three players 2
29 July 1996 (1996-07-29)
Russia  94–78  China
Pts: Baranova 26
Rebs: Baranova 18
Asts: Sumnikova 10		 Pts: Zheng D, Ma Z 14
Rebs: Liang X 6
Asts: Zheng D 5
Quarterfinal
31 July 1996 (1996-07-31)
17:00
Russia  70–74 (OT)  Australia
Scoring by half: 38–38, 26–26 Overtime: 6–10
Pts: Nikonova 16
Rebs: Baranova 21
Asts: Sumnikova 5		 Pts: Brogan 17
Rebs: Brogan, Whittle 8
Asts: Brogan, Timms 3
Classification 5-8
1 August 1996 (1996-08-01)
15:00
Russia  80–69  Japan
Scoring by half: 39–34, 41–35
Pts: Baranova 37
Rebs: Baranova 13
Asts: Sumnikova 14		 Pts: Kato 19
Rebs: Ichijo 12
Asts: Murakami 7
Final 5-6
3 August 1996 (1996-08-03)
17:00
Cuba  74–91  Russia
Scoring by half: 41–44, 33–47
Pts: Martínez 19
Rebs: Martínez 11
Asts: Seino 4		 Pts: Baranova 20
Rebs: Baranova 8
Asts: Sumnikova 8

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final Rank
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result
Albert Pakeyev Flyweight  Sunee (MRI)
W 8-1 		 Muluka (ZAM)
W 13-4 		 Reyes (COL)
W +13-13 		 Romero (CUB)
L 6-12 		Did not advance
Raimkul Malakhbekov Bantamweight  Cotto (PUR)
W 16-6 		 Boulehia (ALG)
W RSC 		 Tseyen-Oidov (MGL)
W 21-9 		 Mesa (CUB)
L 14-14+ 		Did not advance
Ramaz Paliani Featherweight  Shin (KOR)
W 10-7 		 Ouzlian (GRE)
W 27-2 		 Kamsing (THA)
L 4-13 		Did not advance
Eduard Zakharov Light Welterweight  Nitami (JPN)
W 21-6 		 Boudreault (CAN)
W 11-9 		 Vinent (CUB)
L 7-15 		Did not advance
Oleg Saitov Welterweight  Sume (TUR)
W 11-1 		 Bae (KOR)
W 9-5 		 Chater (TUN)
W 9-3 		 Santos (PUR)
W 13-11 		 Hernández (CUB)
W 14-9
Aleksandr Lebziak Middleweight  Donaldson (JAM)
W 20-4 		 Crawford (AUS)
W RSCH 		 Hernández (CUB)
L 8-15 		Did not advance
Dmitry Vybornov Light Heavyweight  Tarver (USA)
L 2-5 		Did not advance
Igor Kshinin Heavyweight  Amro (EGY)
W 17-4 		 Krasniqi (GER)
L 2-10 		Did not advance
Alexei Lezin Super Heavyweight  Yurchenko (KAZ)
W RSCI 		 Monse (GER)
W 9-5 		 Klitschko (UKR)
L 1-4 		Did not advance

Canoeing

Main article: Canoeing at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Slalom

Men
Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Total Rank
Time Rank Time Rank
Anton Lazko K-1 166.11 290.56 166.11 35
Danila Kuznetsov C-1 273.36 226.06 226.06 27

Flatwater

Men
Athlete Event Heats Repechage Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Sergey Verlin K-1 500 m 1:45.228 6 QR 1:43.359 4 QS 1:41.791 5 Did not advance
Anatoli Tishchenko
Oleg Gorobiy 		K-2 500 m 1:31.589 3 QS 1:30.031 2 QF 1:29.677 4
Aleksandr Ivanik
Andrey Tissin 		K-2 1000 m 3:46.558 6 QR 3:35.200 3 QS 3:22.306 7 QF Did not advance
Anatoli Tishchenko
Oleg Gorobiy
Sergey Verlin
Georgiy Tsybulnikov 		K-4 1000 m 3:11.128 2 QF 2:53.996
Andrey Kabanov
Pavel Konovalov 		C-2 500 m 1:46.307 3 QS 1:43.141 4 QF 1:42.496 6
Women
Athlete Event Heats Repechage Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Natalya Gouilly
Larissa Kosorukova 		K-2 500 m 1:47.186 4 QR 1:52.520 1 QS 1:45.505 4 QF 1:43.237 8
Olga Tishchenko
Larissa Kosorukova
Natalya Gouilly
Tatyana Tischenko 		K-4 500 m 1:41.695 5 QS 1:39.764 2 QF 1:34.345 7

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Mountain biking

Women
Athlete Event Time Rank
Nadezhda Pashkova Cross-country 2:16:36 (+ 25:45) 27
Alla Yepifanova Cross-country 2:01:35 (+ 10:44) 14

Road

Men
Athlete Event Time Rank
Evgeni Berzin Road race 4:56:53 (+ 02:57) 103
Time trial 1:07:53 (+ 03:48) 15
Vassili Davidenko Road race 4:56:44 (+ 02:48) 27
Dimitri Konyshev Road race 4:56:25 (+ 02:29) 13
Pavel Tonkov Road race 4:56:46 (+ 02:50) 51
Piotr Ugrumov Road race 4:56:46 (+ 02:50) 58
Women
Athlete Event Time Rank
Zulfiya Zabirova Road race 2:37:06 (+ 00:53) 6
Time trial 36:40
Svetlana Samokhvalova Road race Did not finish
Svetlana Bubnenkova Road race Did not finish
Time trial 40:16 (+ 03:36) 18

Track

Time trials
Athlete Event Time
Speed 		Rank
Aleksandr Kirichenko Men's track time trial 1:07.013
53.72 		18
Sprints
Athlete Event Qualifying 1/8 Finals 1/8 Finals
Repechage 		Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
Time
Speed 		Rank Opposition
Time
Speed 		Opposition
Time
Speed 		Opposition
Time
Speed 		Opposition
Time
Speed 		Opposition
Time
Speed 		Rank
Oksana Grishina Women's sprint 11.298 3  Larreal (VEN)
W 12.209 		 Neumann (GER)
W 12.119, L, L 		Final 5-8
 Salumäe (EST)
 Wang (CHN)
 Dubnicoff (CAN)
W 12.416 		5
Pursuits
Athlete Event Qualifying First round Semifinals Finals
Time Rank Opposition
Time 		Rank Opposition
Time 		Rank Opposition
Time 		Rank
Alexei Markov Men's individual pursuit 4:27.074 3  Szonn (GER)
4:24.863 		3  Ermenault (FRA)
4:26.828 		4 Did not advance
Eduard Gritsun
Nikolay Kuznetsov
Alexei Markov
Anton Shantyr 		Men's team pursuit 4:11.665 5  Ukraine (UKR)
4:08.785 		1  Australia (AUS)
4:06.885 		2  France (FRA)
4:07.730
Natalya Karimova Women's individual pursuit 3:45.246 10 Did not advance
Points Races
Athlete Event Points/Laps Rank
Pavel Khamidulin Men's points race 4 / -1 14
Svetlana Samokhvalova Women's points race 14 / 0 4

Diving

Main article: Diving at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Events Preliminary Semifinal Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points
(prelim+semi) 		Rank Points Rank Points
(semi+final) 		Rank
Dmitri Sautin 3 m Springboard 391.74 6 Q 229.74 2 621.48 5 Q 414.93 6 644.67 5
10 m Platform 452.82 1 Q 194.64 2 647.46 1 Q 497.70 1 692.34
Valery Statsenko 3 m Springboard 357.18 15 Q 217.53 9 574.71 11 Q 380.16 11 597.69 9
Vladimir Timoshinin 10 m Platform 425.43 4 Q 169.47 11 594.90 4 Q 459.12 4 628.59 5
Women
Athlete Events Preliminary Semifinal Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points
(prelim+semi) 		Rank Points Rank Points
(semi+final) 		Rank
Vera Ilyina 3 m Springboard 308.88 1 Q 230.19 2 539.07 1 Q 263.37 10 493.56 7
Irina Lashko 3 m Springboard 271.92 8 Q 234.51 1 506.43 3 Q 277.68 6 512.19
Olga Khristoforova 10 m Platform 268.65 8 Q 167.07 5 435.72 8 Q 259.05 9 426.12 8
Svetlana Timoshinina 10 m Platform 242.76 20 Did not advance

Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 1996 Summer Olympics

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

Men
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final Rank
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score
Aleksandr Beketov (18) Individual épée  Burgin (SUI) (15)
W 15-12 		 Srecki (FRA) (2)
W 15-10 		 Henry (FRA) (7)
W 15-13 		 Kovács (HUN) (3)
W 15-8 		 Trevejo (CUB) (20)
W 15-14
Grigory Kiriyenko (1) Individual sabre  Banos (CAN) (32)
W 15-8 		 Sznajder (POL) (16)
L 11-15 		Did not advance
Pavel Kolobkov (14) Individual épée  Yang (KOR) (19)
W 15-14 		 Kovács (HUN) (3)
L 11-15 		Did not advance
Ilgar Mamedov (27) Individual foil  Chung (KOR) (38)
L 8-15 		Did not advance
Vladislav Pavlovich (21) Individual foil  Perez Araque (VEN) (44)
W 15-2 		 Guerra (ESP) (12)
W 15-11 		 Plumenail (FRA) (5)
L 12-15 		Did not advance
Stanislav Pozdnyakov (2) Individual sabre  You (KOR) (34)
W 15-6 		 Medina (ESP) (18)
W 15-11 		 Gutzeit (UKR) (10)
W 15-14 		 Navarrete (HUN) (3)
W 15-7 		 Sharikov (RUS) (5)
W 15-12
Sergey Sharikov (5) Individual sabre  Williams (GBR) (28)
W 15-11 		 Szabó (HUN) (12)
W 15-8 		 Wiesinger (GER) (20)
W 15-6 		 Touya (FRA) (9)
W 15-14 		 Pozdnyakov (RUS) (2)
L 12-15
Dmitriy Shevchenko (2) Individual foil  Kim (KOR) (31)
L 13-15 		Did not advance
Valery Zakharevich (33) Individual épée  Pena (ESP) (32)
W 15-8 		 Cuomo (ITA) (1)
L 14-15 		Did not advance
Aleksandr Beketov
Pavel Kolobkov
Valery Zakharevich (6) 		Team épée  Romania (ROU) (11)
W 45-35 		 Hungary (HUN) (3)
W 45-39 		 France (FRA) (2)
W 45-42 		 Italy (ITA) (1)
L 43-45
Ilgar Mamedov
Vladislav Pavlovich
Dmitriy Shevchenko (4) 		Team foil  Hungary (HUN) (5)
W 45-43 		 Cuba (CUB) (1)
W 45-44 		 Poland (POL) (6)
W 45-40
Grigory Kiriyenko
Stanislav Pozdnyakov
Sergey Sharikov (1) 		Team sabre  Spain (ESP) (8)
W 45-34 		 Italy (ITA) (4)
W 45-28 		 Hungary (HUN) (2)
W 45-25
Women
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final Rank
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score
Karina Aznavourian (20) Individual épée  Tanaka (JPN) (48)
W 15-5 		 Zalaffi (HUN) (13)
L 12-15 		Did not advance
Svetlana Boyko (15) Individual foil  Scarlat (ROU) (18)
L 10-15 		Did not advance
Yuliya Garayeva (34) Individual épée  Sotra (YUG) (31)
W 15-7 		 Szalay (HUN) (2)
L 14-15 		Did not advance
Maria Mazina (17) Individual épée  Escanellas (PUR) (48)
W 15-11 		 Uga (ITA) (16)
L 9-15 		Did not advance
Olga Sharkova (20) Individual foil  Modaine-Cessac (FRA) (13)
L 14-15 		Did not advance
Olga Velichko (17) Individual foil  Lantos-Romaczne (HUN) (16)
W 15-14 		 Vezzali (ITA) (1)
L 13-15 		Did not advance
Karina Aznavourian
Yuliya Garayeva
Maria Mazina (6) 		Team épée  Japan (JPN) (11)
W 45-33 		 Germany (GER) (3)
W 45-37 		 France (FRA) (2)
L 39-45 		Bronze medal final
 Hungary (HUN) (1)
W 45-44
Svetlana Boyko
Olga Sharkova
Olga Velichko (6) 		Team foil  Argentina (ARG) (11)
W 45-20 		 Romania (ROM) (3)
L 41-45 		Classification 5 – 8
 Poland (POL) (10)
W 45-44 		Classification 5 – 6
 France (FRA) (5)
L 44-45 		6

Gymnastics

Main article: Gymnastics at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Artistic

Men
Athlete Event Apparatus Final
Floor Pommel horse Rings Vault Parallel bars Horizontal bar Total Rank
Sergei Kharkov Qualification 9.662 19.162 19.262 19.312 Q 19.250 86.648 87
Parallel bars 9.650 9.650 8
Nikolai Kryukov Qualification 9.525 19.237 19.212 19.237 19.125 86.336 88
Alexei Nemov Qualification 19.450 Q 19.412 Q 19.150 19.425 Q 19.387 Q 19.537 Q 116.361 1 Q
All-around 9.700 9.800 9.612 9.700 9.762 9.800 58.374
Floor 9.800 9.800
Pommel horse 9.787 9.787
Vault 9.787 9.787
Parallel bars 9.750 9.750 4
Horizontal bar 9.800 9.800
Yevgeni Podgorny Qualification 19.549 Q 18.625 18.837 19.212 9.225 18.975 104.423 66
Floor 9.550 9.550 6
Dmitri Trush Qualification 19.012 18.825 19.000 9.637 18.975 85.449 91
Dmitri Vasilenko Qualification 19.349 18.887 18.975 19.262 18.950 95.423 78
Alexei Voropaev Qualification 19.249 18.825 19.250 19.450 Q 19.000 19.362 Q 115.136 3 Q
All-around 9.687 8.400 9.737 9.662 9.625 9.712 56.823 24
Vault 9.618 9.618 6
Horizontal bar 9.712 9.712 6
Sergei Kharkov
Nikolai Kryukov
Alexei Nemov
Yevgeni Podgorny
Dmitri Trush
Dmitri Vasilenko
Alexei Voropaev 		Team 96.784 95.286 95.537 96.749 96.173 96.249 576.778
Women
Athlete Event Apparatus Final
Vault Uneven Bars Balance Beam Floor Total Rank
Elena Dolgopolova Qualification 19.387 18.874 19.425 57.686 82
Rozalia Galiyeva Qualification 19.512 Q 19.512 19.462 Q 19.237 77.723 8 Q
All-around 9.681 9.762 9.825 9.787 38.905 7
Vault 9.743 9.743 4
Balance Beam 9.112 9.112 7
Elena Grosheva Qualification 19.500 Q 19.012 18.987 19.525 77.024 14
Vault 9.637 9.637 7
Svetlana Khorkina Qualification 19.350 19.662 Q 19.312 19.324 77.648 9 Q
All-around 9.706 9.262 9.787 9.700 38.455 15
Uneven Bars 9.850 9.850
Dina Kochetkova Qualification 19.399 19.625 Q 19.500 Q 19.462 Q 77.986 3 Q
All-around 9.581 9.787 9.825 9.787 38.980 6
Uneven Bars 9.787 9.787 5
Balance Beam 9.737 9.737 4
Floor 9.800 9.800 5
Yevgeniya Kuznetsova Qualification 9.637 19.400 19.112 48.149 90
Oksana Liapina Qualification 9.575 18.725 19.337 47.637 92
Elena Dolgopolova
Rozalia Galiyeva
Elena Grosheva
Svetlana Khorkina
Dina Kochetkova
Yevgeniya Kuznetsova
Oksana Liapina 		Team 97.148 97.598 96.473 97.185 388.404

Rhythmic

Athlete Event Preliminaries Semifinals Final
Rope Ball Clubs Ribbon Total Rank Rope Ball Clubs Ribbon Total Rank Rope Ball Clubs Ribbon Total Rank
Amina Zaripova Individual 9.716 9.699 9.583 9.750 38.748 3 Q 9.716 9.850 9.782 9.316 38.664 7 Q 9.783 9.866 9.832 9.783 39.264 4
Yanina Batyrchina Individual 9.816 9.266 9.350 9.316 37.748 13 Q 9.850 9.866 9.733 9.783 39.232 3 Q 9.850 9.916 9.933 9.683 39.382
Athlete Event Preliminaries Final
5 Hoops 3 Balls
2 Ribbons 		Total Rank 5 Hoops 3 Balls
2 Ribbons 		Total Rank
Yevgeniya Bochkaryova
Irina Dzyuba
Yuliya Ivanova
Yelena Krivoshey
Olga Shtyrenko
Angelina Yushkova 		Team 19.516 19.366 38.882 3 Q 19.466 18.899 38.365

Handball

Main article: Handball at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Men's team
Russia National Handball Team roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Age Ht. Weight Club
G Lavrov, Andrey 34 – (1962-03-26)26 March 1962 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 207 lb (94 kg)
CB Lavrov, Igor 23 – (1973-06-04)4 June 1973 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 176 lb (80 kg)
P Frantsusov, Aleksei 24 – (1971-10-16)16 October 1971 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg)
CB Kuleshov, Oleg 22 – (1974-04-15)15 April 1974 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 209 lb (95 kg)
RW Krivoshlykov, Denis 25 – (1971-05-10)10 May 1971 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 187 lb (85 kg)
RW Voronin, Lev 25 – (1971-06-08)8 June 1971 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 183 lb (83 kg)
LW Gopin, Valery 32 – (1964-05-08)8 May 1964 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 192 lb (87 kg)
LB Kudinov, Vasily 27 – (1969-02-17)17 February 1969 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg)
P Torgovanov, Dmitri 24 – (1972-01-05)5 January 1972 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 231 lb (105 kg)
G Sukosyan, Pavel 34 – (1962-01-04)4 January 1962 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 243 lb (110 kg)
P Grebnev, Oleg 28 – (1968-02-04)4 February 1968 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 243 lb (110 kg)
RB Kiselyov, Oleg 29 – (1967-01-11)11 January 1967 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 231 lb (105 kg)
LB Gorpishin, Vyacheslav 26 – (1970-01-20)20 January 1970 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg)
RB Pogorelov, Sergey 22 – (1974-06-02)2 June 1974 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 243 lb (110 kg)
LW Filippov, Dmitry 27 – (1969-05-19)19 May 1969 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 181 lb (82 kg)
Head coach
Legend
  • nat field describes country
    of last club
    before the tournament
  • Age field is age on July 24, 1996
  • Position

-G: Goalkeeper
-P: Pivot
-CB: Centre Back
-LW: Left Wing
-RW: Right Wing
-LB: Left Back
-RB: Right Back

References

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Preliminary round
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Points
 Sweden 5 5 0 0 131 94 37 10
 Croatia 5 4 0 1 132 122 10 8
 Russia 5 3 0 2 137 106 31 6
  Switzerland 5 2 0 3 126 115 11 4
 United States 5 1 0 3 111 142 -31 2
 Kuwait 5 0 0 5 100 158 -58 0
24 July Russia  32–20  Kuwait
Referees: H. Thomas (GER), J. Thomas (GER)
Kuleshov 7 Almarzouq 6
26 July Russia  31–16  United States
Referees: Moelle Mabounda (CGO), Mvoula (CGO)
Kudinov 10 Penn 4
28 July Sweden  22–20  Russia
Referees: Gallego Santos (ESP), Lamas Perez (ESP)
M. Andersson 5 Gopin, Torgovanov 5
30 July Russia  24–25  Croatia
Referees: Per Elbrond (DEN), Lovqvist (DEN)
Gopin 7 Jović 7
1 August Russia  30–23   Switzerland
Referees: Garsia (FRA), Moreno (FRA)
Kuleshov 9 Spengler 8
Classification 5-6 places
2 August Egypt  26–29  Russia
Referees: Gallego Santos (ESP), Lamas Perez (ESP)
El Attar 10 Voronin, Kudinov 5

Judo

Main article: Judo at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Preliminary Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final First Repechage
Round 		Repechage
Quarterfinals 		Repechage
Semifinals 		Bronze Medal
Finals 		Rank
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result
Nikolay Ozhegin −60 kg  Ayed (TUN)
W 		 Nomura (JPN)
L 		Did not advance  Carcamo (HON)
W 		 Meridja (ALG)
W 		 Donohue (GBR)
W 		 Trautmann (GER)
L 		5
Islam Matsiev −65 kg  Nakamura (JPN)
L 		Did not advance  Nyamlkhagva (MGL)
L 		Did not advance
Sergey Kolesnikov −71 kg  Kingston (GBR)
L 		Did not advance
Konstantin Savchishkin −78 kg  Bouras (FRA)
L 		Did not advance  Yuan (CHN)
W 		 García (ARG)
L 		Did not advance
Oleg Maltsev −86 kg  Ao (CHN)
W 		 Bagdasarov (UZB)
L 		Did not advance  Celestin (HAI)
W 		 Merkevičius (LTU)
W 		 Yoshida (JPN)
L 		Did not advance 7
Dmitri Sergeyev −95 kg  Solovyov (UZB)
W 		 Kim (KOR)
L 		Did not advance  Þorleifsson (ISL)
W 		 Sonnemans (NED)
L 		Did not advance
Serguei Kossorotov +95 kg  Geraldino (DOM)
W 		 Flexa (BRA)
W 		 Liu (CHN)
L 		Did not advance  Lungu (ROU)
W 		 Möller (GER)
L 		Did not advance 7
Women
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final First Repechage
Round 		Repechage
Quarterfinals 		Repechage
Semifinals 		Bronze Medal
Finals 		Rank
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result
Marina Kovrigina −52 kg  Schmutz (SUI)
W 		 Muñoz (ESP)
L 		Did not advance
Zulfiya Garipova −56 kg  Liu (CHN)
L 		Did not advance  West (USA)
W 		 Huang (TPE)
W 		 Fairbrother (GBR)
L 		Did not advance 7
Tatyana Bogomyagkova −61 kg  Emoto (JPN)
L 		Did not advance  Fleury-Vachon (FRA)
W 		 Arad (ISR)
L 		Did not advance
Yelena Kotelnikova −66 kg  Spacek (AUT)
L 		Did not advance
Svetlana Galante −72 kg  Werbrouck (BEL)
L 		Did not advance  Fleury-Vachon (ESP)
W 		 Scapin (ITA)
L 		Did not advance 7
Svetlana Gundarenko +72 kg  Silva (BRA)
W 		 Gránitz (HUN)
W 		 Sun (CHN)
L 		Did not advance  Cicot (FRA)
L 		5

Modern pentathlon

Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Shoot Fence Swim Ride Run Total Points Rank
Eduard Zenovka 1084 820 1268 1016 1342 5530
Dmitri Svatkovskiy 1012 880 1248 1010 1339 5489 4
Grigory Bremel 940 850 1140 950 928 4808 28

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete(s) Event Heats Repechage Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Anton Sema Single sculls 7:49.44 5 R 8:46.71 4 SF 7:28.44 3 FC 7:44.93 16
Igor Kravtsov
Nikolay Spinyov
Georgy Nikitin
Vladimir Sokolov 		Quadruple sculls 6:10.62 3 SF Bye 5:59.91 4 FB 5:54.98 8
Vladimir Mityushev
Aleksandr Ustinov
Andrei Chevel
Dmitry Kartashov 		Lightweight coxless four 6:26.39 3 R 6:00.03 4 FC did not advance 6:23.59 13
Sergey Matveyev
Andrey Glukhov
Dmitry Rozinkevich
Vladimir Sokolov
Anton Chermashentsev
Vladimir Volodenkov
Nikolay Aksyonov
Roman Monchenko
Pavel Melnikov
Aleksandr Lukyanov 		Coxed eight 5:48.63 3 R 5:32.98 2 FA — 5:45.77 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Women
Athlete(s) Event Heats Repechage Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Margarita Bogdanova
Irina Fedotova
Larisa Merk
Oksana Dorodnova 		Quadruple sculls 6:37.59 2 R DNS 4 FB — 6:24.10 7
Albina Ligacheva
Vera Pochitayeva 		Coxless pair 7:42.76 2 SF Bye 7:36.37 3 FA DSQ

Sailing

Main article: Sailing at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Race Score Rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Vladimir Moiseyev Mistral (36) 29 27 33 (36) 34 21 26 25 195 31
Oleg Khopyorsky Finn (27) 18 13 16 7 (27) 25 10 4 14 107 18
Yevgeny Burmatnov
Dmitry Berezkin 		470 13 (25) 5 2 3 1 11 (20) 19 4 8 66 5
Mixed
Athlete Event Race Score Match Races Rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Andrey Kirilyuk Laser (36) 25 26 31 (32) 24 29 19 22 20 16 212 29
Yury Konovalov
Sergey Myasnikov 		Tornado 11 10 7 12 (18) 3 15 10 8 (17) 11 87 12
Viktor Solovyov
Anatoly Mikhaylin 		Star 10 16 (21) (DNF) 14 15 19 19 7 21 121 17
Georgy Shayduko
Dmitri Shabanov
Igor Skalin 		Soling 2 11 (13) 8 7 4 (12) 8 7 3 50  B. Abbott
J. Abbott
Boston (CAN)
W 3:0 		 Madrigali
Barton
Massey (USA)
W 3:0 		 Flach
Schümann
Jäkel (GER)
L 0:3

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Score Rank Score Rank
Yevgeni Aleinikov 10 m air rifle 591 4 692.9 4
Vyacheslav Bochkarev 50 m rifle three positions 1163 18 did not advance
Alexander Danilov 50 m pistol 558 16 did not advance
Vladimir Isakov 10 m air pistol 579 12 did not advance
Artem Khadjibekov 10 m air rifle 594 2 695.7 OR
50 m rifle three positions 1164 13 did not advance
50 m rifle prone 594 20 did not advance
Boris Kokorev 50 m pistol 570 1 Q 664.4 OR
Sergei Kovalenko 50 m rifle prone 596 9 did not advance
Dimitri Lykin 10 m running target 581 2 676.7 5
Sergei Pyzhianov 10 m air pistol 583 5 683.5 4
Nikolai Teplyi Skeet 122 5 146 5
Yuri Yermolenko 10 m running target 569 9 did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Score Rank Score Rank
Svetlana Demina Double trap 95 17 did not advance
Irina Gerasimenok 50 m rifle three positions 585 3 680.1
Marina Grigorieva 10 m air rifle 392 13 did not advance
Olga Klochneva 10 m air pistol 389 2 490.1 OR
Marina Logvinenko 25 m pistol 583 4 684.2
10 m air pistol 390 OR 1 488.6
Anna Maloukhina 10 m air rifle 390 20 did not advance
50 m rifle three positions 573 26 did not advance
Yelena Rabaya Double trap 93 19 did not advance
Svetlana Smirnova 25 m pistol 576 15 did not advance

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Events Heat Final
Time Rank Time Rank
Aleksey Akatyev 400 m freestyle 3:56.40 17 3:55.72 Final B
6
1500 m freestyle 15:16.47 3 Q 15:21.68 8
Aleksei Butsenin 1500 m freestyle 15:31.27 14 did not advance
Andrei Ivanov 200 m breaststroke 2:15.56 12 2:14.37 Final B
1
Roman Ivanovsky 100 m breaststroke 1:02.69 11 Disqualify
Aleksei Kolesnikov 200 m butterfly 2:00.77 18 did not advance
Andrey Korneyev 200 m breaststroke 2:14.11 2 Q 2:13.17
Vladislav Kulikov 100 m butterfly 53.54 8 Q 53.13
Stanislav Lopukhov 100 m breaststroke 1:02.00 6 Q 1:02.13 8
Sergey Ostapchuk 200 m backstroke 2:03.50 18 2:03.91 Final B
8
Denis Pankratov 100 m butterfly 52.96 2 Q 52.27 WR
200 m butterfly 1:58.28 4 Q 1:56.51
Alexander Popov 50 m freestyle 22.22 1 Q 22.22
100 m freestyle 48.74 1 Q 48.74
Vladimir Predkin 50 m freestyle 23.03 20 did not advance
100 m freestyle 50.75 24 did not advance
Vladimir Pyshnenko 200 m freestyle 1:49.79 12 1:49.55 Final B
3
Vladimir Selkov 100 m backstroke 55.87 9 Did Not Start
200 m backstroke 2:01.32 9 Did Not Start
Denis Pimankov
Alexander Popov
Vladimir Predkin
Vladimir Pyshnenko
Konstantin Ushkov
Roman Yegorov 		4 × 100 m freestyle 3:20.39 5 Q 3:17.06
Roman Ivanovsky
Vladislav Kulikov
Stanislav Lopukhov
Denis Pankratov
Alexander Popov
Vladimir Selkov
Roman Yegorov 		4 × 100 m medley 3:41.49 5 Q 3:37.55
Women
Athlete Events Heat Final
Time Rank Time Rank
Nadezhda Chemezova 400 m freestyle 4:21.33 23 did not advance
Olga Kochetkova 100 m backstroke 1:03.17 11 1:03.52 Final B
4
Olga Landik 100 m breaststroke 1:12.55 27 did not advance
Tatyana Litovchenko 200 m freestyle 2:04.09 22 did not advance
Yelena Makarova 200 m breaststroke 2:33.74 22 did not advance
Natalya Meshcheryakova 50 m freestyle 25.73 6 Q 25.88 8
100 m freestyle 56.33 13 56.17 Final B
5
Yelena Nazemnova 100 m butterfly 1:01.54 15 1:00.93 Final B
2
Svetlana Pozdeyeva 100 m butterfly 1:01.29 13 1:01.62 Final B
8
Darya Shmelyova 200 m medley 2:20.34 26 did not advance
400 m medley 4:57.06 26 did not advance
Nina Zhivanevskaya 100 m backstroke 1:02.94 9 1:02.38 Final B
1
200 m backstroke 2:13.32 5 Q 2:14.59 8
Svetlana Leshukova
Natalya Meshcheryakova
Yelena Nazemnova
Natalya Sorokina 		4 × 100 m freestyle 3:47.33 7 Q Disqualify
Nadezhda Chemezova
Tatyana Litovchenko
Yelena Nazemnova
Inna Yaitskaya 		4 × 200 m freestyle 8:16.06 12 did not advance
Yelena Makarova
Natalya Meshcheryakova
Yelena Nazemnova
Svetlana Pozdeyeva
Nina Zhivanevskaya 		4 × 200 m freestyle 4:10.65 8 Q 4:10.56 7

Synchronized swimming

Main article: Synchronized swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Athlete Event Technical Routine Free Routine
Points Rank Points Rank Total Points Rank
Yelena Antonova
Yelena Azarova
Olga Brusnikina
Mariya Kiselyova
Marina Lobova
Galina Maksimova
Olga Novokshchenova
Yuliya Pankratova
Olga Sedakova
Anna Yuryayeva 		Team 97.000 4 97.400 4 97.260 4

Table tennis

Main article: Table tennis at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Group Round 1 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result
Dmitry Mazunov Singles  Hodžić (BIH)
W 2-0
 Butler (USA)
W 2-0
 Karlsson (SWE)
W 2-0 		 Samsonov (BLR)
L 0-3 		did not advance
Andrei Mazunov Singles  Prean (GBR)
W 2-1
 Hylton (JAM)
W 2-0
 Samsonov (BLR)
L 1-2 		did not advance
Andrei Mazunov
Dmitry Mazunov 		Doubles  Samsonov (BLR)
 Shchetinin (BLR)
W 2-0
 Butler (USA)
 Sweeris (USA)
W 2-0
 Lee (KOR)
 Yoo (KOR)
L 0-2 		did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Group Round 1 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result
Irina Palina Singles  Dobešová (CZE)
W 2-0
 Alejo (DOM)
W 2-0
 Koyama (JPN)
L 1-2 		did not advance
Elena Timina Singles  Schöpp (GER)
L 0-2
 Kim (PRK)
L 0-2
 Oshonaike (NGR)
W 2-0 		did not advance
Irina Palina
Elena Timina 		Doubles  Kaffo (NGR)
 Oshonaike (NGR)
W 2-0
 Noor (NED)
 Vriesekoop (NED)
W 2-0
 Wang (USA)
 Yip (USA)
W 2-0 		 Park (KOR)
 Ryu (KOR)
L 1-3 		did not advance

Tennis

Main article: Tennis at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final Rank
Opposition
/ score 		Opposition
/ score 		Opposition
/ score 		Opposition
/ score 		Opposition
/ score 		Opposition
/ score
Andrei Olhovskiy Singles  Lapentti (ECU)
W 6–1, 3–6, 8–6 		 Vacek (CZE) (16)
W 6–3, 7-6(1) 		 Ruud (NOR)
W 6–4, 6-3 		 Meligeni (BRA) (2)
L 7–6(5), 5–7, 3-6 		Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final Rank
Opposition
/ score 		Opposition
/ score 		Opposition
/ score 		Opposition
/ score 		Opposition
/ score 		Opposition
/ score
Elena Makarova Singles  Labat (ARG)
L 2–6, 5-7 		Did not advance
Anna Kournikova Singles  Courtois (BEL)
L 6–1, 2–6, 2–6 		Did not advance
Elena Likhovtseva Singles  Fernández (USA) (7)
L 2–6, 4-6 		Did not advance
Anna Kournikova
Elena Makarova 		Doubles  Novotná (CZE)
 Suková (CZE) (2)
L 2–6, 2-6 		Did not advance

Volleyball

Main article: Volleyball at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Indoor

Men's team

Main article: Volleyball at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's volleyball
# Name Club Date of Birth
Oleg Shatunov (1967-02-21)February 21, 1967 (age 29)
Vadim Khamuttskikh (1969-11-26)November 26, 1969 (age 26)
Sergei Orlenko (1971-02-10)February 10, 1971 (age 25)
Ruslan Olikhver (1969-04-11)April 11, 1969 (age 27)
Aleksey Kazakov (1976-03-18)March 18, 1976 (age 20)
Dmitry Fomin (1968-01-21)January 21, 1968 (age 28)
Sergey Tetyukhin (1975-09-23)September 23, 1975 (age 20)
Pavel Shishkin (1970-04-11)April 11, 1970 (age 26)
Konstantin Ushakov (1970-03-24)March 24, 1970 (age 26)
Stanislav Dineykin (1973-10-10)October 10, 1973 (age 22)
Igor Shulepov (1972-11-16)November 16, 1972 (age 23)
Valeri Goryushev (1974-04-26)April 26, 1974 (age 22)

Head coach: Viacheslav Platonov

Preliminary round
Rk Team Points Won Lost SW SL Ratio PW PL Ratio
1  Italy 10 5 0 15 0 MAX 225 138 1.630
2  Netherlands 9 4 1 12 3 4.000 209 131 1.595
3  Yugoslavia 8 3 2 9 8 1.125 215 191 1.126
4  Russia 7 2 3 7 9 0.777 196 201 0.975
5  South Korea 6 1 4 3 12 0.250 156 198 0.788
6  Tunisia 5 0 5 1 15 0.067 98 240 0.408
July 21, 1996 Yugoslavia  3–1  Russia Referees: Takashi Shimoyama (Japan)
(10–15, 15–13, 15–10, 15–11)
 
July 23, 1996 Russia  0–3  Netherlands Referees: Jarmo Salonen (Finland)
(9–15, 9–15, 9–15)
 
July 25, 1996 South Korea  0–3  Russia Referees: Peter Henry (Canada)
(8–15, 4–15, 14–16)
 
July 27, 1996 Russia  0–3  Italy Referees: Frank Leuthaeusser (Germany)
(11–15, 6–15, 12–15)
 
July 29, 1996 Tunisia  0–3  Russia Referees: Thomas Blue (United States)
(9–15, 10–15, 11–15)
 
Quarterfinals
July 31, 1996 Cuba  0–3  Russia Referees: Takashi Shimoyama (Japan)
(13–15, 15–17, 11–15)
 
Semifinals
August 2, 1996 Russia  0–3  Netherlands Referees: Jose Sanler Diaz (Cuba)
(6–15, 6–15, 10–15)
 
Bronze medal match
August 4, 1996 Russia  1–3  Yugoslavia Referees: Takashi Shimoyama (Japan)
(8–15, 15–7, 8–15, 9–15)
 
Women's team

Main article: Volleyball at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's volleyball
# Name Club Date of Birth
Valentina Ogienko (1965-05-26)May 26, 1965 (age 31)
Natalya Morozova (1973-01-28)January 28, 1973 (age 25)
Marina Nikoulina (1963-03-03)March 3, 1963 (age 33)
Elena Batoukhtina (1969-04-11)April 11, 1969 (age 27)
Irina Ilchenko (1968-08-03)August 3, 1968 (age 27)
Yelena Godina (1977-09-17)September 17, 1977 (age 18)
Tatyana Menshova (1970-01-27)January 27, 1970 (age 26)
Yevgeniya Artamonova (1975-07-17)July 17, 1975 (age 21)
Elizaveta Tishchenko (1975-02-07)February 7, 1975 (age 21)
Yulia Timonova (1973-06-12)June 12, 1973 (age 23)
Tatyana Gracheva (1973-02-23)February 23, 1973 (age 23)
Lioubov Sokolova (1977-12-04)December 4, 1977 (age 18)

Head coach: Nikolay Karpol

Preliminary round
Team Points G W L PW PL Ratio SW SL Ratio
1.  Brazil 10 5 5 0 238 121 1.967 15 1 15.000
2.  Russia 9 5 4 1 217 140 1.550 12 4 3.000
3.  Cuba 8 5 3 2 196 156 1.256 10 6 1.667
4.  Germany 7 5 2 3 163 191 0.853 7 9 0.778
5.  Canada 6 5 1 4 156 239 0.653 3 14 0.214
6.  Peru 5 5 0 5 129 252 0.512 2 15 0.133
July 20, 1996 Russia  3–0  Germany Referees: Konstantinos Margaritis (Greece)
(15–5, 15–10, 15–7)
 
July 22, 1996 Russia  3–0  Canada Referees: Songsak Chareonpong (Thailand)
(15–1, 15–7, 15–9)
 
July 24, 1996 Brazil  3–0  Russia Referees: Songsak Chareonpong (Thailand)
(15–3, 15–11, 15–13)
 
July 26, 1996 Russia  3–0  Peru Referees: Thomas Blue (United States)
(15–11, 15–8, 15–1)
 
July 28, 1996 Cuba  1–3  Russia Referees: Takashi Shimoyama (Japan)
(15–10, 6–15, 7–15, 8–15)
 
Quarterfinals
July 30, 1996 Netherlands  1–3  Russia Referees: Konstantinos Margaritis (Greece)
(15–10, 7–15, 9–15, 10–15)
 
Semifinals
August 1, 1996 China  3–1  Russia Referees: Peter Henry (Canada)
(12–15, 15–5, 15–8, 15–12)
 
Bronze medal match
August 3, 1996 Russia  2–3  Brazil Referees: Barry Dragon (United States)
(13–15, 15–4, 14–16, 15–8, 13–15)
 

Water polo

Main article: Water polo at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Men's team

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

Qualified for the quarterfinals
Will play for places 9-12
Preliminary round
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Hungary 5 5 0 0 47 38 +9 10
 Yugoslavia 5 3 1 1 46 44 +2 7
 Spain 5 3 0 2 39 33 +6 6
 Russia 5 2 1 2 42 38 +4 5
 Germany 5 1 0 3 36 45 -9 2
 Netherlands 5 0 0 5 36 48 -12 0
July 20, 1996 Hungary  8–7  Russia
Referees:
Kerr (AUS), Merola (ITA)
Score by quarters: 1-2, 1-3, 4-1, 2-1
Kásás, Benedek 2 Goals Panfili, Kozlov, Gorshkov 2
July 21, 1996 Yugoslavia  9–9  Russia
Referees:
Iliadis (GRE), Keman (NED)
Score by quarters: 3-3, 1-1, 4-2, 1-3
Šapić, Jelenić, Vujasinović 2 Goals Gorshkov 4
July 22, 1996 Russia  10–8  Germany
Referees:
Simons (BEL), Merola (ITA)
Score by quarters: 3-2, 3-3, 2-1, 2-2
Garbouzov 4 Goals four players 2
July 23, 1996 Netherlands  5–10  Russia
Referees:
Klaric (CRO), Martinez (CUB)
Score by quarters: 2-2, 0-3, 1-2, 2-3
five players 1 Goals four players 2
July 24, 1996 Russia  6–8  Spain
Referees:
Keman (NED), Bernard (USA)
Score by quarters: 3-2, 0-2, 3-3, 0-1
six players 1 Goals Oca 3
Quarterfinals
July 26, 1996 Russia  6–8  Italy
Referees:
Ludecke (GER), Simons (BEL)
Score by quarters: 4-4, 3-2, 1-3, 1-2
Yerishev 3 Goals four players 2
Classification 5/8 place
July 27, 1996 Yugoslavia  15–16  Russia
Referees:
Tellegen (NED), Simons (BEL)
Score by quarters: 5-4, 1-2, 3-3, 3-3  OT: 3-4
Uskoković 4 Goals Apanasenko 4
Classification 5/6 place
July 28, 1996 Greece  8–10  Russia
Referees:
Demey (FRA), Merola (ITA)
Score by quarters: 2-2, 1-1, 1-2, 3-2  OT: 1-3
Afroudakis 3 Goals Kozlov, Yerishev 2

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Umar Edelkhanov -64 kg 132.5 kg 13 162.5 kg 10 295.0 kg 11
Sergey Filimonov -76 kg 160.0 kg 8 185.0 kg 8 345.0 kg 7
Aleksei Petrov -91 kg 187.5 kg 1 215.0 kg 3 402.5 kg
Igor Alekseyev -91 kg 182.5 kg 2 205.0 kg 9 387.5 kg 5
Vyacheslav Rubin -99 kg 175.0 kg 7 215.0 kg 4 390.0 kg 5
Dmitry Smirnov -99 kg 175.0 kg 8 215.0 kg 5 390.0 kg 6
Sergey Syrtsov -108 kg 195.0 kg 2 225.0 kg 2 420.0 kg
Sergey Flerko -108 kg 185.0 kg 6 No Mark Did not finish
Andrei Chemerkin +108 kg 197.5 kg 3 260.0 kg 1 457.5 kg

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Men's Freestyle
Athlete Event Round 1 Eightfinals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final Repechage
2 Round 		Repechage
3 Round 		Repechage
4 Round 		Repechage
5 Round 		Repechage
6 Round 		Bronze Medal
Finals 		Rank
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result
Vougar Oroudjov −48 kg  Yefteni (UKR)
L 4-6 		did not advance  Ragusa (CAN)
W 12-0 		 Fernández (MEX)
W 10-0 		 Eiter (USA)
W 10-4 		 Corduneanu (ROU)
W 10-0 		 Jung (KOR)
W 5-1 		 Vila (CUB)
L 2-5 		4
Chechenol Mongush −52 kg  Corduneanu (ROU)
W 11-4 		 Yordanov (BUL)
L 2-4 		did not advance  Toguzov (UKR)
W 2-1 		 Achilov (UZB)
W 4-0 		 Mohammadi (IRI)
W 3-1 		 Mamyrov (KAZ)
L 2-3 		4
Bagavdin Oumakhanov −57 kg  Liuzzi (ITA)
W 4-0 		 Sissaouri (CAN)
L 1-1 		did not advance  Fyodorov (KAZ)
W 5-2 		 Talaei (IRI)
L 0-1 		Did not advance
Magomed Azizov −62 kg  Vath (CAM)
W 10-0 		 Scheibe (GER)
W 8-2 		 Brands (USA)
L 1-4 		did not advance  Wada (JPN)
L 0-10 		5/6 places
 Schillaci (ITA)
W 0-0 		5
Vadim Bogiyev −68 kg  Fadzaev (UZB)
W 3-1 		 Zazirov (UKR)
W 6-4 		 Hwang (KOR)
W 3-2 		 Saunders (USA)
W 1-1
Buvaisar Saitiev −74 kg  Momeni (IRI)
W 8-0 		 Leipold (GER)
W 3-1 		 Monday (USA)
W 6-1 		 Park (KOR)
W 5-0
Khadzhimurad Magomedov −82 kg  Diouf (SEN)
W 3-0 		 Ramos (CUB)
W 7-4 		 Khadem (IRI)
W 4-0 		 Yang (KOR)
W 2-1
Makharbek Khadartsev −90 kg  Bhola Bhala (PAK)
W 10-0 		 Douglas (USA)
W 4-1 		 Lohyňa (SVK)
W 7-1 		 Khadem (IRI)
L 0-3
Leri Khabelov −100 kg  Tkeshelashvili (GEO)
W 2-0 		 Jadidi (IRI)
L 0-4 		did not advance  Ladik (CAN)
L 0-0 		Did not advance
Andrey Shumilin −130 kg  Klimov (KAZ)
W 4-1 		 Baumgartner (USA)
W 6-1 		 Demir (TUR)
L 0-1 		did not advance  Kovalevsky (KGZ)
W 3-0 		 Baumgartner (USA)
L 1-1 		4
Men's Greco-Roman
Athlete Event Round 1 Eightfinals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final Repechage
2 Round 		Repechage
3 Round 		Repechage
4 Round 		Repechage
5 Round 		Repechage
6 Round 		Bronze Medal
Finals 		Rank
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result
Zafar Guliyev −48 kg  Kado (JPN)
W 3-2 		 Sim (KOR)
L 1-2 		did not advance  Maynard (USA)
W 6-0 		 Özdemir (TUR)
W 7-0 		 Papashvili (GEO)
W 6-0 		 Kang (PRK)
W 4-0
Samvel Danielyan −52 kg  Khudoyberdiev (UZB)
W 11-4 		 Jabłoński (POL)
W 8-0 		 Nazaryan (ARM)
L 0-3 		did not advance  Dyusenov (KAZ)
W 11-0 		 Rivas (CUB)
W 9-8 		 Kalashnykov (UKR)
L 1-4 		4
Aleksandr Ignatenko −57 kg  Melnichenko (KAZ)
L 0-11 		did not advance  Elgkian (GRE)
L 2-3 		did not advance
Sergei Martynov −62 kg  Choi (KOR)
W 3-0 		 Marén (CUB)
L 4-5 		did not advance  Zuniga (USA)
W 6-6 		 Guliashvili (GEO)
L 2-7 		did not advance
Aleksandr Tretyakov −68 kg  Yalouz (FRA)
L 0-8 		did not advance  Magnusson (SWE)
W 9-2 		 Adzhi (UKR)
W 3-1 		 Manukyan (ARM)
W 5-0 		 Nikitin (EST)
W 4-0 		 Pulyayev (UZB)
W 6-0 		 Madzhidov (BLR)
W 4-0
Mnatsakan Iskandaryan −74 kg  García (VEN)
W 10-0 		 Kim (KOR)
W 4-0 		 Azcuy (CUB)
L 4-5 		Did not advance  Hahn (GER)
L 5-8 		5/6 places
 Dzyhasov (UKR)
W 0-0 		5
Sergey Tsvir −82 kg  Farkas (HUN)
W 3-0 		 Zander (GER)
L 0-4 		did not advance  Park (KOR)
W 11-0 		 Tsilent (BLR)
L 0-10 		did not advance
Georgi Koguashvili −90 kg  Başar (TUR)
L 1-6 		did not advance  Eom (KOR)
W 4-0 		 Gelénesi (HUN)
L 1-2 		did not advance
Teymuraz Edisherashvili −100 kg  Suárez (VEN)
W 6-0 		 Saldadze (UKR)
L 3-6 		did not advance  Gleasman (USA)
W 4-1 		 Damjanović (CRO)
W 5-0 		 Manov (BUL)
W 3-1 		 Milián (CUB)
W 1-0 		 Ljungberg (SWE)
L 0-3 		4
Alexander Karelin −130 kg  Ayari (TUN)
W 10-0 		 Mureiko (MDA)
W 2-0 		 Ahokas (FIN)
W 4-0 		 Poikilidis (GRE)
W 8-0 		 Ghaffari (USA)
W 1-0

References

  1. ^ "Russia at the 1996 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2012-02-18.
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