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Russian Federation
Key Facts
Top medal sports
(pre-2012)
Capital
Moscow
Population
142,800,000
Size
17,000,000km²
Languages
- Russian
Records
- 1:25:02
- OR WR Athletics Women's 20km walk
- Elena Lashmanova
- Set 11 Aug 12
- 3:35:59
- OR Athletics Men's 50km walk
- Sergey Kirdyapkin
- Set 11 Aug 12
- 78.18 m
- OR Athletics Women's Hammer Throw
- Tatyana Lysenko
- Set 10 Aug 12
External Web Links
- External website: Russian Olympic Committee
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Russian anger at Olympic gifts
Russian internet users criticise President Putin's award of a brand new Audi car to each medal-winning Russian Olympic athlete.
17 Aug 12
Mekhontcev wins light-heavy gold
12 Aug 12
Egor Mekhontcev won light-heavyweight gold by the tightest possible margin against Kazakhstan's Adilbek Niyazymbetov.
First Olympic gold for Chicherova
11 Aug 12
World champion Anna Chicherova adds an Olympic gold to her medal collection after winning the women's high jump final.
Savinova takes 800m Olympic gold
11 Aug 12
South African Caster Semenya loses out on Olympic 800m gold to Russian World Champion Mariya Savinova at London 2012.
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Russian Federation at the Olympics
4 London 2012 ranking
3 Beijing 2008 ranking
1996 First Olympic appearance
Athletes from Russian Federation
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Ruslan Albegov 
Weightlifting Medallist -
Natalya Antyukh Athletics Medallist -
Denis Ablyazin Gymnastics - Artistic Medallist -
Daria Dmitrieva Gymnastics - Rhythmic Medallist -
Anna Chicherova Athletics Medallist -
Alexander Dyachenko Canoe Sprint Medallist -
Yury Berezhko Volleyball Medallist -
Inna Deriglazova Fencing Medallist -
Tatyana Chernova Athletics Medallist -
Semen Antonov Basketball Medallist -
Kseniia Afanaseva Gymnastics - Artistic Medallist -
David Ayrapetyan Boxing Medallist
Compare Countries' Performances
Russian Federation vs Great Britain
Russian Federation
London 2012 medal count
82
Beijing 2008 medal count
73
Best medal haul
92 Athens 2004
London 2012 ranking
4
Beijing 2008 ranking
3
First Olympic appearance
1996
Great Britain
London 2012 medal count
65
Beijing 2008 medal count
47
Best medal haul
146 London 1908
London 2012 ranking
3
Beijing 2008 ranking
4
First Olympic appearance
1896
Picture Galleries
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London 2012 Olympics: Day 10 Photo Gallery The best pictures from Day 10 of the London 2012 Olympics.
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London 2012: Images from above the Olympic Park Photographer Jason Hawkes gives us a bird's eye view of the 2012 Olympic Park in Stratford, east London
| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 8 | 5 | 5 | RANK 2 |
| Wrestling | 4 | 2 | 5 | RANK 1 |
| Judo | 3 | 1 | 1 | RANK 1 |
Medal Table
| Rank | Country |
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|
|
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States
|
46 | 29 | 29 | 104 |
| 2 |
China
|
38 | 27 | 23 | 88 |
| 3 |
Great Britain & N. Ireland
|
29 | 17 | 19 | 65 |
| 4 |
Russian Federation
(selected)
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24 | 26 | 32 | 82 |
Russian Federation Medallists
- Gold Bliznyuk, Donskova, Dudkina, Makarenko, Nazarenko, Sevastyanova
Women's Group All-Around - Silver
Evgeniia Kolodko Women's Shot Put - Bronze
Russian Federation Men's Basketball Team
Men's Basketball
Team GB
Learn more about the athletes representing Great Britain and Northern Ireland in the 2012 Olympic Games, and catch up on the latest news and gossip surrounding Team GB
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13 Aug 12
Greatest moments of the Games
29 Aug 12
World reaction: Olympics verdicts
23 Oct 12
Lord Coe to stand to be BOA chair
10 Sep 12
'Greatest ever' GB finish third
12 Aug 12
Record visits to BBC Sport online
14 Aug 12
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