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Russia at the 2008 Summer Olympics

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Olympic champions celebrating their victories at an award ceremony in the Kremlin.

The Russian Federation took part in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. The team was organized by the Russian Olympic Committee. Russia joined many sports but did not compete in baseball, field hockey, football, softball, and taekwondo.

Russian president Dmitry Medvedev with Russian medallists in the Kremlin in September 2008.

Russia did very well in the games. They finished third in the number of gold medals and third in the total number of medals. Even after some medals were taken away for breaking rules, Russia still had a good number of gold medals.

Medalists

Russia joined the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. They played in many sports, but not in baseball, field hockey, football, softball, or taekwondo. Russia did very well. They won 24 gold medals and a total of 60 medals. This placed them third overall.

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Games:

Archery

Main article: Archery at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Four archers from Russia took part in the 2008 Summer Olympics: two men and two women. Balzhinima Tsyrempilov and Bair Badënov competed for the men, while Natalia Erdyniyeva and Miroslava Dagbaeva competed for the women. Another archer, Andrey Abramov, also qualified, so Russia could enter a full men's team.

Men

Women

AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
ScoreSeedOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Andrey AbramovIndividual66025 Johnson (USA) (40)
L 109 (25)–109 (26)
Did not advance
Bair Badënov65831 Godfrey (GBR) (34)
W 114–109
 Champia (IND) (2)
W 109–108
 Lyon (CAN) (47)
W 115–110
 Cheng C S (MAS) (26)
W 109–104
 Ruban (UKR) (3)
L 112 (18)–112 (20)
 Serrano (MEX) (1)
W 115–110
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Balzhinima Tsyrempilov6716 Pavlov (BUL) (59)
W 112–102
 Chen S Y (TPE) (38)
W 109–101
 Moriya (JPN) (22)
L 110–113
Did not advance
Andrey Abramov
Bair Badënov
Balzhinima Tsyrempilov
Team19894—N/aBye China (12)
L 208–217
Did not advance
AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
ScoreSeedOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Miroslava DagbaevaIndividual63723 Puspitasari (INA) (42)
W 106 (10)–106 (9)
 Rendón (COL) (10)
L 106–110
Did not advance
Natalia Erdyniyeva64711 Dielen (SUI) (54)
W 107–102
 Marcinkiewicz (POL) (43)
W 104–103
 Zhang Jj (CHN) (27)
L 98–110
Did not advance

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Russia sent a team of athletes to the 2008 Summer Olympics. Some athletes broke rules, and their medals were taken away. This changed the team's results.

Men

Track & road events

Field events

Combined events – Decathlon

Women

Track & road events

Field events

Combined events – Heptathlon

AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Denis Alekseyev400 m45.52DSQ—N/aDid not advance
Grigoriy AndreyevMarathon—N/a2:13:3314
Dmitry Bogdanov800 m1:47.493—N/aDid not advance
Valeriy Borchin20 km walk—N/a1:19:011st place, gold medalist(s)
Evgeniy Borisov110 m hurdles13.905Did not advance
Yuriy Borzakovskiy800 m1:45.152 Q—N/a1:46.533Did not advance
Aleksandr Derevyagin400 m hurdles49.195 q—N/a49.236Did not advance
Maksim Dyldin400 m46.035—N/aDid not advance
Sergey Ivanov10000 m—N/a28:34.7230
Sergey Kirdyapkin50 km walk—N/aDNF
Oleg KulkovMarathon—N/a2:18:1129
Ilya Markov20 km walk—N/a1:22:0217
Ildar Minshin3000 m steeplechase8:26.856—N/aDid not advance
Denis Nizhegorodov50 km walk—N/a3:40:143rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Igor Peremota110 m hurdles13.592 Q13.707Did not advance
Pavel Potapovich3000 m steeplechase8:36.2910—N/aDid not advance
Vyacheslav Shabunin1500 m3:42.5311—N/aDid not advance
Roman Smirnov200 m20.761 Q20.626Did not advance
Aleksey SokolovMarathon—N/a2:15:5721
Andrey Yepishin100 m10.342 Q10.256Did not advance
Denis Alekseyev
Maksim Dyldin
Vladislav Frolov
Anton Kokorin
4 × 400 m relay3:00.14 NR2 Q—N/a2:58.06 NRDSQ
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
DistancePositionDistancePosition
Danil BurkenyaTriple jump16.6922Did not advance
Kirill IkonnikovHammer throw72.3321Did not advance
Alexandr IvanovJavelin throw79.2714Did not advance
Ilya Korotkov83.332 Q83.157
Anton LyuboslavskiyShot put19.8718Did not advance
Yevgeny LukyanenkoPole vault5.65=1 q5.852nd place, silver medalist(s)
Sergey MakarovJavelin throw72.4726Did not advance
Vladimir MalyavinLong jump7.3537Did not advance
Igor PavlovPole vault5.65=1 q5.609
Aleksandr PetrenkoTriple jump16.9717Did not advance
Bogdan PishchalnikovDiscus throw64.606 Q65.886
Yaroslav RybakovHigh jump2.259 q2.333rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Andrey Silnov2.296 q2.361st place, gold medalist(s)
Pavel SofinShot put20.298 Q20.427
Igor SpasovkhodskiyTriple jump17.236 Q16.799
Dmitry StarodubtsevPole vault5.6511 q5.705
Igor VinichenkoHammer throw72.0522Did not advance
Vyacheslav VoroninHigh jump2.2514Did not advance
Ivan YushkovShot put20.0212 Q19.67DSQ
AthleteEvent100 mLJSPHJ400 m110HDTPVJT1500 mFinalRank
Aleksey DrozdovResult11.027.2316.262.0251.5615.5147.435.1062.574:41.34815411
Points856869867822744789817941777672
Aleksandr PogorelovResult11.077.3716.532.0850.9114.4750.045.0064.015:01.56DSQ
Points845903884878773915871910798551
Aleksey SysoyevResult11.036.7715.422.1150.71DNFDNSDNF
Points85476081690678200
AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Inga Abitova10000 m—N/a30:37.33DSQ
Anna Alminova1500 m4:04.665 q—N/a4:06.9911
Tatyana Andrianova800 m2:00.312 Q—N/a1:58.163 q2:02.638
Aleksandra Antonova100 m hurdles13.185—N/aDid not advance
Tatyana Aryasova10000 m—N/a31:45.5719
Yekaterina Bikert400 m hurdles55.151 Q—N/a54.384 Q54.966
Galina BogomolovaMarathon—N/aDNF
Yuliya Chermoshanskaya200 m22.984 Q22.631 Q22.575Did not advance
Tatyana Dektyareva100 m hurdles13.055—N/aDid not advance
Aleksandra Fedoriva200 m23.294 Q23.045 q23.228Did not advance
Tatyana Firova400 m50.592 Q—N/a50.313 q50.116
Yuliya Gushchina51.182 Q—N/a50.481 Q50.014
Tatyana Kalmykova20 km walk—N/aDSQ
Olga Kaniskina—N/a1:26:31 OR1st place, gold medalist(s)
Anastasiya Kapachinskaya400 m51.321 Q—N/a50.302 Q50.03DSQ
Svetlana Klyuka800 m2:01.671 Q—N/a1:58.311 Q1:56.944
Yuliya Kondakova100 m hurdles13.074—N/aDid not advance
Mariya Konovalova10000 m—N/a30:35.845
Yekaterina Kostetskaya800 m2:00.543 Q—N/a1:58.333Did not advance
Natalya Murinovich100 m11.555 q11.517Did not advance
Irina Obedina400 m hurdles55.712 Q—N/a55.696Did not advance
Anastasiya Ott55.342 Q—N/a54.746Did not advance
Tatyana Petrova3000 m steeplechase9:28.851 Q—N/a9:12.333rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Yevgeniya Polyakova100 m11.241 Q11.132 Q11.387Did not advance
Natalya Rusakova100 m11.615 q11.496Did not advance
200 m23.213 Q23.286Did not advance
Gulnara Samitova-Galkina5000 m15:11.465 Q—N/a15:56.9712
3000 m steeplechase9:15.171 Q—N/a8:58.81 WR1st place, gold medalist(s)
Liliya Shobukhova5000 m14:57.773 Q—N/a15:46.626
Tatyana Sibileva20 km walk—N/a1:28:2811
Irina TimofeyevaMarathon—N/a2:27:317
Yekaterina Volkova3000 m steeplechase9:23.063 Q—N/a9:07.64DSQ
Yelena Zadorozhnaya5000 mDNF—N/aDid not advance
Svetlana ZakharovaMarathon—N/a2:32:1622
Yuliya Chermoshanskaya
Aleksandra Fedoriva
Yuliya Gushchina
Yevgeniya Polyakova
4 × 100 m relay42.872 Q—N/a42.31DSQ
Tatyana Firova
Yuliya Gushchina
Anastasiya Kapachinskaya
Lyudmila Litvinova
Yelena Migunova
Tatyana Veshkurova
4 × 400 m relay3:23.711 Q—N/a3:18.82DSQ
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
DistancePositionDistancePosition
Mariya AbakumovaJavelin throw63.484 Q70.78 NRDSQ
Anna BulgakovaHammer throw68.0420Did not advance
Anna ChicherovaHigh jump1.9312 q2.03DSQ
Svetlana FeofanovaPole vault4.506 q4.753rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Yuliya Golubchikova4.5010 q4.754
Viktoriya GurovaTriple jump14.783 Q14.777
Yelena IsinbayevaPole vault4.601 Q5.05 WR1st place, gold medalist(s)
Olga IvanovaShot put18.4615 Q18.449
Irina Khudoroshkina16.8425Did not advance
Yelena KonevtsevaHammer throw67.8322Did not advance
Tatyana KotovaLong jump6.5714Did not advance
Tatyana LebedevaLong jump6.704 q7.03DSQ
Triple jump14.555 Q15.32DSQ
Anna OmarovaShot put18.748 Q19.086
Yelena PriymaHammer throw70.699 q69.7210
Anna PyatykhTriple jump14.458 Q14.738
Natalya SadovaDiscus throw58.1125Did not advance
Svetlana Saykina59.4816Did not advance
Svetlana ShkolinaHigh jump1.938 q1.9314
Yelena Slesarenko1.9314 q2.014
Oksana UdmurtovaLong jump6.637 q6.706
Mariya YakovenkoJavelin throw51.6747Did not advance
Oksana EsipchukDiscus throw55.0732Did not advance
AthleteEvent100HHJSP200 mLJJT800 mFinalRank
Anna BogdanovaResult13.091.8614.0824.246.4535.412:09.456465 PB6*
Points11111054799958991579973
Tatyana ChernovaResult13.651.8312.8823.956.4748.372:06.506591DSQ
Points102810167199869978291016
Olga KurbanResult13.771.7713.8424.345.9742.852:13.59619213*
Points1011941783948840722913

Badminton

Main article: Badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics

AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Stanislav PukhovMen's singlesBye Navickas (LTU)
L 12–21, 17–21
Did not advance
Ella DiehlWomen's singles Nehwal (IND)
L 9–21, 8–21
Did not advance

Basketball

Main article: Basketball at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Russia sent both its men's and women's basketball teams to the Olympics because they won their continental tournaments in 2007 (EuroBasket 2007 and EuroBasket Women 2007). This was the second time the men's team and the fourth time the women's team had competed since Russia started taking part separately. The women's team had won a bronze medal in 2004.

Men's tournament

Main article: Basketball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

Roster

Here is the list of players on the Russia men's basketball team in the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Group play

Source: FIBA archive points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
Notes:

Women's tournament

Main article: Basketball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

Roster

Here is the list of players on the Russia women's basketball team in the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Group play

Source: FIBA archive points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
Notes:

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Bronze medal match

Russia men's national basketball team – 2008 Summer Olympics roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
F4Andrey Vorontsevich21 – (1987-07-17)July 17, 19876 ft 8 in (2.03 m)CSKA MoscowRussia
PG5Jon Robert Holden31 – (1976-08-10)August 10, 19766 ft 1 in (1.85 m)CSKA MoscowRussia
G6Sergei Bykov25 – (1983-02-26)February 26, 19836 ft 3 in (1.91 m)Dynamo MoscowRussia
F7Andrei Kirilenko (C)27 – (1981-02-18)February 18, 19816 ft 10 in (2.08 m)Utah JazzUnited States
C8Nikita Morgunov33 – (1975-06-29)June 29, 19756 ft 11 in (2.11 m)Lokomotiv RostovRussia
PG9Petr Samoylenko31 – (1977-02-07)February 7, 19776 ft 2 in (1.88 m)Dynamo MoscowRussia
F10Victor Khryapa26 – (1982-08-03)August 3, 19826 ft 9 in (2.06 m)CSKA MoscowRussia
SG11Zakhar Pashutin34 – (1974-05-03)May 3, 19746 ft 5 in (1.96 m)Spartak Saint PetersburgRussia
SF12Sergei Monia25 – (1983-04-15)April 15, 19836 ft 8 in (2.03 m)Dynamo MoscowRussia
SG13Vitaly Fridzon22 – (1985-10-14)October 14, 19856 ft 5 in (1.96 m)BC KhimkiRussia
C14Aleksey Savrasenko29 – (1979-02-28)February 28, 19797 ft 1 in (2.16 m)CSKA MoscowRussia
SF15Viktor Keirou24 – (1984-01-31)January 31, 19846 ft 7 in (2.01 m)CSKA MoscowRussia
Head coach
Legend
(C) Team captain
Club – describes last
club before the tournament
Age – describes age
on August 9, 2008
PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1 Lithuania541425400+259Quarterfinals
2 Argentina541425361+649
3 Croatia532399380+198
4 Australia532457405+528
5 Russia514387406−196
6 Iran505323464−1415
10 August 2008
09:00

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Russia sent the most boxers to the Olympic boxing events. Eleven athletes competed, and Russia was the only country with a boxer in every weight class. Most boxers earned their spots by doing well at the World Championships. One boxer, Ayrapetyan, qualified at the first European qualifying tournament, and another, Balanov, got his place at the second European qualifying tournament.

AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
David AyrapetyanLight flyweight Chygayev (UKR)
L 11–13
Did not advance
Georgy BalakshinFlyweightBye Sarsembayev (KAZ)
W 12–4
 Kumar (IND)
W 15–11
 Laffita (CUB)
L 8–9
Did not advance3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Sergey VodopyanovBantamweight Arroyo (PUR)
W 10–5
 Kumar (IND)
L 9–9+
Did not advance
Albert SelimovFeatherweight Lomachenko (UKR)
L 7–14
Did not advance
Aleksei TishchenkoLightweight Nejmaoui (TUN)
W 10–2
 Little (AUS)
W 11–3
 Pérez (COL)
W 13–5
 Javakhyan (ARM)
W 10–5
 Sow (FRA)
W 11–9
1st place, gold medalist(s)
Gennady KovalevLight welterweight Qiong (CHN)
W 15–8
 Colin (MRI)
W 15–4
 Iglesias (CUB)
L 2–5
Did not advance
Andrey BalanovWelterweight Kasuto (NAM)
W 8–5
 Andrade (USA)
L 3–14
Did not advance
Matvey KorobovMiddleweight Terbunja (SWE)
W 18–6
 Artayev (KAZ)
L 7–10
Did not advance
Artur BeterbievLight heavyweight Katende (SWE)
W 15–3
 Zhang Xp (CHN)
L 2–8
Did not advance
Rakhim ChakhkievHeavyweight—N/a Mazaheri (IRI)
W 7–3
 M'Bumba (FRA)
W 18–9
 Acosta (CUB)
W 10–5
 Russo (ITA)
W 4–2
1st place, gold medalist(s)
Islam TimurzievSuper heavyweight—N/a Price (GBR)
L RSC
Did not advance

Canoeing

Main article: Canoeing at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Slalom

Sprint

Men

Women

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

AthleteEventPreliminarySemifinalFinal
Run 1RankRun 2RankTotalRankTimeRankTimeRankTotalRank
Alexander LipatovMen's C-187.65590.5111178.169 Q94.1610Did not advance
Mikhail Kuznetsov
Dmitry Larionov
Men's C-298.43797.656196.086 Q98.574 Q98.804197.373rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Aleksandra PerovaWomen's K-193.412166.0421259.4518Did not advance
AthleteEventHeatsSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Viktor MelantyevC-1 1000 m4:03.3165 QS4:02.8544Did not advance
Maksim OpalevC-1 500 m1:47.8491 QFBye1:47.1401st place, gold medalist(s)
Anton RyakhovK-1 500 m1:37.6662 QS1:42.9682 Q1:38.1875
K-1 1000 m3:38.3814 QS3:37.0175Did not advance
Aleksandr Kostoglod
Sergey Ulegin
C-2 500 m1:41.2412 QFBye1:41.2822nd place, silver medalist(s)
C-2 1000 m3:41.2913 QFBye3:44.6698
Ilya Medvedev
Yevgeny Salakhov
Anton Vasilev
Konstantin Vishnyakov
K-4 1000 m2:59.5184 QS3:00.4591 Q3:00.6548
AthleteEventHeatsSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Yuliana SalakhovaK-1 500 m1:51.6285 QS1:53.6032 Q1:53.9739

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Alexandr Kolobnev rode in the men's road race and came in fourth place. Because a rider who was supposed to win a silver medal broke the rules, Kolobnev might move up in the rankings.

Men

Women

Sprint

Pursuit

Keirin

Omnium

Mountain biking

AthleteEventTimeRank
Natalia BoyarskayaRoad race3:33:4540
Time trial37:14.6516
Alexandra BurchenkovaRoad race3:36:3243
Yuliya Martisova3:32:4512
AthleteEventQualificationRound 1Repechage 1Round 2QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Time
Speed (km/h)
RankOpposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Rank
Denis DmitrievMen's sprint10.565
68.149
18 Q Hoy (GBR)
L
 Mulder (NED)
 French (AUS)
L
Did not advance
Denis Dmitriev
Sergey Kucherov
Sergey Polynskiy
Men's team sprint45.964
58.741
12Did not advance
Svetlana GrankovskayaWomen's sprint11.544
62.370
11 Guo S (CHN)
L
 Krupeckaitė (LTU)
 Hijgenaar (NED)
L
—N/aDid not advance9th place final
 Guerra (CUB)
 Hijgenaar (NED)
 Tsukuda (JPN)
W 12.192
9
AthleteEventQualificationSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankOpponent
Results
RankOpponent
Results
Rank
Alexei MarkovMen's individual pursuit4:21.4983 Q Tauler (ESP)
4:22.308
4 Q Burke (GBR)
4:24.149
4
Alexander Serov4:23.7328 Q Wiggins (GBR)
4:25.391
7Did not advance
Alexei Markov
Alexander Petrovskiy
Alexander Serov
Nikolay Trusov
Evgeny Kovalev
Men's team pursuit4:06.5188 Q Great Britain
LAP
Did not advance
AthleteEvent1st roundRepechage2nd roundFinals
RankRankRankRank
Denis DmitrievMen's keirin6 R3Did not advance
Sergey Polynskiy5 R4Did not advance
AthleteEventTimeRank
Yuri TrofimovMen's cross-countryLAP (2 laps)41
Vera AndreevaWomen's cross-countryLAP (2 laps)23
Irina Kalentieva1:46:283rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Diving

Main article: Diving at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Men

Women

AthleteEventsPreliminariesSemifinalsFinal
PointsRankPointsRankPointsRank
Aleksandr Dobroskok3 m springboard431.1517 Q412.0017Did not advance
Dmitri Sautin474.854 Q476.358 Q512.654
Gleb Galperin10 m platform499.953 Q508.954 Q525.803rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Oleg Vikulov375.4027Did not advance
Yuriy Kunakov
Dmitri Sautin
3 m synchronized springboard—N/a421.982nd place, silver medalist(s)
Dmitry Dobroskok
Gleb Galperin
10 m synchronized platform—N/a445.263rd place, bronze medalist(s)
AthleteEventsPreliminariesSemifinalsFinal
PointsRankPointsRankPointsRank
Svetlana Filippova3 m springboard274.2019Did not advance
Yuliya Pakhalina358.152 Q383.502 Q398.602nd place, silver medalist(s)
Natalia Goncharova10 m platform240.4528Did not advance
Yuliya Pakhalina
Anastasia Pozdniakova
3 m synchronized springboard—N/a323.612nd place, silver medalist(s)

Equestrian

Main article: Equestrian at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Russia sent athletes to compete in equestrian events at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. The events were dressage, eventing, and show jumping.

AthleteHorseEventGrand PrixGrand Prix SpecialGrand Prix FreestyleOverall
ScoreRankScoreRankScoreRankScoreRank
Alexandra KorelovaBalagurIndividual68.50015 Q71.4005 Q73.850872.6256
Tatiana MiloserdovaWat A Feeling61.87537Did not advance
AthleteHorseEventDressageCross-countryJumpingTotal
QualifierFinal
PenaltiesRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesRank
Igor AtrokhovElkasarIndividual65.2064EliminatedDid not advance
Valery MartyshevKinzhal64.406260.40124.805212.00136.8048Did not advance136.8048
AthleteHorseEventQualificationFinalTotal
Round 1Round 2Round 3Round ARound B
PenaltiesRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesRank
Lyubov KochetovaIlion KilenIndividual849334161Did not advance4161

Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 2008 Summer Olympics

In the men’s team sabre event, the Russian team lost to the USA. One Russian fencer, Stanislav Pozdnyakov, could not win a bout against the American team. After this loss, Russia did not win a bronze medal. Pozdnyakov later decided to stop fencing.

Men

Women

AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Anton AvdeevIndividual épéeBye Robeiri (FRA)
L 11–15
Did not advance
Nikolay KovalevIndividual sabre O'Connell (GBR)
W 15–14
 Martí (ESP)
L 12–15
Did not advance
Stanislav PozdnyakovBye Lopez (FRA)
L 8–15
Did not advance
Aleksey YakimenkoBye Buikevich (BLR)
L 9–15
Did not advance
Nikolay Kovalev
Stanislav Pozdnyakov
Aleksey Yakimenko
Team sabre—N/a China
W 45–36
 United States
L 44–45
 Italy
L 44–45
4
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Tatiana LogunovaIndividual épée—N/a Samuelsson (SWE)
L 6–15
Did not advance
Lyubov Shutova—N/aBye Szász (HUN)
W 15–12
 Brânză (ROU)
L 13–15
Did not advance
Aida ShanayevaIndividual foilBye Gruchała (POL)
W 12–11
 Trillini (ITA)
L 3–15
Did not advance
Yevgeniya LamonovaBye Schache (GER)
W 15–2
 Mohamed (HUN)
W 15–5
 Granbassi (ITA)
L 7–12
Did not advance
Viktoria NikishinaBye Hatuel (ISR)
W 10–9
 Granbassi (ITA)
L 4–11
Did not advance
Svetlana Boyko
Aida Shanayeva
Yevgeniya Lamonova
Viktoria Nikishina
Team foil—N/a Egypt
W 45–23
 Italy
W 22–21
 United States
W 28–21
1st place, gold medalist(s)
Yekaterina DyachenkoIndividual sabreBye Hisagae (JPN)
W 15–10
 Khomrova (UKR)
L 14–15
Did not advance
Yelena NechayevaBye Wieckowska (POL)
L 12–15
Did not advance
Sofiya VelikayaBye Pundyk (UKR)
W 15–7
 Bianco (ITA)
W 15–6
 Xue T (CHN)
W 15–9
 Jacobson (USA)
L 11–15
 Ward (USA)
L 14–15
4
Yekaterina Dyachenko
Yekaterina Fedorkina
Yelena Nechayeva
Sofiya Velikaya
Team sabre—N/a Ukraine
L 34–45
Classification semi-final
 South Africa
W 45–13
5th place final
 Poland
W 45–36
5

Gymnastics

Main article: Gymnastics at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Russia had many gymnasts in the 2008 Summer Olympics. They competed in artistic gymnastics for both men and women, rhythmic gymnastics, and trampoline events.

Only two gymnasts from each country could move on to the final.

AthleteEventQualificationFinal
ApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRank
FPHRVPBHBFPHRVPBHB
Maksim DevyatovskiyTeam15.30013.30015.37515.82515.42515.12590.35014 Q15.17513.57515.45015.525—N/a14.325—N/a
Anton Golotsutskov15.300 Q12.32515.07516.550 Q—N/a14.300—N/a15.650—N/a16.575—N/a
Sergey Khorokhordin14.97514.80015.07515.72515.87515.35091.8007 Q15.22513.825—N/a15.67514.575—N/a
Nikolai Kryukov—N/a14.850—N/a16.20016.175 Q15.050—N/a—N/a15.475—N/a16.05016.150—N/a
Konstantin Pluzhnikov14.450—N/a14.275—N/a14.950—N/a—N/a15.250—N/a
Yuri Ryazanov14.60014.45015.10015.55015.62514.80090.12517*—N/a15.250—N/a15.47515.075—N/a
Total60.47557.40060.62564.30063.10060.325366.2253 Q46.05042.87545.95048.15047.30043.975274.3006
AthleteEventApparatusTotalRank
FPHRVPBHB
Maksim DevyatovskiyAll-around15.22515.20015.62515.22515.32515.10091.7006
Anton GolotsutskovFloor15.725—N/a15.7253rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Vault—N/a16.475—N/a16.4753rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Sergey KhorokhordinAll-around15.15015.10015.40015.30015.70015.05091.7005
Nikolai KryukovParallel bars—N/a15.150—N/a15.1508
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
ApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRank
FVUBBBFVUBBB
Ksenia AfanasyevaTeam15.02515.17514.82515.775 Q60.8006*15.07514.92514.375—N/a
Lyudmila Grebenkova—N/a14.600—N/a—N/a14.575—N/a
Svetlana Klyukina13.95015.17514.975—N/a—N/a15.150—N/a
Ekaterina Kramarenko15.150 Q15.15015.50014.62560.42510*15.125—N/a15.575—N/a
Anna Pavlova15.12515.350 Q14.600 Q15.825 Q60.9005 Q13.85015.200—N/a15.100—N/a
Ksenia Semyonova14.47214.75016.42515.77561.4754 Q—N/a16.45015.225—N/a
Total59.77560.85061.77562.000244.4003 Q43.35045.42546.95044.900180.6254
AthleteEventApparatusTotalRank
FVUBBB
Ksenia AfanasyevaBalance beam—N/a14.82514.8257
Ekaterina KramarenkoFloor15.025—N/a15.0255
Anna PavlovaAll-around15.05015.27514.52515.97560.8257
Floor14.125—N/a14.1258
Vault—N/a7.812—N/a7.8128
Balance beam—N/a15.90015.9004
Ksenia SemyonovaAll-around14.77514.85016.47515.92561.9254
Uneven bars—N/a16.325—N/a16.3256
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
RopeHoopClubsRibbonTotalRankRopeHoopClubsRibbonTotalRank
Evgeniya KanaevaIndividual17.85018.70018.70018.82574.0751 Q18.85018.85018.95018.85075.5001st place, gold medalist(s)
Olga Kapranova18.35018.47518.20017.87572.9002 Q18.20018.50016.95018.05071.7004
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
5 ropes3 hoops
2 clubs
TotalRank5 ropes3 hoops
2 clubs
TotalRank
Margarita Aliychuk
Anna Gavrilenko
Tatiana Gorbunova
Yelena Posevina
Daria Shkurikhina
Natalia Zuyeva
Team17.00017.70034.7002 Q17.75017.80035.5501st place, gold medalist(s)
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
ScoreRankScoreRank
Alexander RusakovMen's69.906 Q38.507
Dmitry Ushakov71.503 Q38.806
Natalia ChernovaWomen's63.0011Did not advance
Irina Karavayeva66.402 Q36.205

Handball

Main article: Handball at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Men's tournament

Main article: Handball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

Roster

This is the list of players for Russia in the men's handball event at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Head coach: Vladimir Maksimov

Group play

Source: [citation needed]

Quarterfinal

Classification semifinal

5th–6th place

Women's tournament

Main article: Handball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

Roster

This is the list of players for Russia in the women's handball event at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Head coach: Yevgeni Trefilov

Group play

Source: [citation needed]

Quarterfinal

Semifinal

Gold medal game

Final rank

  Silver

No.Pos.NameDate of birth (age)HeightApp.GoalsClub
1GKOleg Grams(1984-02-20)20 February 1984 (aged 24)2.01 m330Russia Chekhovskiye Medvedi
2CBVasily Filippov(1981-01-18)18 January 1981 (aged 27)1.83 m69152Russia Chekhovskiye Medvedi
6RBDenis Krivoshlykov(1971-05-10)10 May 1971 (aged 37)1.80 m170468Spain CB Ademar León
8PEgor Evdokimov(1982-03-09)9 March 1982 (aged 26)2.03 m69103Russia Chekhovskiye Medvedi
10PAlexander Chernoivanov(1979-02-13)13 February 1979 (aged 29)2.01 m4880Russia Chekhovskiye Medvedi
15LBAlexey Rastvortsev(1978-08-12)12 August 1978 (aged 29)2.01 m181703Russia Chekhovskiye Medvedi
16GKAlexey Kostygov(1973-07-05)5 July 1973 (aged 35)1.91 m1030Russia Chekhovskiye Medvedi
17RBAlexey Kamanin(1978-06-06)6 June 1978 (aged 30)1.98 m148319Russia Chekhovskiye Medvedi
19LBSamvel Aslanyan(1986-02-23)23 February 1986 (aged 22)1.88 m1415Russia Chekhovskiye Medvedi
23LWEduard Kokcharov(1975-12-04)4 December 1975 (aged 32)1.85 m1991023Slovenia Celje Pivovarna Laško
25RWDmitry Kovalev(1982-05-15)15 May 1982 (aged 26)1.80 m64131Russia Chekhovskiye Medvedi
31LWTimur Dibirov(1983-07-30)30 July 1983 (aged 25)1.80 m51133Russia Chekhovskiye Medvedi
35RBKonstantin Igropulo(1985-04-14)14 April 1985 (aged 23)1.91 m45182Russia Chekhovskiye Medvedi
77CBVitali Ivanov(1976-02-03)3 February 1976 (aged 32)1.93 m180443Russia Chekhovskiye Medvedi
TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
 South Korea5302122129−76Qualified for the quarterfinals
 Denmark5221137131+66
 Iceland5221151146+56
 Russia5212136131+55
 Germany5212126130−45
 Egypt5023127132−52
10 August 2008
10:45
Russia 31 – 33 IcelandOlympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
Referees: Krstic, Ljubic (SLO)
Igropulo 9(16–19)Guðjónsson 12
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12 August 2008
10:45
Egypt 27 – 28 RussiaOlympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
Referees: Liudowyk, Vakula (UKR)
El Ahmar 10(14–14)Rastvortsev 8
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14 August 2008
19:00
Denmark 25 – 24 RussiaOlympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
Referees: Breto, Huelin (ESP)
Christiansen 6(10–10)Chernoivanov, Igropulo 6
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16 August 2008
15:45
Russia 24 – 24 GermanyOlympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
Referees: Gjeding, Hansen (DEN)
Filippov 6(11–10)Kraus 6
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18 August 2008
14:00
Russia 29 – 22 South KoreaOlympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
Referees: Bord, Buy (FRA)
Rastvortsev 6(17–12)Yoon Kyung-shin 7
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20 August 2008
12:00
France 27 – 24 RussiaOlympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
Referees: Lemme, Ullrich (GER)
Narcisse 9(13–10)Kokcharov 5
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22 August 2008
12:00
Russia 28 – 27 DenmarkBeijing National Indoor Stadium
Referees: Elmoamli, Shaban Ali (EGY)
Dibirov 8(17–14)Christiansen 8
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24 August 2008
10:15
Russia 28 – 29 PolandBeijing National Indoor Stadium
Referees: Karbaschi, Kolahdouzan (IRI)
Kokcharov 10(15–14)Jurasik 6
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No.Pos.NameDate of birth (age)HeightClub
1GKInna Suslina(1979-01-05)5 January 1979 (aged 29)1.83 mRussia Zvezda Zvenigorod
3CBIrina Poltoratskaya(1979-03-02)2 March 1979 (aged 29)1.78 mRussia Zvezda Zvenigorod
4POxana Romenskaya(1976-06-06)6 June 1976 (aged 32)1.91 mRussia Zvezda Zvenigorod
5LBLyudmila Postnova(1984-08-11)11 August 1984 (aged 23)1.80 mRussia Lada Togliatti
6LBAnna Kareyeva(1977-05-10)10 May 1977 (aged 31)1.85 mRussia Zvezda Zvenigorod
8CBYekaterina Andryushina(1985-08-17)17 August 1985 (aged 22)1.85 mRussia Zvezda Zvenigorod
9RWYana Uskova(1985-09-28)28 September 1985 (aged 22)1.68 mSlovenia Krim Ljubljana
10LBYelena Polenova(1983-08-20)20 August 1983 (aged 24)1.98 mRussia Zvezda Zvenigorod
11LWEmiliia Turei(1984-10-06)6 October 1984 (aged 23)1.74 mDenmark Slagelse Dream Team
12PNatalia Shipilova(1979-12-31)31 December 1979 (aged 28)1.81 mRussia Zvezda Zvenigorod
16GKMaria Sidorova(1979-11-21)21 November 1979 (aged 28)1.78 mRussia Lada Togliatti
17LWYekaterina Marennikova(1982-04-29)29 April 1982 (aged 26)1.73 mRussia Lada Togliatti
19LWYelena Dmitriyeva(1983-07-01)1 July 1983 (aged 25)1.75 mRussia Zvezda Zvenigorod
24RBIrina Bliznova(1986-10-06)6 October 1986 (aged 21)1.80 mRussia Lada Togliatti
TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
 Russia5410148125+239Qualified for the quarterfinals
 South Korea5311155127+287
 Hungary5212129142−135
 Sweden5203123137−144
 Brazil5113124137−133
 Germany5104123134−112
9 August 2008
15:45
Russia 29 – 29 South KoreaOlympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
Referees: Gjeding, Hansen (DEN)
Marennikova 6(16–13)Kim On-a 7
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11 August 2008
20:45
Sweden 24 – 28 RussiaOlympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
Referees: Din, Dinu (ROU)
Wiel Fredén 6(12–14)Turei 6
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13 August 2008
09:00
Russia 28 – 19 BrazilOlympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
Referees: Licis, Stolarovs (LAT)
Poltoratskaya 6(12–10)Nascimento 5
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15 August 2008
20:45
Hungary 24 – 33 RussiaOlympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
Referees: Din, Dinu (ROU)
Görbicz 6(15–16)Postnova 8
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17 August 2008
19:00
Russia 30 – 29 GermanyOlympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
Referees: Gjeding, Hansen (DEN)
Postnova 8(16–14)Wörz 8
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19 August 2008
20:15
Russia 32 – 31 (ET) FranceOlympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
Referees: Liu S, Liu F (CHN)
Bliznova 6(12–16)Signaté 7
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FT: 24–24 ET: 4–4, 4–3
21 August 2008
20:15
Hungary 20 – 22 RussiaBeijing National Indoor Stadium
Referees: Baum, Goralczyk (POL)
Tóth 5(9–14)Bliznova 7
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23 August 2008
15:45
Norway 34 – 27 RussiaBeijing National Indoor Stadium
Referees: Bord, Buy (FRA)
Riegelhuth 9(18–13)Bliznova 6
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Judo

Main article: Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics

The men and women from Russia both competed in Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Their results are shown below.

AthleteEventPreliminaryRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechage 1Repechage 2Repechage 3Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Ruslan Kishmakov−60 kgBye Khousrof (YEM)
W 0200–0000
 Liu (CHN)
W 0100–0000
 Dragin (FRA)
L 0000–0002
Did not advanceBye Yekutiel (ISR)
L 0000–0001
Did not advance
Alim Gadanov−66 kgBye Gasimov (AZE)
W 0120–0101
 Ungvári (HUN)
W 0011–0002
 Darbelet (FRA)
L 0010–1010
Did not advanceBye Mehmedovic (CAN)
W 1000–0000
 Casale (ITA)
W 1002–0010
 Arencibia (CUB)
L 0001–0010
5
Salamu Mezhidov−73 kg—N/a Bilodid (UKR)
L 0000–1000
Did not advance
Alibek Bashkaev−81 kgBye Attaf (MAR)
L 0001–1000
Did not advance
Ivan Pershin−90 kg—N/a Trezise (RSA)
W 1000–0000
 Rosati (ARG)
W 1000–0000
 Kazusionak (BLR)
W 1010–0000
 Tsirekidze (GEO)
L 0000–1002
Bye Aschwanden (SUI)
L 0020–1000
5
Ruslan Gasymov−100 kg—N/a Behrla (GER)
L 0001–1100
Did not advance
Tamerlan Tmenov+100 kgBye van der Geest (NED)
W 0101–0000
 Pan S (CHN)
W 0200–0000
 Ishii (JPN)
L 0000–1100
Did not advanceBye Bianchessi (ITA)
W 0010–0000
 Roudaki (IRI)
L 0001–1010
Did not advance
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechage 1Repechage 2Repechage 3Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Lyudmila Bogdanova−48 kgBye Bermoy (CUB)
L 0001–0010
Did not advance Miranda (ECU)
W 1000–0010
 Baschin (GER)
W 0001–0000
 Hormigo (POR)
W 0100–0001
 Tani (JPN)
L 0000–0001
5
Anna Kharitonova−52 kgBye Monteiro (POR)
L 0000–0211
Did not advance
Vera Koval−63 kg Willeboordse (NED)
L 0010–0012
Did not advance
Yulia Kuzina−70 kgBye Mészáros (HUN)
L 0002–0010
Did not advance
Vera Moskalyuk−78 kg San Miguel (ESP)
L 0000–0002
Did not advance Silva (BRA)
L 0000–0021
Did not advance
Tea Donguzashvili+78 kg Tong W (CHN)
L 0000–1000
Did not advance Prokof'yeva (UKR)
W 0100–0000
 Kim N-Y (KOR)
L 0000–1000
Did not advance

Modern pentathlon

Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 2008 Summer Olympics

AthleteEventShooting
(10 m air pistol)
Fencing
(épée one touch)
Swimming
(200 m freestyle)
Riding
(show jumping)
Running
(3000 m)
Total pointsFinal rank
PointsRankMP PointsResultsRankMP pointsTimeRankMP pointsPenaltiesRankMP pointsTimeRankMP Points
Ilia FrolovMen's17822107218–17138322:04.01111312372288289:04.9521224526820
Andrey Moiseev1865116826–9110242:02.55613321401510609:48.7527104856321st place, gold medalist(s)
Evdokia GretchichnikovaWomen's17815107220–15=118802:26.372911642243297610:43.65151148524025
Tatiana Mouratova17914108422–13=59282:22.982612089219110810:49.35=181124545212

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 2008 Summer Olympics

In the 2008 Summer Olympics, athletes from Russia took part in rowing events for both men and women. The results of these competitions are shown in the tables below.

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

AthleteEventHeatsRepechageSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Aleksandr Kornilov
Aleksey Svirin
Double sculls6:44.464 R6:23.521 SA/B6:27.755 FB6:49.8411
Sergey Fedorovtsev
Nikita Morgachyov
Igor Salov
Nikolay Spinyov
Quadruple sculls5:39.183 SA/BBye5:59.565 FB5:46.177
AthleteEventHeatsRepechageFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Oksana Dorodnova
Yuliya Kalinovskaya
Yuliya Levina
Larisa Merk
Quadruple sculls6:26.214 R6:51.145 FB6:28.107

Sailing

Main article: Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics

In the 2008 Summer Olympics, athletes from Russia competed in sailing events for men, women, and open categories. The results for each group are shown in tables.

Men

Women

Open

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

AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank
12345678910M*
Alexey TokarevRS:X33313532322730313330EL27934
Igor LisovenkoLaser11144872637207CANEL9311
Maksim Sheremetyev
Mikhail Sheremetyev
47027212221241211111817EL15720
AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank
12345678910M*
Tatiana BazyukRS:X24232419212022212524EL19824
Anastasiya ChernovaLaser Radial72826161823242628CANEL16827
Natalia Ivanova
Diana Krutskikh
Ekaterina Skudina
Yngling38121015166CANCAN12586
AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank
12345678910M*
Eduard SkornyakovFinn242017138181214CANCANEL10217

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Men

Women

AthleteEventQualificationFinal
PointsRankPointsRank
Aleksey AlipovTrap1211 Q142 S/O 33rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Leonid Ekimov10 m air pistol5825 Q680.55
25 m rapid fire pistol5812 Q778.24
Vitaly FokeevDouble trap13016Did not advance
Pavel GurkinTrap11611Did not advance
Vladimir Isakov50 m pistol5635 Q659.53rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Artem Khadjibekov50 m rifle prone59413Did not advance
50 m rifle 3 positions116714Did not advance
Alexei Klimov25 m rapid fire pistol5778Did not advance
Sergei Kovalenko50 m rifle 3 positions116618Did not advance
Sergei Kruglov10 m air rifle5955 Q697.08
Vasily MosinDouble trap13114Did not advance
Mikhail Nestruyev10 m air pistol57529Did not advance
50 m pistol55224Did not advance
Konstantin Prikhodtchenko10 m air rifle5957 Q698.45
50 m rifle prone5957 Q699.05
Valeriy ShominSkeet11519Did not advance
Konstantin Tsuranov11323Did not advance
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
PointsRankPointsRank
Yuliya Alipova25 m pistol57918Did not advance
Svetlana DeminaSkeet6612Did not advance
Olga Desyatskaya10 m air rifle39418Did not advance
Lioubov Galkina10 m air rifle3992 Q502.12nd place, silver medalist(s)
50 m rifle 3 positions5858 Q687.64
Tatiana Goldobina50 m rifle 3 positions57818Did not advance
Irina LarichevaTrap649Did not advance
Natalia Paderina10 m air pistol391 OR1 Q489.12nd place, silver medalist(s)
25 m pistol57919Did not advance
Svetlana Smirnova10 m air pistol3839Did not advance

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics

In the 2008 Summer Olympics, Russian athletes swam in events for both men and women. Their results are shown in the tables below.

Men

Women

AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Stanislav Donets100 m backstroke54.1811 Q54.5714Did not advance
200 m backstroke1:58.6814 Q1:59.8716Did not advance
Evgeny Drattsev10 km open water—N/a1:52:08.95
Vladimir Dyatchin—N/aDSQ
Grigory Falko200 m breaststroke2:11.8823Did not advance
Andrey Grechin50 m freestyle22.2017Did not advance
100 m freestyle48.5014 Q48.7114Did not advance
Danila Izotov200 m freestyle1:46.807 Q1:47.249Did not advance
Dmitry Komornikov100 m breaststroke1:01.8234Did not advance
Yevgeny Korotyshkin100 m butterfly52.3024Did not advance
Andrey Krylov400 m individual medley4:14.5513—N/aDid not advance
Yevgeny Lagunov50 m freestyle22.3018Did not advance
100 m freestyle48.5921Did not advance
Nikita Lobintsev400 m freestyle3:43.454 Q—N/a3:48.298
1500 m freestyle15:35.4731—N/aDid not advance
Yury Prilukov400 m freestyle3:44.828 Q—N/a3:43.977
1500 m freestyle14:41.13 EU3 Q—N/a14:43.214
Nikolay Skvortsov100 m butterfly52.2620Did not advance
200 m butterfly1:55.336 Q1:54.313 Q1:55.148
Roman Sludnov100 m breaststroke1:00.207 Q1:00.106 Q59.876
Alexander Sukhorukov200 m freestyle1:47.9719Did not advance
Alexander Tikhonov200 m individual medley2:01.2122Did not advance
400 m individual medley4:16.4916—N/aDid not advance
Arkady Vyatchanin100 m backstroke53.642 Q53.06 EU3 Q53.183rd place, bronze medalist(s)
200 m backstroke1:56.974 Q1:56.85=8 Q1:54.93 EU3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Alexey Zinovyev200 m breaststroke2:16.4045Did not advance
Sergey Fesikov
Andrey Grechin
Andrey Kapralov
Yevgeny Lagunov
4 × 100 m freestyle relay3:14.079—N/aDid not advance
Danila Izotov
Yevgeny Lagunov
Nikita Lobintsev
Mikhail Polishchuk*
Alexander Sukhorukov
4 × 200 m freestyle relay7:07.863 Q—N/a7:03.70 EU2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Andrey Grechin
Yevgeny Korotyshkin
Yevgeny Lagunov
Nikolay Skvortsov
Roman Sludnov
Arkady Vyatchanin
4 × 100 m medley relay3:33.59 EU4 Q—N/a3:31.92 EU4
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Anastasia Aksenova50 m freestyle25.5128Did not advance
100 m freestyle55.2925Did not advance
Daria Belyakina200 m freestyle1:59.7220Did not advance
400 m freestyle4:16.2128—N/aDid not advance
Irina Bespalova100 m butterfly58.9222Did not advance
Yelena Bogomazova100 m breaststroke1:08.6318Did not advance
Olga Detenyuk200 m breaststroke2:27.8720Did not advance
Larisa Ilchenko10 km open water—N/a1:59:27.71st place, gold medalist(s)
Svetlana Karpeeva200 m individual medley2:12.9416 Q2:13.2613Did not advance
400 m individual medley4:50.2231—N/aDid not advance
Stanislava Komarova200 m backstroke2:09.9313 Q2:10.5014Did not advance
Yana Martynova200 m butterfly2:12.4725Did not advance
400 m individual medley4:36.255 Q—N/a4:40.047
Kseniya Moskvina100 m backstroke1:00.7016 Q1:01.0614Did not advance
Yelena Sokolova800 m freestyle8:23.076 Q—N/a8:29.797
Natalya Sutyagina100 m butterfly58.3211 Q59.0714Did not advance
Yuliya Yefimova100 m breaststroke1:06.08 EU2 Q1:07.505 Q1:07.434
200 m breaststroke2:25.078 Q2:24.006 Q2:23.765
Anastasia Zuyeva100 m backstroke59.613 Q59.774 Q59.405
200 m backstroke2:09.015 Q2:09.078 Q2:07.884
Anastasia Aksenova
Daria Belyakina
Svetlana Karpeeva
Yelena Sokolova
4 × 100 m freestyle relay3:42.5212—N/aDid not advance
Anastasia Aksenova
Kseniya Moskvina
Natalya Sutyagina
Yuliya Yefimova
Anastasia Zuyeva
4 × 100 m medley relay3:59.665 Q—N/a3:57.845

Synchronized swimming

Main article: Synchronized swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics

AthleteEventTechnical routineFree routine (preliminary)Free routine (final)
PointsRankPointsTotal (technical + free)RankPointsTotal (technical + free)Rank
Anastasia Davydova
Anastasiya Yermakova
Duet49.334149.50098.8341 Q49.91799.2511st place, gold medalist(s)
Anastasia Davydova
Anastasiya Yermakova
Maria Gromova
Natalia Ishchenko
Elvira Khasyanova
Olga Kuzhela
Yelena Ovchinnikova
Anna Shorina
Svetlana Romashina
Team49.5001—N/a50.00099.5001st place, gold medalist(s)

Table tennis

Main article: Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics

In the 2008 Summer Olympics, athletes from Russia played table tennis. They had singles matches where players competed one-on-one.

Teams also played in team matches, where groups of players faced each other.

AthleteEventPreliminary roundRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Fedor KuzminMen's singlesBye Bobocica (ITA)
L 1–4
Did not advance
Alexey SmirnovBye Doan (VIE)
W 4–1
 Kan (JPN)
L 1–4
Did not advance
Oksana FadeyevaWomen's singlesBye Stefanova (ITA)
L 0–4
Did not advance
Svetlana GaninaBye Sang Xu (AUS)
L WO
Did not advance
Irina KotikhinaBye Miao (AUS)
L 3–4
Did not advance
AthleteEventGroup roundSemifinalsBronze playoff 1Bronze playoff 2Bronze medalFinal
Opposition
Result
RankOpposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Fedor Kuzmin
Dmitry Mazunov
Alexey Smirnov
Men's teamGroup D
 Japan
L 0 – 3
 Hong Kong
L 1 – 3
 Nigeria
L 2 – 3
4Did not advance

Tennis

Main article: Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics

The Russian players joined the tennis events at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Men

Women

AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Igor AndreevSingles Querrey (USA)
W 6–4, 6–4
 Llodra (FRA)
W 6–4, 3–6, 6–1
 Nadal (ESP)
L 4–6, 2–6
Did not advance
Nikolay Davydenko Gulbis (LAT)
W 6–4, 6–2
 Mathieu (FRA)
L 5–7, 3–6
Did not advance
Dmitry Tursunov Federer (SUI)
L 4–6, 2–6
Did not advance
Mikhail Youzhny Vaněk (CZE)
W 6–4, 6–1
 Johansson (SWE)
W 7–5, 6–2
 Đokovic (SRB)
L 6–7(3–7), 3–6
Did not advance
Igor Andreev
Nikolay Davydenko
Doubles—N/a Blake /
Querrey (USA)
W 6–3, 6–4
 Darcis /
Rochus (BEL)
W 7–6(8–6), 6–2
 Clément /
Llodra (FRA)
L 2–6, 7–6(7–4), 4–6
Did not advance
Dmitry Tursunov
Mikhail Youzhny
—N/a González /
Massú (CHI)
W 7–6(7–5), 6–4
 Federer /
Wawrinka (SUI)
L 4–6, 3–6
Did not advance
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Elena DementievaSingles K Bondarenko (UKR)
W 6–1, 6–4
 Arvidsson (SWE)
W 6–3, 6–4
 Wozniacki (DEN)
W 7–6(7–3), 6–2
 S Williams (USA)
W 3–6, 6–4, 6–3
 Zvonareva (RUS)
W 6–3, 7–6(7–3)
 Safina (RUS)
W 3–6, 7–5, 6–3
1st place, gold medalist(s)
Svetlana Kuznetsova Li N (CHN)
L 6–7(5–7), 4–6
Did not advance
Dinara Safina Santangelo (ITA)
W 6–3, 7–6(7–1)
 Martínez Sánchez (ESP)
W 7–6(7–3), 6–1
 Zheng J (CHN)
W 6–4, 6–3
 Janković (SRB)
W 6–2, 5–7, 6–3
 Li N (CHN)
W 7–6(7–3), 7–5
 Dementieva (RUS)
L 6–3, 5–7, 3–6
2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Vera Zvonareva Yan Z (CHN)
W 6–0, 6–2
 Pe'er (ISR)
W 6–3, 7–6(7–4)
 Schiavone (ITA)
W 7–6(7–4), 6–4
 Bammer (AUT)
W 6–3, 3–6, 6–3
 Dementieva (RUS)
L 3–6, 6–7(7–3)
 Li N (CHN)
W 6–0, 7–5
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Svetlana Kuznetsova
Dinara Safina
Doubles—N/a Santangelo /
Vinci (ITA)
W 6–1, 3–6, 7–5
 Mirza /
Rao (IND)
W 6–4, 6–4
 Yan Z /
Zheng J (CHN)
L 3–6, 7–5, 8–10
Did not advance
Elena Vesnina
Vera Zvonareva
—N/a Llagostera Vives /
Martínez Sánchez (ESP)
W 2–6, 6–1, 6–3
 Dulko /
Jozami (ARG)
W 6–2, 6–3
 S Williams /
V Williams (USA)
L 4–6, 0–6
Did not advance

Triathlon

Main article: Triathlon at the 2008 Summer Olympics

AthleteEventSwim (1.5 km)Trans 1Bike (40 km)Trans 2Run (10 km)Total TimeRank
Alexander BryukhankovMen's18:100:3059:080:3333:011:51:22.5924
Dmitry Polyanski18:150:2759:070:2932:531:51:11.6122
Igor Sysoyev18:020:3259:150:2931:411:49:59.389
Irina AbysovaWomen's20:260:30Did not finish
Olga Zausaylova20:580:301:26:520:3139:012:06:24.2636

Volleyball

Main article: Volleyball at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Russia had both men's and women's teams in the indoor volleyball tournaments at the 2008 Summer Olympics. The men's team won most of their early games and got a bronze medal. The women's team played well but lost in the quarterfinals.

Beach

Indoor

Men's tournament

Main article: Volleyball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

Roster

The following is the Russian roster in the men's volleyball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Head Coach: Vladimir Alekno

Preliminary round

Source: [citation needed]

Quarterfinal

Semifinal

Bronze medal match

Women's tournament

Main article: Volleyball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

Roster

The following is the Russian roster in the women's volleyball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Head Coach: Giovanni Caprara

Preliminary round

Source: [citation needed]

Quarterfinal

AthleteEventPreliminary roundStandingRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Dmitri Barsuk
Igor Kolodinsky
Men'sPool D
 DopplerGartmayer (AUT)
L 1 – 2 (16–21, 21–18, 14–16)
 AmoreLione (ITA)
W 2 – 0 (21–17, 21–13)
 Araújo - Luiz (BRA)
L 0 – 2 (22–24, 17–21)
3 Q Emanuel
Ricardo (BRA)
L 1 – 2 (21–18, 23–25, 12–15)
Did not advance
Alexandra Shiryayeva
Natalya Uryadova
Women'sPool C
 BarnettCook (AUS)
L 1 – 2 (8–21, 21–19, 12–15)
 Ana PaulaLarissa (BRA)
L 1 – 2 (21–19, 12–21, 13–15)
 RtveloSaka (GEO)
L 1 – 2 (21–10, 20–22, 12–15
4Did not advance
No.NameDate of birthHeightWeightSpikeBlock2008 club
1Aleksandr Korneev11 September 19802.00 m (6 ft 7 in)96 kg (212 lb)348 cm (137 in)339 cm (133 in)Russia Zenit Kazan
2Semen Poltavskiy8 February 19812.05 m (6 ft 9 in)89 kg (196 lb)346 cm (136 in)338 cm (133 in)Russia Dynamo Moscow
3Aleksandr Kosarev30 September 19772.03 m (6 ft 8 in)95 kg (209 lb)339 cm (133 in)328 cm (129 in)Russia Lokomotiv-Belogorie
6Sergey Grankin21 January 19851.95 m (6 ft 5 in)87 kg (192 lb)351 cm (138 in)320 cm (130 in)Russia Dynamo Moscow
8Sergey Tetyukhin23 September 19751.97 m (6 ft 6 in)89 kg (196 lb)345 cm (136 in)338 cm (133 in)Russia Lokomotiv-Belogorie
9Vadim Khamuttskikh (c)26 November 19691.96 m (6 ft 5 in)85 kg (187 lb)342 cm (135 in)331 cm (130 in)Russia Lokomotiv-Belogorie
10Yury Berezhko27 January 19841.98 m (6 ft 6 in)90 kg (200 lb)346 cm (136 in)338 cm (133 in)Russia Dynamo Moscow
13Aleksey Ostapenko26 May 19862.08 m (6 ft 10 in)94 kg (207 lb)355 cm (140 in)340 cm (130 in)Russia Dynamo Moscow
15Aleksandr Volkov14 February 19852.10 m (6 ft 11 in)90 kg (200 lb)355 cm (140 in)335 cm (132 in)Russia Dynamo Moscow
16Aleksey Verbov (L)31 January 19821.83 m (6 ft 0 in)77 kg (170 lb)315 cm (124 in)310 cm (120 in)Russia Iskra Odintsovo
17Maxim Mikhaylov19 March 19882.03 m (6 ft 8 in)85 kg (187 lb)345 cm (136 in)330 cm (130 in)Russia Yaroslavich
18Aleksey Kuleshov24 February 19792.06 m (6 ft 9 in)96 kg (212 lb)353 cm (139 in)344 cm (135 in)Russia Iskra Odintsovo
PosTeamPldWLPtsSPWSPLSPRSWSLSRQualification
1 Brazil54194273731.1451343.250Quarterfinals
2 Russia54194964471.1101472.000
3 Poland54194344041.0741262.000
4 Serbia52374404391.0029100.900
5 Germany51464184400.9506120.500
6 Egypt50552673790.7040150.000
10 August 2008
10:00
Serbia 1–3 RussiaBeijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium, Beijing
Attendance: 3,100
Referees: Bela Hobor (HUN), Osamu Sakaide (JPN)
(25–20, 21–25, 22–25, 14–25)
result statistics
12 August 2008
10:00
Russia 3–2 GermanyBeijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium, Beijing
Attendance: 3,500
Referees: Patrick Deregnaucourt (FRA), Bela Hobor (HUN)
(25–27, 25–21, 21–25, 25–23, 16–14)
result statistics
14 August 2008
12:30
Brazil 1–3 RussiaCapital Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 12,000
Referees: Victor Rodriguez (PUR), Ning Wang (CHN)
(25–22, 24–26, 29–31, 19–25)
result statistics
16 August 2008
12:00
Russia 3–0 EgyptBeijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium, Beijing
Attendance: 3,200
Referees: Jiang Liu (CHN), Ibrahim Al-Naama (QAT)
(25–19, 25–14, 25–18)
result statistics
18 August 2008
12:30
Poland 3–2 RussiaCapital Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 12,000
Referees: Frans Loderus (NED), Frank Leuthauser (GER)
(17–25, 26–24, 24–26, 25–23, 15–12)
result statistics
20 August 2008
10:00
Bulgaria 1–3 RussiaCapital Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 11,500
Referees: Bela Hobor (HUN), Frans Loderus (NED)
(25–20, 16–25, 22–25, 21–25)
result statistics
22 August 2008
12:35
United States 3–2 RussiaCapital Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 12,500
Referees: Osamu Sakaide (JPN), Ibrahim Al-Naama (QAT)
(25–22, 25–21, 25–27, 22–25, 15–13)
result statistics
24 August 2008
10:00
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Russia 3–0 ItalyCapital Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 11,500
Referees: Frank Leuthauser (GER), Dejan Jovanovic (SRB)
(25–22, 25–19, 25–23)
result statistics
NameDate of birthHeightWeightSpikeBlock2008 club
1Maria Borodakova8 March 19861.90 m (6 ft 3 in)80 kg (180 lb)312 cm (123 in)308 cm (121 in)Russia Dynamo Moscow
3Natalia Alimova9 December 19781.89 m (6 ft 2 in)78 kg (172 lb)315 cm (124 in)308 cm (121 in)Russia Leningradka
4Olga Fateeva4 May 19851.90 m (6 ft 3 in)72 kg (159 lb)310 cm (120 in)303 cm (119 in)Russia Zarechie Odintsovo
5Lioubov Sokolova4 December 19771.92 m (6 ft 4 in)72 kg (159 lb)315 cm (124 in)307 cm (121 in)Russia Zarechie Odintsovo
6Yelena Godina17 September 19771.96 m (6 ft 5 in)72 kg (159 lb)317 cm (125 in)310 cm (120 in)Russia Dynamo Moscow
8Yevgeniya Estes17 July 19751.92 m (6 ft 4 in)75 kg (165 lb)315 cm (124 in)306 cm (120 in)Russia Uralochka
11Yekaterina Gamova17 October 19802.04 m (6 ft 8 in)80 kg (180 lb)321 cm (126 in)310 cm (120 in)Russia Dynamo Moscow
12Marina Sheshenina (c)26 June 19851.78 m (5 ft 10 in)62 kg (137 lb)302 cm (119 in)295 cm (116 in)Russia Uralochka
14Ekaterina Kabeshova (L)5 August 19861.72 m (5 ft 8 in)62 kg (137 lb)298 cm (117 in)290 cm (110 in)Russia Leningradka
15Aleksandra Pasynkova14 April 19871.90 m (6 ft 3 in)75 kg (165 lb)292 cm (115 in)287 cm (113 in)Russia Uralochka
16Yulia Merkulova17 February 19842.02 m (6 ft 8 in)75 kg (165 lb)317 cm (125 in)308 cm (121 in)Russia Zarechie Odintsovo
18Marina Akulova13 December 19851.78 m (5 ft 10 in)70 kg (150 lb)303 cm (119 in)290 cm (110 in)Russia Samorodok Khabarovsk
PosTeamPldWLPtsSPWSPLSPRSWSLSRQualification
1 Brazil550103772261.668150MAXQuarterfinals
2 Italy54193723151.1811243.000
3 Russia53283533121.1311061.667
4 Serbia52373433490.9836100.600
5 Kazakhstan51463234040.8004130.308
6 Algeria50552303920.5871150.067
9 August 2008
10:00
Italy 3–1 RussiaBeijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium
Attendance: 3,100
Referees: Frank Leuthauser (Germany), Karin Zahorcova (Czech Republic)
(25–20, 17–25, 25–16, 25–23)
result statistics
11 August 2008
14:30
Brazil 3–0 RussiaCapital Indoor Stadium
Attendance: 12,000
Referees: Osamu Sakaide (Japan), Wang Ning (China)
(25–14, 25–14, 25–16)
result statistics
13 August 2008
12:30
Russia 3–0 KazakhstanCapital Indoor Stadium
Attendance: 12,000
Referees: Liu Jiang (China), Patricia Salvatore (United States)
(25–19, 25–18, 25–11)
result statistics
15 August 2008
10:00
Algeria 0–3 RussiaBeijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium
Attendance: 3,500
Referees: Patricia Salvatore (United States), Osamu Sakaide (Japan)
(11–25, 19–25, 10–25)
result statistics
17 August 2008
22:00
Russia 3–0 SerbiaCapital Indoor Stadium
Attendance: 7,000
Referees: Osamu Sakaide (Japan), Karin Zahorcova (Czech Republic)
(25–21, 25–16, 25–20)
result statistics
19 August 2008
20:00
China 3–0 RussiaCapital Indoor Stadium
Attendance: 13,000
Referees: Humberto Salas (Mexico), Victor Manuel Rodriguez (Puerto Rico)
(25–22, 27–25, 25–19)
result statistics

Water polo

Main article: Water polo at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Women's tournament

Main article: Water polo at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

The Russian team played in the women's water polo event at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Head coach: Alexander Kleymenov

The team played in the group stage.

All times are listed in China Standard Time (UTC+8).

The team also competed in the classification round to decide places 7th and 8th.

NamePos.HeightWeightDate of birthClub
1Valentina VorontsovaGK1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)65 kg (143 lb)26 July 1982Russia Kinef Kirishi
2Natalia ShepelinaD1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)63 kg (139 lb)24 February 1981Russia Uralochka Zlatoust
3Ekaterina ProkofyevaD1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)63 kg (139 lb)13 March 1991Russia Yunost Volgograd
4Sofia KonukhCB1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)61 kg (134 lb)9 March 1980Russia Kinef Kirishi
5Alena VylegzhaninaCB1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)70 kg (150 lb)14 August 1987Russia Uralochka Zlatoust
6Nadezda GlyzinaD1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)65 kg (143 lb)20 May 1988Russia Kinef Kirishi
7Ekaterina PantyulinaD1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)62 kg (137 lb)6 October 1989Russia Kinef Kirishi
8Evgenia SobolevaCB1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)70 kg (150 lb)26 August 1988Russia Kinef Kirishi
9Oleksandra KarpovichCF1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)55 kg (121 lb)6 June 1986Russia SKIF Moscow
10Olga BelyaevaCF1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)64 kg (141 lb)18 March 1985Russia Kinef Kirishi
11Elena SmurovaCB1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)60 kg (130 lb)18 January 1974Russia Kinef Kirishi
12Olga TurovaCF1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)60 kg (130 lb)13 March 1983Russia Yunost Volgograd
13Evgeniya ProtsenkoGK1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)64 kg (141 lb)25 November 1983Russia Uralochka Zlatoust
11 August 2008
14:20
ReportRussia 8–9 ItalyYing Tung Natatorium, Beijing
Referees:
Gaetan Turcotte (CAN), Nikolaos Argyros (GRE)
Score by quarters: 3–3, 2–1, 2–3, 1–2
Smurova 2GoalsMiceli 2, di Mario 2
13 August 2008
17:00
ReportRussia 11–13 ChinaYing Tung Natatorium, Beijing
Referees:
Gaetan Turcotte (CAN), Torsten Bock (GER)
Score by quarters: 2–3, 5–4, 3–1, 1–5
Pantyulina 3, Vylegzhanina 2GoalsSun Yu. 4, Gao 2, Sun H. 2
15 August 2008
14:20
ReportRussia 7–12 United StatesYing Tung Natatorium, Beijing
Referees:
Jaime Moliner Molins (ESP), Ahmet Erhan Tulga (TUR)
Score by quarters: 0–5, 3–2, 2–4, 2–1
Konukh 2, Turova 2GoalsGolda 3, Villa 2, Gregorka 2
17 August 2008
13:00
ReportRussia 12–6 GreeceYing Tung Natatorium, Beijing
Referees:
Stephen Knights (NZL), Guy Pinker (RSA)
Score by quarters: 3–2, 4–1, 3–1, 2–2
Shepelina 3, Konukh 3, Pantyulina 2, Belyaeva 2GoalsRoumpesi 4

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Men

Women

AthleteEventSnatchClean & JerkTotalRank
ResultRankResultRank
Oleg Perepetchenov−77 kg162519293545
Khadzhimurat Akkayev−94 kg18512174402DSQ
Roman Konstantinov175821283878
Dmitry Klokov−105 kg193323034232nd place, silver medalist(s)
Dmitry Lapikov19052302420DSQ
Evgeny Chigishev+105 kg210125024602nd place, silver medalist(s)
AthleteEventSnatchClean & JerkTotalRank
ResultRankResultRank
Marina Shainova−58 kg9851293227DSQ
Svetlana Tsarukayeva−63 kg107DNFDNF
Oxana Slivenko−69 kg115214022551st place, gold medalist(s)
Nadezhda Evstyukhina−75 kg11731472264DSQ

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics

In the 2008 Summer Olympics, athletes from Russia took part in wrestling. There were events for men in freestyle and Greco-Roman styles, and for women in freestyle. The results of these competitions are shown in the tables below.

AthleteEventQualificationRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechage 1Repechage 2Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Besik Kudukhov−55 kgBye Naranbaatar (MGL)
W 3–0 PO
 Dabbaghi (IRI)
W 3–0 PO
 Matsunaga (JPN)
L 0–5 VT
Bye Mansurov (UZB)
W 3–0 PO
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Mavlet Batirov−60 kg Huseynov (AZE)
W 3–0 PO
 Quintana (CUB)
W 3–1 PP
 Ramazanov (MKD)
W 3–0 PO
 Mohammadi (IRI)
W 3–0 PO
Bye Fedoryshyn (UKR)
W 3–1 PP
1st place, gold medalist(s)
Irbek Farniev−66 kg Markosyan (ARM)
W 3–1 PP
 Batzorig (MGL)
W 3–1 PP
 Spiridonov (KAZ)
L 1–3 PP
Did not advance7
Buvaisar Saitiev−74 kg Cho B-K (KOR)
W 3–1 PP
 Gulhan (TUR)
W 3–0 PO
 Fundora (CUB)
W 3–1 PP
 Terziev (BUL)
W 5–0 VT
Bye Tigiev (UZB)
W 3–1 PP
1st place, gold medalist(s)
Georgy Ketoev−84 kg Wang Y (CHN)
W 3–1 PP
 Sokhiev (UZB)
W 3–1 PP
 Temrezov (AZE)
W 3–1 PP
 Mindorashvili (GEO)
L 0–5 VT
Bye Bichinashvili (GER)
W 3–1 PP
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Shirvani Muradov−96 kgBye Tibilov (UKR)
W 3–1 PP
 Koç (TUR)
W 3–0 PO
 Gazyumov (AZE)
W 3–1 PP
Bye Tigiyev (KAZ)
W 3–0 PO
1st place, gold medalist(s)
Bakhtiyar Akhmedov−120 kg Boyadzhiev (BUL)
W 3–0 PO
 Masoumi (IRI)
W 5–0 VT
 Mocco (USA)
W 3–1 PP
 Mutalimov (KAZ)
W 3–0 PO
Bye Taymazov (UZB)
L 0–3 PO
1st place, gold medalist(s)
AthleteEventQualificationRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechage 1Repechage 2Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Nazyr Mankiev−55 kg Hafizov (UZB)
W 3–1 PP
 Fris (SRB)
W 3–0 PO
 Sourian (IRI)
W 3–1 PP
 Park E-C (KOR)
W 3–1 PP
Bye Bayramov (AZE)
W 3–1 PP
1st place, gold medalist(s)
Islambek Albiev−60 kgBye Sucu (TUR)
W 3–0 PO
 Monzón (CUB)
W 3–0 PO
 Tyumenbayev (KGZ)
W 3–0 PO
Bye Rahimov (AZE)
W 3–0 PO
1st place, gold medalist(s)
Sergey Kovalenko−66 kgBye Serir (ALG)
W 3–0 PO
 Gergov (BUL)
L 1–3 PP
Did not advance7
Varteres Samurgashev−74 kg Madsen (DEN)
W 3–1 PP
 Abdulov (AZE)
W 5–0 VT
 Bácsi (HUN)
L 1–3 PP
Did not advance7
Aleksey Mishin−84 kgBye Samokhin (KAZ)
W 3–1 PP
 Minguzzi (ITA)
L 1–3 PP
Did not advanceBye Noumonvi (FRA)
L 1–3 PP
Did not advance9
Aslanbek Khushtov−96 kg Mambetov (KAZ)
W 3–0 PO
 Timoncini (ITA)
W 3–0 PO
 Ežerskis (LTU)
W 3–0 PO
 Švec (CZE)
W 5–0 VT
Bye Englich (GER)}
W 3–0 PO
1st place, gold medalist(s)
Khasan Baroyev−120 kgBye Hashemzadeh (IRI)
W 3–0 PO
 Mizgaitis (LTU)
W 3–1 PP
 Szczepaniak (FRA)
W 3–1 PP
Bye López (CUB)
L 1–3 PP
DSQ
AthleteEventQualificationRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechage 1Repechage 2Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Zamira Rakhmanova−48 kgBye Boubryemm (FRA)
L 1–3 PP
Did not advance11
Natalia Golts−55 kg—N/a Komarova (AZE)
W 3–0 PO
 Yoshida (JPN)
L 1–3 PP
Did not advanceBye Nerell (SWE)
L 1–3 PP
Did not advance8
Alena Kartashova−63 kgBye Shalygina (KAZ)
W 3–0 PO
 Vaseva (BUL)
W 3–1 PP
 Legrand (FRA)
W 3–1 PP
Bye Icho (JPN)
L 0–3 PO
2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Elena Perepelkina−72 kg—N/a Hamaguchi (JPN)
L 1–3 PP
Did not advance11

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