Russia at the 1996 Summer Olympics
| Russia at the 1996 Summer Olympics |
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| IOC code | RUS | ||||||||
| NOC | Russian Olympic Committee | ||||||||
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| in Atlanta | |||||||||
| Competitors | 390 (232 men and 158 women) in 25 sports | ||||||||
| Flag bearer | Alexander Karelin | ||||||||
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Medals Ranked 2nd |
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 Russian Empire (1900–1912) Soviet Union (1952–1988) Unified Team (1992) |
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| Qualified for the quarterfinals |
| Qualified for the quarterfinals | |
| Will play for places 9-12 |
Russia competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, USA. It was the first time that the nation participated separately from the other former republics of the Soviet Union. Russia had been a member of the Unified Team at the 1992 Summer Olympics. 390 competitors, 232 men and 158 women, took part in 212 events in 25 sports.
Russia's archers were not very successful in their first Olympic competition. The highest-placing archer was Rita Galinovskaya, at 14th place.
Fifteen fencers, nine men and six women, represented Russia in 1996.
Head Coach: Viacheslav Platonov
Head Coach: Nikolay Karpol
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
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