Russia at the 2004 Summer Olympics


Russia competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. This was the nation's third consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics as an independent nation. The Russian Olympic Committee sent a total of 446 athletes to the Games, 244 men and 202 women, to compete in all sports, except baseball, field hockey, football, and softball.
Russia left Athens with a total of 90 Olympic medals – 28 golds, 26 silver, and 36 bronze – finishing second only to the United States in the overall medal standings, and third in the gold medal tally. The Russian delegation proved particularly successful in several sports, winning a total of nineteen medals in athletics, ten each in shooting and wrestling, seven in gymnastics and weightlifting, six in boxing, and five in cycling and judo. From the twenty-four sports played by the athletes, twelve of them won more than a single Olympic medal. Russian athletes dominated in rhythmic gymnastics and synchronized swimming, where they each won gold medals in all sporting events. Russia's team-based athletes came powerful and successful in Athens, as the indoor volleyball teams, along with men's handball and water polo and women's basketball, claimed Olympic medals in their respective tournaments.
Among the nation's medalists were synchronized swimming pair Anastasia Davydova and Anastasiya Yermakova, who both won gold in the women's duet and team routines, pole vaulter Yelena Isinbayeva, who later emerged as Russia's most promising track stars in the decade, and Greco-Roman wrestler Khasan Baroyev, who sought revenge for Russia on Alexander Karelin's defeat from Sydney to take home the super heavyweight title. Five-time Olympian Andrey Lavrov helped the men's handball team beat the Hungarians on his quest for the bronze medal and fourth overall in his final Olympic appearance.

Medalists

MedalNameSportEventDate
ShootingMen's trap
ShootingMen's 50 m pistol
CyclingMen's road time trial



FencingWomen's team épée
ShootingWomen's 50 m rifle 3 positions
AthleticsWomen's discus throw



RowingMen's quadruple sculls
AthleticsWomen's pole vault
CyclingMen's points race
WeightliftingMen's 105 kg
AthleticsWomen's hammer throw
CyclingWomen's points race

Synchronized swimmingWomen's duet
WrestlingMen's Greco-Roman 84 kg
WrestlingMen's Greco-Roman 120 kg
Modern pentathlonMen's event
AthleticsWomen's long jump
Yelena Azarova






Synchronized swimmingWomen's team
AthleticsMen's 800 m
AthleticsWomen's high jump
BoxingFeatherweight
BoxingMiddleweight





GymnasticsWomen's rhythmic team all-around
WrestlingMen's freestyle 55 kg
BoxingSuper heavyweight
GymnasticsWomen's rhythmic individual all-around
WrestlingMen's freestyle 74 kg
WrestlingMen's freestyle 96 kg

DivingWomen's 3 m synchronized springboard
ShootingMen's 10 m air pistol
ShootingWomen's 10 m air rifle

DivingWomen's 10 m synchronized platform
JudoMen's 73 kg
GymnasticsWomen's artistic individual all-around
ShootingMen's 10 m running target
JudoMen's +100 kg
SwimmingWomen's 200 m backstroke
WeightliftingWomen's 75 kg
GymnasticsMen's trampoline
ShootingMen's 25 m rapid fire pistol
AthleticsWomen's 20 km walk
WeightliftingMen's 94 kg
WrestlingWomen's freestyle 72 kg
AthleticsWomen's pole vault
CyclingWomen's sprint
WrestlingMen's Greco-Roman 55 kg
AthleticsMen's 50 km walk



AthleticsWomen's 4×100 metre relay
AthleticsWomen's long jump

CanoeingMen's C-2 1000 m
AthleticsWomen's 1500 m





AthleticsWomen's 4×400 metre relay

VolleyballWomen's tournament
GymnasticsWomen's rhythmic individual all-around
ShootingMen's 10 m air pistol
CyclingWomen's road race
FencingMen's épée





GymnasticsWomen's artistic team all-around
JudoMen's 81 kg
JudoMen's 90 kg



FencingMen's team sabre
ShootingMen's 10 m running target
WeightliftingWomen's 69 kg
JudoWomen's +78 kg
WeightliftingWomen's 75 kg



FencingMen's team foil
ShootingMen's 25 m rapid fire pistol
AthleticsMen's triple jump
GymnasticsWomen's vault
AthleticsWomen's triple jump
WeightliftingMen's 94 kg
AthleticsWomen's 400 m
DivingMen's 3 m springboard
WeightliftingMen's 105 kg
DivingWomen's 3 m springboard
WrestlingMen's Greco-Roman 74 kg
AthleticsMen's 50 km walk
AthleticsWomen's long jump
AthleticsMen's javelin throw

BasketballWomen's tournament
CanoeingMen's C-1 500 m

CanoeingMen's C-2 500 m

HandballMen's tournament
WrestlingMen's freestyle 66 kg
WrestlingMen's freestyle 84 kg
BoxingLight flyweight
BoxingLightweight
BoxingWelterweight

VolleyballMen's tournament

Water poloMen's tournament

Archery

Five Russian archers qualified each for the men's and women's individual archery, and a spot for the women's team.
;Men
;Women

Athletics

Russian athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events. On 23 August 2004, shot putter Irina Korzhanenko stripped off her gold medal and thereby received a lifetime ban by the International Olympic Committee after she was tested positive for the steroid stanozolol. On 5 December 2012, Korzhanenko's teammate Svetlana Krivelyova had been ordered to hand back her bronze, as the drug re-testings of her samples were discovered positive.
;Men
;Track & road events
;Field events
;Combined events – Decathlon
;Women
;Track & road events
;Field events
;Combined events – Heptathlon

Badminton

Basketball

Women's tournament

;Roster
;Group play
;Quarterfinals
;Semifinals
;Bronze medal game
; Won bronze medal

Boxing

Russia sent eleven boxers to Athens. With three gold medals and three bronze medals, Russia was the second most successful nation at boxing in Athens, behind only Cuba. Like Cuba, Russia sent a boxer to Athens in each of the eleven weight classes. Only one of the Russians came away without any victories, as he faced a Cuban in the first round. In all, four Russian boxers fell to the Cuban team while only one Russian was able to win against the Cubans. In addition to the six medallists, three more Russians made it to the quarterfinals.

Canoeing

Sprint

;Men
;Women
Qualification Legend: Q = Qualify to final; q = Qualify to semifinal

Cycling

Road

;Men
;Women

Track

;Sprint
;Pursuit
;Time trial
AthleteEventTimeRank
Tamilla AbassovaWomen's time trial35.14712
Svetlana GrankovskayaWomen's time trial34.7979

;Omnium
AthleteEventPointsLapsRank
Mikhail IgnatievMen's points race934
Olga SlyusarevaWomen's points race200
Oleg Grishkin
Alexey Shmidt		Men's madison1−217

Mountain biking

Diving

Russian divers qualified for eight individual spots at the 2004 Olympic Games. Four Russian synchronized diving teams qualified through the 2004 FINA Diving World Cup.
;Men
;Women

Equestrian

Dressage

Show jumping

Fencing

;Men
;Women

Gymnastics

Artistic

;Men
;Team
;Individual finals
;Women
;Team
;Individual finals

Rhythmic

Trampoline

Handball

Men's tournament

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

Judo

Eleven Russian judoka qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics.
;Men
;Women

Modern pentathlon

Four Russian athletes qualified to compete in the modern pentathlon event through the European and UIPM World Championships.

Rowing

Russian rowers qualified the following boats:
;Men
;Women
Qualification Legend: FA=Final A ; FB=Final B ; FC=Final C ; FD=Final D ; FE=Final E ; FF=Final F ; SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; R=Repechage

Sailing

Russian sailors have qualified one boat for each of the following events.
;Men
;Women
;Open
M = Medal race; OCS = On course side of the starting line; DSQ = Disqualified; DNF = Did not finish; DNS= Did not start; RDG = Redress given

Shooting

Twenty-four Russian shooters qualified to compete in the following events:
;Men
;Women

Swimming

Russian swimmers earned qualifying standards in the following events :
;Men
;Women

Synchronized swimming

Nine Russian synchronized swimmers qualified a spot in the women's team.

Table tennis

Six Russian table tennis players qualified for the following events.
;Men
;Women

Taekwondo

Two Russian taekwondo jin qualified for the following events.

Tennis

Russia nominated four male and five female tennis players to compete in the tournament.
;Men
;Women

Triathlon

Three Russian triathletes qualified for the following events.

Volleyball

Men's tournament

;Roster
;Group play
----
----
----
----
;Quarterfinals
;Semifinals
;Bronze medal final
; Won bronze medal

Women's tournament

;Roster
;Group play
----
----
----
----
;Quarterfinals
;Semifinals
;Gold medal final
; Won silver medal

Water polo

Men's tournament

;Roster
;Group play
----
----
----
----
----
;Quarterfinals
;Semifinals
;Bronze medal final
; Won bronze medal

Women's tournament

;Roster
;Group play
----
----
----
;Quarterfinals
;Classification 5th–6th

Weightlifting

Nine Russian weightlifters qualified for the following events:
;Men
* Oleg Perepetchenov originally claimed the bronze medal, but was disqualified after being tested positive for anabolic steroid.
;Women

Wrestling

;Men's freestyle
;Men's Greco-Roman
;Women's freestyle

Doping disqualifications

Originally, Russia recorded an overall tally of 92 medals at these Olympic Games. On 23 August 2004, the International Olympic Committee ordered a lifetime ban for shot putter Irina Korzhanenko, and thereby stripped off her gold medal after being tested positive for the steroid stanozolol. Eight years later, her teammate Svetlana Krivelyova had been ordered to hand back her bronze, as the drug re-testings of her samples were discovered positive.