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The Russian Federation competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, held in Beijing, China, represented by the Russian Olympic Committee. Russia competed in all sports except baseball, field hockey, football, softball, and taekwondo. They ranked third in the medal table by golds (24) and overall (60). Russia also had 14 medals stripped for doping violations, the most of any nation at the 2008 Olympics. Medalists Competitors Archery Balzhinima Tsyrempilov and Bair Badënov earned men's qualifying places for Russia at the 2007 World Outdoor Target Championships, while Natalia Erdyniyeva and Miroslava Dagbaeva earned two spots for women. Andrey Abramov placed second at the European qualifying tournament, giving Russia a third spot in the men's individual competition and allowing the nation to field a men's team. Men Women Athletics Russia sent a team of 106 track and field athletes, 48 men and 58 women, to these games. On 31 July 2008, Yelena Soboleva, Tatyana Tomashova, Yuliya Fomenko, Darya Pishchalnikova, and Gulfiya Khanafeyeva were provisionally suspended by IAAF for doping offenses. Nine medals won by Russians in athletics at the 2008 Olympics were later stripped due to doping violations. Men Track & road events Field events Combined events – Decathlon Women Track & road events Field events Combined events – Heptathlon * On 16 August 2016, the Russian women's 4 × 100 metres relay team was disqualified for doping. The Russian team members were stripped of their gold Olympic medals, as Yuliya Chermoshanskaya had her samples reanalyzed and tested positive for two prohibited substances.The IOC requested that the IAAF modify the results, and the medals were redistributed accordingly. Badminton Basketball Russia qualified both its men's and women's basketball teams for the Olympic tournament when each took first place at their respective continental tournaments (EuroBasket 2007 and EuroBasket Women 2007). Of the four tournaments since Russia began competing separately, 2008 was the second appearance of the Russian men's team and the fourth of the women's team, which took bronze in 2004. Men's tournament Roster The following is the Russia roster in the men's basketball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics. Group play Women's tournament Roster The following is the Russia roster in the women's basketball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics. Group play Quarterfinals Semifinals Bronze medal match Boxing Russia qualified eleven boxers for the Olympic boxing tournament, the maximum possible. Russia was the only nation to qualify a boxer in each weight class. Nine boxers qualified at the World Championships. Ayrapetyan qualified at the first European qualifying tournament. Balanov filled out the Russian team, earning a welterweight spot at the second European continental qualifying tournament. Canoeing Slalom Sprint Men Women Qualification Legend: QS = Qualify to semi-final; QF = Qualify directly to final Cycling Road Alexandr Kolobnev finished fourth in the men's road race, but as Italian Davide Rebellin, who won the silver medal, was stripped of that medal for testing positive for CERA after the event, the possibility exists for Kolobnev's placing to be upgraded. Men Women Track Sprint Pursuit Keirin Omnium Mountain biking Diving Men Women Equestrian Dressage Eventing Show jumping Fencing In men's team sabre, Russia lost in the semi-finals to the USA 45–44 as Stanislav Pozdnyakov failed to win a bout against the Americans; the United States had been losing to Russia 40-35, before Keeth Smart outscored Pozdnyakov 10-4 for the win. Then Russia also lost its bronze medal match. Pozdnyakov subsequently retired. Men Women Gymnastics Artistic Men Team * Only two gymnasts per country may advance to a final. Individual finals Women Team * Only two gymnasts per country may advance to a final. Individual finals Rhythmic Trampoline Handball Men's tournament Roster The following is the Russia roster in the men's handball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics. Head coach: Vladimir Maksimov Group play Quarterfinal Classification semifinal 5th–6th place Women's tournament Roster The following is the Russia roster in the women's handball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics. Head coach: Yevgeni Trefilov Group play Quarterfinal Semifinal Gold medal game Final rank  Silver Judo Men Women Modern pentathlon Rowing 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 Sailing Men Women Open M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race; CAN = Race cancelled Shooting Men Women Swimming Men Women Synchronized swimming Table tennis Singles Team Tennis Men Women Triathlon Volleyball Beach Indoor Russia qualified both a men's team and a women's team in the indoor tournaments. The men's team won all their group games but one, thereby advancing to the final round. There, they won the quarterfinal, lost the semifinal, and won the bronze medal game. The women's team won three games and lost two, and also advanced to the final round, where they lost the quarterfinal. 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 Quarterfinal Semifinal Bronze medal match 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 Quarterfinal Water polo Women's tournament Roster The following is the Russian roster in the women's water polo tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics. Head coach: Alexander Kleymenov Group play All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8). Classification round (7th–8th place) Weightlifting Men Women Wrestling Men's freestyle Men's Greco-Roman Women's freestyle See also Russia at the 2008 Summer Paralympics References . Discover the Igor Kokcharov popular books. 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