The Russian Federation competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. It was the first time since 1912 that the nation participated separately from the other former countries of the Soviet Union. Russia had been a member of the Unified Team at the 1992 Summer Olympics together with 11 post-Soviet states. 390 competitors, 232 men and 158 women, took part in 212 events in 25 sports. Medalists Results by event Archery The highest-placing archer was Rita Galinovskaya, at 14th place. Men Women Athletics Men Women Badminton Men Women Mixed Basketball Women's tournament Roster Preliminary round Quarterfinal Classification 5-8 Final 5-6 Boxing Canoeing Slalom Men Flatwater Men Women Cycling Mountain biking Women Road Men Women Track Time trials Sprints Pursuits Points Races Diving Men Women Fencing Fifteen fencers, nine men and six women, represented Russia in 1996. Men Women Gymnastics Artistic Men Women Rhythmic Handball Men's team Preliminary round Classification 5-6 places Judo Men Women Modern pentathlon Men Rowing Men Women Sailing Men Mixed Shooting Men Women Swimming Men Women Synchronized swimming Table tennis Men Women Tennis Men Women Volleyball Indoor Men's team Head Coach: Viacheslav Platonov Preliminary round Quarterfinals Semifinals Bronze medal match Women's team Head Coach: Nikolay Karpol Preliminary round Quarterfinals Semifinals Bronze medal match Water polo Men's team 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 Preliminary round Quarterfinals Classification 5/8 place Classification 5/6 place Weightlifting Men Wrestling Men's Freestyle Men's Greco-Roman References Nations at the 1996 Summer Olympics 1996 Summer Olympics