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.[3] Nine medals won by Russians in athletics at the 2008 Olympics were later stripped due to doping violations.
Key
Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
Q = Qualified for the next round
q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
* 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.[6] The IOC requested that the IAAF modify the results, and the medals were redistributed accordingly.[7][8]
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.[9]
Group play
Source: FIBA archive Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored. Notes:
^ a bHead-to-head record: Lithuania 1–0 Argentina
^ a bHead-to-head record: Croatia 1–0 Australia
Women's tournament
Roster
The following is the Russia roster in the women's basketball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[10]
Group play
Source: FIBA archive Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored. Notes:
^ a bHead-to-head record: Belarus 1–0 South Korea
^ a bHead-to-head record: Latvia 1–0 Brazil
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.[11] Ayrapetyan qualified at the first European qualifying tournament.[12] Balanov filled out the Russian team, earning a welterweight spot at the second European continental qualifying tournament.[13]
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.[14]
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.[15][16][17] Then Russia also lost its bronze medal match.[17] 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.[18][19]
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.[21]
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^ a b c d"IOC sanctions three athletes for failing anti-doping tests at Beijing 2008 - Olympic News". 14 July 2021.
^"IOC sanctions Yulia Chermoshanskaya for failing anti-doping test at Beijing 2008". IOC. 16 August 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
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^"2008 Olympic Basketball Women (FIBA) – Russia roster". FIBA. Archived from the original on June 24, 2013. Retrieved 10 October 2012.
^Boxing World Championships Chicago 2007
^1st AIBA European Olympic Boxing Qualifying Tournament
^2nd AIBA European Olympic Boxing Qualifying Tournament
^"Positive Beijing tests confirmed". BBC Sport. 2009-07-08. Retrieved 2009-07-19.
^Vecsey, George (August 17, 2008). "Fencer and His Team Rise Above a Lot". The New York Times.
^"Turnabout: US saber team wins twice by a point". USA Fencing. August 17, 2008.
^ a bEvans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Stanislav Pozdnyakov Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2011-12-29.
^"Russia men's handball team roster". NBC Olympics. 1 February 2013.
^"Men's Handball Team Roster – Russia (RUS)" (PDF). 2008 Beijing. LA84 Foundation. 1 February 2013. p. 2495.
^"Russia women's handball team roster". Handball Official Results Book. Official Report of the XXIX Olympiad. LA84 Foundation. 23 August 2008. p. 13. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
^"Russia men's volleyball team roster". Beijing 2008. FIVB. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
^"2008 Official Results Part Two: Hockey – Wrestling" (PDF). LA84 Foundation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
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Silver
Giovanni Caprara