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IOC code | RUS |
NOC | Russian Olympic Committee |
Website | www |
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Russia has been at the modernOlympic Games many times. They have been called different nations. As theRussian Empire, they were first at the1900 Games. They returned again in 1908 and 1912. After theRussian revolution in 1917, and the establishment of theSoviet Union in 1922, they were not at the Olympics again until the1952 Summer Olympics. After thedissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, Russia competed as part of theUnified Team in 1992. They returned once again asRussia at the1994 Winter Olympics.
The Soviet Union hosted the1980 Summer Olympics inMoscow. Russia has hosted the2014 Winter Olympics inSochi.
Since 2012, Russian athletes have won a total of 404 medals (399 since 1994) at theSummer Olympic Games. They have another 91 at theWinter Olympic Games. Over the most recent ten Games (since 1994), Russia's 495 total medals, including 170 gold medals, are second only to theUnited States (with 631 and 237, respectively).
The Russian Olympic Committee was formed in 1991 andrecognized in 1993.
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