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Russia at the Olympics
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They first competed at the Olympic Games in 1900, then in 1908 and 1912. For a long time they were then part of the team from the Soviet Union. -
In 1992, Russia competed as part of the Unified Team, then as Russia again in 1996 and since.
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Russia have hosted the Olympic Games once, in Moscow 1980. These were the first Games to be held in a communist country.
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In 2000, Russian gymnast Alexei Nemov took home six medals, as he had done in Atlanta in 1996 four years earlier.
Related Pages
- information about the Soviet Union at the Olympics
- more trivia from each Country at the Olympic Games
- 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow
