Russia in Rowing

Last at Rowing at the Olympic Games: silver, 2020

Results listed under other names

In December 2019 the World Anti-Doping Agency banned Russia from major international sport for four years after anti-doping data was found to have been manipulated; in 2020 the Court of Arbitration for Sport cut the ban to two years. Until it ended in December 2022, Russian athletes competed without the country's name, flag or anthem: as ROC (the Russian Olympic Committee) at the Tokyo and Beijing Games, RPC (the Russian Paralympic Committee) at the Paralympics, and under their federations' names at world championships, such as the Russian Wrestling Federation. Their results are Russia's, officially counted under those names.

After Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the International Olympic Committee recommended barring teams and officials from Russia and Belarus, which supported the invasion. Some federations later admitted cleared athletes from both countries one by one, as Individual Neutral Athletes (AIN) or under other neutral names, with no flag or anthem of their own and no place in the official medal tables. A result listed here under Russia is a Russian athlete's, officially counted as neutral. On 7 July 2026 the IOC provisionally lifted its suspension of the Russian Olympic Committee and recommended that federations drop the restrictions on Russian athletes; whether Russia's flag and anthem return was left for later.

The record

Women's first here: the stronger record.

Rowing at the Olympic Games2 silvers, 1 bronze3medals
Every result, newest first3
- Tokyo 2020 · Silver · Women, Single sculls · Hanna Prakatsen (officially listed as ROC)
- Tokyo 2020 · Silver · Women, Coxless pairs · Vasilisa Stepanova; Elena Oriabinskaia (officially listed as ROC)
- Sydney 2000 · Bronze · Women, Quadruple sculls · Oksana Dorodnova; Irina Fedotova; Yuliya Levina; Larisa Merk
World Rowing Championships2 golds, 6 silvers, 8 bronzes2golds
Every result, newest first16
- Amsterdam, Netherlands 2026 · Silver · Women, Lightweight single sculls · Mariia Zhovner (officially listed as Individual Neutral Athletes)
- Plovdiv, Bulgaria 2018 · Bronze · Women, Four · Ekaterina Potapova; Elena Orjabinskaja; Ekaterina Zhevlachenko; Anastasia Tikhanova
- Sarasota-Bradenton, United States 2017 · Bronze · Women, Four · Anastasia Tikhanova; Ekaterina Potapova; Elena Orjabinskaja; Alevtina Iaganova
- Chungju, South Korea 2013 · Gold · Women, AS single sculls · Natalia Bolshakova
- Gifu, Japan 2005 · Bronze · Women, Pair · Vera Pochitaeva; Valeriya Starodubrovskaya
- Gifu, Japan 2005 · Bronze · Women, Quadruple sculls · Larisa Merk; Olga Samulenkova; Irina Fedotova; Oxana Dorodnova
- Banyoles, Spain 2004 · Silver · Women, Four · Yulia Inozemtseva; Natalia Melnikova; Valeriya Starodubrovskaya; Vera Pochitaeva
- Milan, Italy 2003 · Bronze · Women, Double sculls · Larisa Merk; Irina Fedotova
- Seville, Spain 2002 · Silver · Women, Double sculls · Larisa Merk; Irina Fedotova
- Lucerne, Switzerland 2001 · Silver · Women, Single sculls · Julia Levina
- St. Catharines, Canada 1999 · Bronze · Women, Quadruple sculls · Julia Levina; Olga Samulenkova; Larisa Merk; Oxana Dorodnova
- Cologne, Germany 1998 · Silver · Women, Quadruple sculls · Inna Moisseyeva; Julia Levina; Larisa Merk; Oxana Dorodnova
- Cologne, Germany 1998 · Gold · Women, Single sculls · Irina Fedotova
- Aiguebelette, France 1997 · Bronze · Women, Pair · Vera Pochitaeva; Albina Ligatcheva
- Bled, Slovenia 1989 · Silver · Women, Quadruple sculls · Irina Kalimbet; Maria Omeljanovitch; Natalia Kvasja; Svitlana Mazii
- Copenhagen, Denmark 1987 · Bronze · Women, Pair · Nadesjda Sugako; Marina Pegova

Rowing at the Olympic Games1 gold, 2 bronzes1gold
Every result, newest first3
- Athens 2004 · Gold · Men, Quadruple sculls · Nikolay Spinyov; Igor Kravtsov; Aleksey Svirin; Sergey Fedorovtsev
- Atlanta 1996 · Bronze · Men, Eight · Pavel Melnikov; Andrey Glukhov; Anton Chermashentsev; Aleksandr Lukyanov; Nikolay Aksyonov; Dmitry Rozinkevich; Sergey Matveyev; Roman Monchenko; Vladimir Volodenkov; Vladimir Sokolov
- Stockholm 1912 · Bronze · Men, Single sculls · Mart Kuusik
World Rowing Championships1 gold, 6 silvers, 7 bronzes1gold
Every result, newest first14
- Linz Ottensheim, Austria 2019 · Silver · Men, Lightweight pair · Nikita Bolozin; Maksim Telitcyn
- Linz Ottensheim, Austria 2019 · Silver · Men, PR1 single sculls · Aleksey Chuvashev
- Plovdiv, Bulgaria 2018 · Bronze · Men, PR1 single sculls · Aleksey Chuvashev
- Sarasota-Bradenton, United States 2017 · Silver · Men, Lightweight four · Alexander Chaukin; Maksim Telitcyn; Aleksey Vikulin; Aleksandr Bogdashin
- Sarasota-Bradenton, United States 2017 · Bronze · Men, PR1 single sculls · Aleksey Chuvashev
- Amsterdam, Netherlands 2014 · Bronze · Men, AS single sculls · Aleksey Chuvashev
- Chungju, South Korea 2013 · Bronze · Men, AS single sculls · Aleksey Chuvashev
- Bled, Slovenia 2011 · Silver · Men, AS single sculls · Aleksey Chuvashev
- St. Catharines, Canada 1999 · Bronze · Men, Eight · Andrei Gloukhov; Pavel Melnikov; Dmitri Kovalev; Dimitri Axenov; Aleksandr Lukjanov; Alexander Litvinchev; Vladimir Volodenkov; Dmitry Rozinkevich; Sergei Matveev; Nikolai Aksionov
- Glasgow, Great Britain 1996 · Bronze · Men, Coxed four · Alexander Litvinchev; Alexey Mitienko; Gennadi Mulitsa; Vladimir Andreev; Evgeni Ovtcharov
- Indianapolis, United States 1994 · Silver · Men, Lightweight pair · Vladimir Mitiusjev; Aleksandr Ustinov
- Racice, Czechia 1993 · Silver · Men, Lightweight pair · Vladimir Mitiusjev; Aleksandr Ustinov
- Nottingham, Great Britain 1986 · Gold · Men, Pair · Yurij Pimenov; Nikolai Pimenov
- Lucerne, Switzerland 1982 · Bronze · Men, Eight · Dzorzes Tikmers; Vladimir Krilov; Viktor Diduk; Viktor Omeljanovitch; Dzintars Krishyanis; Juris Berzins; Zigmantas Gudauskas; Dimants Krisjanis; Nikolai Solomakhin

World Rowing Championships: Lucerne 2027, 23 to 29 August

Counted from the podiums and winners lists on our tournament pages.

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