Russia at the 2012 Summer Olympics
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The Russian Federation competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's fifth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics as an independent nation. The Russian Olympic Committee sent a total of 436 athletes to the Games, 208 men and 228 women, to compete in 24 sports. For the first time in its Olympic history, Russia was represented by more female than male athletes.
Aleksey Reunkov in the men's marathon
Mariya Savinova and Ekaterina Poistogova initially won gold and bronze, respectively, in the women's 800 metres. Savinova was later disqualified and stripped of her medal; Poistogova was awarded silver.
Tatiana Antoshina in the women's road time trial
Evgeniy Pechenin in the men's cross-country race
Doping at the Olympic Games
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Competitors at the Olympic Games have used banned athletic performance-enhancing drugs.
Kornelia Ender