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Air Games > Bronze medals	9	[1st of 24]
Air Games > Gold Medals	17	[1st of 16]
Source: Air Sports International
Air Games > Total medals	38	[1st of 27]
Source: Air Sports International
Chess > GrandMasters	156	[1st of 135]
Source: Air Sports International
Chess > International Masters	417	[1st of 135]
Source: World Chess Federation, 2006
Chess > World Chess Rankings	2,718	[1st of 135]
Source: World Chess Federation, 2006
EHF Champions League > By Country > Finalist	3	[6th of 16]
Source: World Chess Federation, 2006
FIFA World Ranking > Men	657	[34th of 198]
Source: Wikipedia: EHF Champions League
ICCF national member federations > Other	Valery Myakutin
Source: Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA)
Ice hockey > Number of registered players > Players	77,702	[4th of 18]
Source: Wikipedia: ICCF national member federations
international rugby league teams > Test Nations > Nickname	The Bears
Source: Wikipedia: Ice hockey
Olympic medals > Gold > Sydney 2000	32	[2nd of 48]
Source: Wikipedia: List of international rugby league teams
Olympic medals > Total > Sydney 2000	88	[2nd of 75]
Source: International Olympic Committee
Summer olympic medals > All time	156	[19th of 116]
Source: International Olympic Committee
Winter olympic medals > All time	58	[14th of 36]
Source: The Golden Book of the Olympic Games
World Cup Totals > Draws	6	[19th of 72]
Source: The Golden Book of the Olympic Games
World Cup Totals > Goals for	64	[11th of 72]
Source: ESPN, FIFA Official Website, NationMaster
World Cup Totals > Matches played	37	[12th of 72]
Source: ESPN, FIFA Official Website, NationMaster
World Cup Totals > Points	41	[10th of 72]
Source: ESPN, FIFA Official Website, NationMaster
World Cup Totals > Wins	17	[8th of 72]
Source: ESPN, FIFA Official Website, NationMaster

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SOURCES: Air Sports International; World Chess Federation, 2006; Wikipedia: EHF Champions League ; Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA); Wikipedia: ICCF national member federations ; Wikipedia: Ice hockey ; Wikipedia: List of international rugby league teams ; International Olympic Committee; The Golden Book of the Olympic Games ; ESPN, FIFA Official Website, NationMaster

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Russia, Russian Federation, Rossiyskaya Federatsiya, Rossiya

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