As it is known, the Russian team did not participate in the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. Usually, Russia plays a significant role in the Summer Olympics and competes for a large number of medals. In the absence of the Russian team, some countries managed to increase their medal counts in disciplines where they might have had fewer chances if Russians had participated. This is especially true for synchronized swimming, freestyle wrestling, women's fencing, and men's taekwondo.
Based on the analysis of the medals from the 2020 and 2024 Olympics, no country has clearly benefited from Russia's absence. Eight countries won two gold medals in those disciplines where Russia had gold in Tokyo.
Countries that won gold medals at the 2024 Olympics in the sports where Russia won gold at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics:
Ukraine - 2 (total 3 gold).
Japan - 2 (total 20 gold).
South Korea - 2 (total 13 gold).
China - 2 (total 40 gold).
France - 2 (total 16 gold).
USA - 2 (total 40 gold).
Uzbekistan - 2 (total 8 gold).
Iran - 2 (total 3 gold).
Italy - 1 (total 12 gold).
Bahrain - 1 (total 2 gold).
Tunisia - 1 (total 1 gold).
Czech Republic - 1 (total 3 gold).
Interestingly, one gold medal each for Uzbekistan and Bahrain was won by Russian legionnaires, wrestlers Razambek Zhamalov and Ahmed Tazhudinov.
At the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Russia won 20 gold medals, which placed it 5th in the medal standings. In Paris, only a few Russian athletes participated as neutral athletes, and they won 1 silver medal in women's doubles tennis.
Of course, in Paris, the Russians might not have won medals in these disciplines, but they could have won gold in others. For a general understanding, one can compare the winners of Tokyo and Paris.
Here are all the Russian Olympic champions of 2020 and the champions in these same events in Paris 2024.
10m air pistol, women.
Gold Tokyo 2020: Vitalina Batsarashkina (Russia)
Gold Paris 2024: Oh E-jin (South Korea).
25m pistol, women.
Gold Tokyo 2020: Vitalina Batsarashkina (Russia)
Gold Paris 2024: Yang Ji-In (South Korea).
Fencing, women's saber.
Gold Tokyo 2020: Sofia Pozdnyakova (Russia)
Gold Paris 2024: Manon Brunet (France).
Fencing, women's team foil.
Gold Tokyo 2020: Russia.
Gold Paris 2024: USA.
Fencing, women's team saber.
Gold Tokyo 2020: Russia.
Gold Paris 2024: Ukraine.
Taekwondo, men under 80 kg.
Gold Tokyo 2020: Maksim Khramtsov (Russia)
Gold Paris 2024: Firas Katoussi (Tunisia).
Taekwondo, men over 80 kg.
Gold Tokyo 2020: Vladislav Larin (Russia)
Gold Paris 2024: Aryan Salimi (Iran).
Swimming, men 100m backstroke.
Gold Tokyo 2020: Yevgeny Rylov (Russia)
Gold Paris 2024: Nicolo Martinenzi (Italy).
Swimming, men 200m backstroke.
Gold Tokyo 2020: Yevgeny Rylov (Russia)
Gold Paris 2024: Leon Marchand (France).
Synchronized swimming, women's duet.
Gold Tokyo 2020: Svetlana Kolesnichenko / Svetlana Romashina (Russia)
Gold Paris 2024: Wang Qianyi / Wang Luyi (China).
Synchronized swimming, teams.
Gold Tokyo 2020: Russia.
Gold Paris 2024: China.
Artistic gymnastics, women's team all-around.
Gold Tokyo 2020: Russia.
Gold Paris 2024: USA.
Artistic gymnastics, men's team all-around.
Gold Tokyo 2020: Russia.
Gold Paris 2024: Japan.
Tennis, mixed doubles.
Gold Tokyo 2020: Andrey Rublev / Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (Russia)
Gold Paris 2024: Tomas Machac / Katerina Siniakova (Czech Republic).
Wrestling, Greco-Roman wrestling, up to 97 kg.
Gold Tokyo 2020: Musa Evloev (Russia)
Gold Paris 2024: Mohammad Hani Saravi (Iran).
Wrestling, freestyle wrestling, up to 57 kg.
Gold Tokyo 2020: Zaur Uguev (Russia)
Gold Paris 2024: Rei Higuchi (Japan).
Wrestling, freestyle wrestling, up to 74 kg.
Gold Tokyo 2020: Zaurbek Sidakov (Russia)
Gold Paris 2024: Razambek Zhamalov (Uzbekistan).
Wrestling, freestyle wrestling, up to 97 kg.
Gold Tokyo 2020: Abdulrashid Sadulayev (Russia)
Gold Paris 2024: Ahmed Tazhudinov (Bahrain).
Boxing, men, up to 57 kg.
Gold Tokyo 2020: Albert Batyrgaziev (Russia)
Gold Paris 2024: Abdumalik Khalokov (Uzbekistan).
Athletics, women, high jump.
Gold Tokyo 2020: Mariya Lasitskene (Russia)
Gold Paris 2024: Yaroslava Mahuchikh (Ukraine).
