Russian athletes at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Russia was expected to compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, now postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It would have been the country's seventh consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics as an independent nation. However, on 9 December 2019, the World Anti-Doping Agency banned Russia from all international sport for four years, after it was found that data provided by the Russian Anti-Doping Agency had been manipulated by Russian authorities with a goal of protecting athletes involved in its state-sponsored doping scheme. As at the 2018 Winter Olympics, WADA will allow individual cleared Russian athletes to compete neutrally under a title to be determined.
Russia later filed an appeal to Court of Arbitration for Sport against the WADA decision.
Archery
Three Russian archers qualified for the women's events by reaching the quarterfinal stage of the women's team recurve at the 2019 World Archery Championships in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands.Artistic swimming
Russia fielded a squad of eight artistic swimmers to compete in the women's duet and team events, by winning the 2019 LEN European Champions Cup.Basketball
;Summary3×3 basketball
Men's tournament
qualified directly for the Olympics by securing an outright berth, as one of the three highest-ranked squads, in the men's category of the FIBA rankings.;Team roster
- Men's team event – 1 team of 4 players
Women's tournament
;Team roster
- Women's team event – 1 team of 4 players
Boxing
Canoeing
Slalom
Russian canoeists qualified one boat for each of the following classes through the 2019 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in La Seu d'Urgell, Spain.Sprint
Russian canoeists qualified five boats in each of the following distances for the Games through the 2019 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Szeged, Hungary.;Men
;Women
Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final ; FB = Qualify to final B
Cycling
Road
Russia entered a squad of four riders to compete in their respective Olympic road races, by virtue of their top 50 national finish and her top 100 individual finish in the UCI World Ranking.| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
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Track
Following the completion of the 2020 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Russian riders accumulated spots for both men and women in team sprint, as well as the women's omnium and madison, based on their country's results in the final UCI Olympic rankings. As a result of their place in the men's and women's team sprint, Russia won its right to enter two riders in both men's and women's sprint and men's and women's keirin.;Sprint
;Team sprint
Qualification legend: FA=Gold medal final; FB=Bronze medal final
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| Athlete | Event | 1st Round | Repechage | 2nd Round | 3rd Round | Final |
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;Omnium
;Madison
| Athlete | Event | Points | Laps | Rank |
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Diving
Russian divers qualified for five individual spots and a synchronized team at the Olympics through the 2019 FINA World Championships and the 2019 European Championships.;Men
;Women
Equestrian
Russia fielded a squad of three equestrian riders into the Olympic team dressage competition by securing an outright berth as the top-ranked nation at the International Equestrian Federation -designated Olympic qualifier for Group C in Moscow. Meanwhile, two eventing spots were awarded to the Russian equestrians based on the results in the individual FEI Olympic rankings for Group C.Dressage
Qualification Legend: Q = Qualified for the final; q = Qualified for the final as a lucky loserEventing
Gymnastics
Artistic
Russia fielded a full squad of four gymnasts each in both the men's and women's artistic gymnastics events by virtue of a top three finish in the team all-around at the 2018 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Doha, Qatar.;Men
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;Women
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Rhythmic
Russia qualified a squad of rhythmic gymnasts for the group all-around by virtue of a top-three finish at the 2018 World Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria. Two more rhythmic gymnasts were added to the roster by finishing in the top sixteen of the individual all-around at the 2019 World Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan.Trampoline
Russia qualified one gymnast each for the men's and women's trampoline by finishing in the top eight, respectively, at the 2019 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan.Modern pentathlon
Russian athletes qualified for the following spots in the modern pentathlon at the Games. Alexander Lifanov and Adelina Ibatullina confirmed places each in the men's and women's event, respectively, with the former and the latter finishing seventh among those eligible for Olympic qualification at the 2019 European Championships in Bath, England.Sailing
Russian sailors qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the 2018 Sailing World Championships, the class-associated Worlds, and the continental regattas.M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race
Shooting
Russian shooters achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2018 ISSF World Championships, the 2019 ISSF World Cup series, European Championships or Games, and European Qualifying Tournament, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying score by May 31, 2020.;Men
;Women
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Sport climbing
Russia entered one sport climber into the Olympic tournament. Yulia Kaplina qualified directly for the women's combined event, by finishing in the top six of those eligible for qualification at the IFSC World Olympic Qualifying Event in Toulouse, France.Swimming
Russian swimmers further achieved qualifying standards in the following events, and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time ): To assure their selection to the Olympic team, swimmers must finish in the top two of each individual event with the federation's corresponding standard slightly faster than the FINA A-cut at the Russian Championships & Olympic Trials in Kazan.;Men
;Women
;Mixed
Taekwondo
Russia entered four athletes into the taekwondo competition at the Games. Mikhail Artamonov, Maksim Khramtsov, defending world champion Vladislav Larin, and Tatiana Kudashova qualified directly for their respective weight classes by finishing among the top five taekwondo practitioners at the end of the WT Olympic Rankings.Volleyball
Beach
Russia men's beach volleyball pair qualified for the Olympics by winning the gold medal and securing an outright berth at the 2019 FIVB World Championships in Hamburg, Germany.Indoor
Men's tournament
Russia men's volleyball team qualified for the Olympics by securing an outright berth as the highest-ranked nation for pool E at the Intercontinental Olympic Qualification Tournament in Saint Petersburg.;Team roster
- Men's team event – 1 team of 12 players
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Women's tournament
Russia women's volleyball team qualified for the Olympics by securing an outright berth as the highest-ranked nation for pool E at the Intercontinental Olympic Qualification Tournament in Kaliningrad.;Team roster
- Women's team event – 1 team of 12 players
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Water polo
Women's tournament
qualified for the Olympics by advancing to the final match and securing an outright berth at the 2020 European Championships in Budapest, Hungary.;Team roster
- Women's team event – 1 team of 12 players
Wrestling
;Men's freestyle
;Men's Greco-Roman
;Women's freestyle