Russian Olympic Committee athletes at the 2020 Summer Olympics

The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Games: ==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==

ROC 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. ==Athletics==

No more than 10 Authorised Neutral Athletes will be granted by World Athletics to the Russian Olympic Committee. On 1 May 2021, only four Russian athletes were granted this status. On 22 May 2021, 23 Russian athletes were granted this status. On 27 June 2021, 123 Russian athletes were granted this status. ;Track & road events ;Field events ;Combined events – Men's decathlon ==Badminton==

Four Russian badminton players have been entered in the following events into the Olympic tournament based on the BWF Race to Tokyo Rankings. ==Basketball==

3×3 basketball ;Summary Men's tournament Russia men's national 3x3 team 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 • Ilia Karpenkov • Kirill Pisklov • Stanislav Sharov • Alexander Zuev ;Group play ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ;Quarterfinal ;Semifinal ;Gold medal match Women's tournament Russia women's national 3x3 team qualified directly for the Olympics by securing an outright berth, as one of the four highest-ranked squads, in the women's category of the FIBA rankings. ;Team roster • Evgeniia Frolkina • Olga Frolkina • Yulia Kozik • Anastasia Logunova ;Group play ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ;Semifinal ;Gold medal match ==Boxing==

One Russian boxer entered into the Olympic tournament: Albert Batyrgaziev scored a round-of-16 victory to secure a spot in the men's featherweight division at the 2020 European Qualification Tournament in London, United Kingdom. ;Men ;Women ==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. Meanwhile, two additional boats were awarded to the Russian squad each in the men's K-1 200 m and women's C-2 500 m, respectively, with a top-two national finish at the 2021 European Canoe Sprint Qualifying Regatta. ;Men ;Women Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal) ==Cycling==

Road ROC has entered a squad of four riders (three men and one woman) to compete in their respective Olympic road races, by virtue of their top 50 national finish (for men) and her top 100 individual finish (for women) in the UCI World Ranking. Track Following the completion of the 2020 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Russian riders accumulated spots for both men and women in the 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 the 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 ;Keirin ;Omnium ;Madison Mountain biking Two Russian mountain bikers, one male and one female, qualified based on the 2019 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships and UCI Olympic Mountain Biking rankings. BMX Russian riders qualified for three quota place (one men and two women) for BMX at the Olympics, as a result in the UCI BMX Olympic Qualification Ranking List of 1 June 2021. ;Race ;Freestyle == 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==

ROC is fielding 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 (FEI)-designated Olympic qualifier for Group C (Central and Eastern Europe) 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 (Central and Eastern Europe). The Russian equestrian team was announced on 30 June 2021. Dressage Maria Shuvalova and Ilyumzhinov Famous Cross have been named the traveling alternates. Qualification Legend: Q = Qualified for the final; q = Qualified for the final as a lucky loser Eventing ==Fencing==

Russian fencers qualified a full squad each in the men's and women's team foil, women's team épée, and women's team sabre at the Games by finishing among the top four nations in the FIE Olympic Team Rankings, while the remaining men's teams claimed the spot each as the highest-ranked nation from Europe outside the world's top four. ;Men ;Women ==Gymnastics==

Artistic ROC are fielding 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. Both teams were announced on 10 June 2021. ;Men ;Team ;Individual ;Women ;Team ;Individual Rhythmic ROC 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 ROC 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. They qualified an additional spot for the men's and women's trampoline during the 2019–2020 Trampoline World Cup series. ==Handball==

;Summary Women's tournament ROC's handball team qualified for the Olympics by securing a top-two finish at the Győr leg of the 2020 IHF Olympic Qualification Tournament. ;Team roster ;Group play ---- ---- ---- ---- ;Quarterfinal ;Semifinal ;Gold medal game ==Judo==

One Russian karateka entered into the inaugural Olympic tournament: Anna Chernysheva qualified directly for the women's kumite 55 kg category by finishing top three at 2021 World Olympic Qualification Tournament in Paris, France. ==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. ==Rowing==

ROC qualified seven boats for each of the following rowing classes into the Olympic regatta. Rowing crews in the women's single sculls and women's lightweight double sculls confirmed Olympic places for their boats at the 2021 FISA European Olympic Qualification Regatta in Varese, Italy. Meanwhile, four more crews (men's single sculls, men's double sculls, women's double sculls, and women's pair) were added to the Russian roster with their top-two finish at the 2021 FISA Final Qualification Regatta in Lucerne, Switzerland. ;Men ;Women Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage ==Rugby sevens==

;Summary Women's tournament The Russian women's rugby sevens team qualified by securing a spot in the final repechage tournament on 20 June 2021. ;Team roster • Women's team event – 1 team of 12 players ;Squad ;Group play ;Group stage ---- ---- ;Quarterfinal ;5–8th place semifinal ;Seventh place match ==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 (MQS) by May 31, 2020. ;Men ;Women ;Mixed ==Sport climbing==