Russia at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Russia competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. It was the fifteenth time that the nation had competed. Previous appearances included three times as the "Russian Empire", nine times as part of the Soviet Union, once on the Unified Team, and in 1996 alone as Russia. Russia competed under the IOC country code RUS.

Results by event

Archery

The Russian men came close to winning their first medal since beginning to compete individually when they won their semifinal in the team round and tied the United States in the bronze medal match. However, in the three-arrow tie-breaker, the Americans scored scored a 29 to the Russians' 26 to prevent them from winning a medal.

Women's individual:

• Natalia Bolotova – quarterfinal, 6th place (3–1)

Men's individual:

• Balzhinima Tsyrempilov – quarterfinal, 7th place (3–1)
• Iouri Leontiev – round of 64, 34th place (0–1)
• Bair Badenov – round of 64, 52nd place (0–1)

Men's team:

• Tsyrempilov, Leontiev, and Badenov – bronze medal match, 4th place (2–2)

Triathlon

Only one Russian woman competed in the first Olympic triathlon. She placed twelfth.

Women's:

• Nina Anissimova – 2:03:26.35 (12th place)