Russia competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. 435 competitors, 241 men and 194 women, took part in 238 events in 30 sports. As of 2021, this is Russia's best ever result in terms of gold medals and the second best in terms of overall medals (after 2004). Medalists 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 a 29 to the Russians' 26 to prevent them from winning a medal. Men Women Athletics Men Women Badminton Women Basketball Men's team |} | valign="top" | Head coach Legend (C) Team captain nat field describes country of last club before the tournament Age field is age on 17 September 2000 |} Preliminary round Quarterfinal Classification 7-8 Women's team |} | valign="top" | Head coach Legend (C) Team captain nat field describes country of last club before the tournament Age field is age on 16 September 2000 |} Preliminary round Quarterfinal Classification 5-6 Boxing Canoeing Flatwater Men Women Cycling Mountain biking Men Women Road Men Women Track Sprints Pursuits Time trials Points Races Diving Russia competed in all of the diving events at the 2000 Sydney Olympics and won two gold medals, one silver medal and two bronze medals. Men Women Equestrian Dressage Fencing Men Women Gymnastics Artistic Men Women Rhythmic Trampoline Handball Men's team |} | valign="top" | Head coach Legend nat field describes country of last club before the tournament Age field is age on 16 September 2000 Position -G: Goalkeeper -P: Pivot -CB: Centre Back -LW: Left Wing -RW: Right Wing -LB: Left Back -RB: Right Back References (1) |} Preliminary round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final Judo Men Women Modern pentathlon Men Rowing Men Women Sailing Russia competed in seven Sailing events at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, but they never scored higher than 6-th. Men Women Open Shooting Men Women Swimming Men Women Synchronized swimming Table tennis Women Taekwondo Men Women Tennis Men Women Triathlon Women Volleyball Beach Men Indoor Men's team Head Coach: Gennadiy Shipulin Preliminary round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final Women's team Head Coach: Nikolay Karpol Preliminary round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final Water polo Men's team Roman Balashov, Dmitri Douguine, Alexander Yerishev, Serguei Garbouzov, Dmitry Gorshkov, Yuri Yatsev, Nikolay Kozlov, Nikolai