# Bangladesh at the 2020 Summer Olympics

Bangladesh competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was the nation's tenth appearance at the Summer Olympics.

## Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| Archery | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Athletics | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Shooting | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Swimming | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 4 | 2 | 6 |

## Archery

For the first time in Olympic history, one Bangladeshi archer directly qualified for the men's individual recurve at the Games by reaching the quarterfinal stage and obtaining one of the four available spots at the 2019 World Archery Championships in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands.
| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Ranking round | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Seed | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Ruman Shana | Men's individual | 662 | 17 | Hall (GBR) W 7–3 | Duenas (CAN) L 4–6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Diya Siddique | Women's individual | 635 | 36 | Dziominskaya (BLR) L 5–6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ruman Shana Diya Siddique | Mixed team | 1297 | 16 Q | — | — | South Korea (KOR) L 0–6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Athletics

Bangladesh received a universality slot from the World Athletics to send a male track and field athlete to the Olympics.

### Key

* Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
* Q = Qualified for the next round
* q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
* NR = National record
* N/A = Round not applicable for the event
* Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

### Track & road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Mohammad Jahir Rayhan | Men's 400 m | 48.29 | 8 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Shooting

Bangladesh received an invitation from the Tripartite Commission to send a men's rifle shooter to the Olympics, as long as the minimum qualifying score (MQS) was fulfilled by June 5, 2021.
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Abdullah Hel Baki | Men's 10 m air rifle | 619.8 | 41 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
Qualification Legend: Q = Qualify for the next round; q = Qualify for the bronze medal (shotgun)

## Swimming

Bangladesh received a universality invitation from FINA to send two top-ranked swimmers (one per gender) in their respective individual events to the Olympics, based on the FINA Points System of June 28, 2021.
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Mohammed Ariful Islam | Men's 50 m freestyle | 24.81 | 51 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Junayna Ahmed | Women's 50 m freestyle | 29.78 | 68 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |