Lithuania at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics

Lithuania at the Youth Olympic Games

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IOC code  LTU
NOC Lietuvos tautinis olimpinis komitetas
At the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics in Nanjing
Competitors 21 in 9 sports
Medals
Rank: 19		 Gold
3		 Silver
2		 Bronze
2		 Total
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Lithuania competed at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics, in Nanjing, China from 16 August to 28 August 2014.

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event
 Gold Rūta Meilutytė Swimming Girls' 50 m breaststroke
 Gold Rūta Meilutytė Swimming Girls' 100 m breaststroke
 Gold Justas Vazalis
Kristupas Žemaitis
Jonas Lekšas
Martynas Sajus 		Basketball Boys' 3 x 3 Teams
 Silver Povilas Strazdas Swimming Boys' 200 m individual medley
 Silver Vadim Korobov Canoeing Boys' Head-to-head Sprint C1
 Bronze Akvilė Paražinskaitė Tennis Girls' Singles
 Bronze Dovidas Vaivada Modern pentathlon Boys' Individual
 Bronze Lithuania Akvilė Paražinskaitė
Latvia Jeļena Ostapenko 		Tennis Girls' Doubles

Athletics

Lithuania qualified three athletes.[1]

Qualification Legend: Q=Final A (medal); qB=Final B (non-medal); qC=Final C (non-medal); qD=Final D (non-medal); qE=Final E (non-medal)

Boys
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heats Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Benediktas Mickus 800 m 1.51.54 PB 10th QB 1:52.40 9th
Field Events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Rank Distance Rank
Karolis Maisuradzė Shot put 17.58 9th QB 17.81 11th
Tomas Vasiliauskas Hammer throw 75.06 5th QA 77.49 4th

Basketball

Lithuania qualified a boys' team based on the 1 June 2014 FIBA 3x3 National Federation Rankings.[2][3]

Skills Competition
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Round 1 Round 2 Total Rank Round 1 Round 2 Total Rank
Kristupas Zemaitis Boys' Dunk Contest 26 25 51 5 Did not advance

Boys' tournament

Roster
Group Stage
Qualified for the round of 16
Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
Lithuania 990165129+3618
Slovenia 972152120+3216
China 963164143+2115
Puerto Rico 963152136+1615
Poland 954153127+2614
France 945151126+2413
Hungary 936158165−712
Uruguay 927103154−4911
Germany 927118149–3111
Indonesia 91886152−6610
18 August 2014
18:00
Lithuania 17–14 Puerto Rico
18 August 2014
21:00
Indonesia 13–14 Lithuania
19 August 2014
19:20
Lithuania 18–14 China
20 August 2014
18:00
Hungary 13–19 Lithuania
20 August 2014
21:20
Lithuania 21–15 Germany
22 August 2014
20:00
Uruguay 12–15 Lithuania
23 August 2014
18:20
Lithuania 21–14 Slovenia
23 August 2014
21:40
Lithuania 21–17 Poland
24 August 2014
19:00
France 17–19 Lithuania

Beach volleyball

Lithuania qualified a team by being the highest ranked nation not yet qualified.[4]

Athletes Event Preliminary round Standing Round of 24 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM Rank
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score
Matas Navickas
Edvinas Vaskelis		 Boys'

Canoeing

Lithuania qualified one boat based on its performance at the 2013 World Junior Canoe Sprint and Slalom Championships.[5]

Boys
Athlete Event Qualification Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM Rank
Time Rank Time Rank Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result
Vadim Korobov C1 slalom
C1 sprint  Silver

Cycling

Lithuania qualified a girls' team based on its ranking issued by the UCI.[6]

Team
Athletes Event Cross-Country
Eliminator		 Time Trial BMX Cross-Country Race Road Race Total Pts Rank
Rank Points Time Rank Points Rank Points Time Rank Points Time Rank Points
Ema Manikaite
Ernesta Strainyte		 Girls' Team
Mixed Relay
Athletes Event Cross-Country
Girls' Race		 Cross-Country
Boys' Race		 Boys' Road
Race		 Girls' Road
Race		 Total Time Rank
 Ema Manikaite (LTU)
 Jovan Jovanoski (MKD)
 Andrej Petrovski (MKD)
 Ernesta Strainyte (LTU)		 Mixed Team Relay

Modern pentathlon

Lithuania qualified one athlete based on its performance at the European YOG Qualifiers and another based on its performance at the 2014 Youth A World Championships.[7]

Athlete Event Fencing
Ranking Round
(épée one touch)		 Swimming
(200 m freestyle)		 Fencing
Final Round
(épée one touch)		 Combined: Shooting/Running
(10 m air pistol)/(3000 m)		 Total
Points		 Final
Rank
Results Rank Time Rank Points Results Rank Points Time Rank Points
Dovidas Vaivada Boys' Individual  Bronze
Aurelija Tamašauskaitė Girls' Individual 4th
Unknown
 Dovidas Vaivada (LTU)		 Mixed Relay
 Aurelija Tamasauskaite (LTU)
Unknown		 Mixed Relay

Rowing

Lithuania qualified two boats based on its performance at the 2013 World Rowing Junior Championships.[8]

Athlete Event Heats Repechage Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Andrius Lapatiukas Boys' Single Sculls
Sonata Petrikaitė Girls' Single Sculls 4th

Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; R=Repechage

Swimming

Lithuania qualified four swimmers.[9]

Boys
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Povilas Strazdas 100 m freestyle 50.69 PB 10th Q 50.66 PB 11th
400 m freestyle 3:55.62 9th N/A
50 m butterfly 24.74 PB Q 24.83 13th
200 m individual medley 2:03.50 4th Q N/A 2:02.32 PB  Silver
Paulius Grigaliūnas 100 m breaststroke 1:03.50 PB 12th Q 1:03.39 PB 13th
200 m breaststroke 2:18.32 PB 17th N/A
Girls
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Rūta Meilutytė 100 m freestyle 56.20 9th 55.46 SB 4th 55.17 SB 5th
50 m breaststroke 32.11 3rd Q 31.67 1st Q 30.14  Gold
100 m breaststroke 1:08.97 2nd Q 1:07.83 1st Q 1:05.39  Gold
200 m individual medley DNS DNS N/A
Ugnė Mažutaitytė 200 m backstroke 2:17.53 14th N/A
Mixed
Athlete Event Heat Final
Time Rank Time Rank
Paulius Grigaliunas
Ugne Mazutaityte
Rūta Meilutytė
Povilas Strazdas		 4×100 m freestyle relay DNS DNS

Tennis

Lithuania qualified one athlete based on the 9 June 2014 ITF World Junior Rankings.[10]

Singles
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM Rank
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score
Akvilė Paražinskaitė Girls' Singles 2–6, 6–1, 6–1 def.  María Fernanda Herazo (COL) 6–7(5–7), 6–2, 7–6(9–7) def. [5] Jil Teichmann (SUI)  Bronze
Doubles
Athletes Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM Rank
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score
 Akvilė Paražinskaitė (LTU)
 Jeļena Ostapenko (LAT)		 Girls' Doubles N/A 6–3, 6–7, [10–8] def. [1] Ivana Jorović (SRB)
 Jil Teichmann (SUI)		 7–6, 6–0 def.  Camila Giangreco Campiz (PAR)
 Doménica González (ECU)		  Bronze
 Akvilė Paražinskaitė (LTU)
 Nino Serarusic (CRO)		 Mixed Doubles 6–3, 3–6, [8–10] lost to  Greetje Minnen (BEL)
 Clement Geens (BEL)

References

  1. ↑ "Number of Entries by NOC: Athletics". nanjing2014.org. 6 August 2014. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
  2. ↑ "3x3 basketball". FIBA. 24 June 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
  3. ↑ "3x3 – Pools unveiled for 3x3 event at 2014 Youth Olympic Games". FIBA. 24 June 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
  4. ↑ "Number of Entries by NOC: Beach Volleyball". nanjing2014.org. 6 August 2014. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
  5. ↑ "2014 Youth Olympics Games Qualification". ICF. 20 February 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
  6. ↑ "Cycling Girls Qualifiers". UCI. 12 July 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
  7. ↑ "2014 Youth Olympic Games Modern Pentathlon final athletes'list". UIPM. 9 July 2014. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  8. ↑ "2014 YOG Qualification: Rowing". FISA. 20 February 2014. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
  9. ↑ "Number of Entries by NOC: Swimming". nanjing2014.org. 6 August 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
  10. ↑ "2014 Youth Olympic Tennis Event – Girls Acceptance List by Country". ITF. 1 July 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2014.