Lithuania at the Olympics

Lithuania at the
Olympics
IOC code LTU
NOC National Olympic Committee of Lithuania
Website www.ltok.lt (in Lithuanian) (in English)
Medals
Gold Silver Bronze Total
6 7 13 26
Summer appearances
Winter appearances
Other related appearances
 Russian Empire (1900–1912)
 Soviet Union (1952–1988)

Lithuania, after declaring restoration of independence in 1918, sent its athletes to the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris for the first time. At first it was considered to send 33 athletes, but then it was decided to limit the delegation to 13 soccer players and 2 cyclists. The soccer players arrived in Paris only a day before the game was scheduled. Lithuania debuted at the Olympic games on May 25, 1924 at 2:40pm (Paris time) when the match between Lithuanian and Swiss teams started. Lithuania lost 9-0 (4-0). The cyclists could not finish the 188 km race because of technical difficulties.

In 1928 Summer Olympics Lithuania had 12 representatives for 4 sports: 2 boxers, 4 cyclists, and 5 athletics and one weightlifter. Juozas Vinča achieved the best results and took 5-7 place in boxing.

In 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, Lithuania did not participate due to economic difficulties and political controversies surrounding the National Olympic Committee. In 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Lithuania was not invited by Germany due to Memelland/Klaipėda region controversy. In 1940, Lithuania lost its independence to the USSR. After the war, Lithuanians participated in the Olympic games with the Soviet Union team. From 1952 to 1988, 86 Lithuanians participated in the Olympics and won 60 medals (57 in Summer and three in Winter Olympics).

After the restoration of its independence in 1990, Lithuania has not missed any Olympic games.

Medal tables

Medals by summer sport

Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total
Athletics 3 1 2 6
Modern pentathlon 1 2 1 4
Shooting 1 0 0 1
Swimming 1 0 0 1
Rowing 0 1 2 3
Canoeing 0 1 1 2
Wrestling 0 1 1 2
Sailing 0 1 0 1
Basketball 0 0 3 3
Boxing 0 0 1 1
Cycling 0 0 1 1
Weightlifting 0 0 1 1
Total 6 7 13 26

List of medalists

Summer Olympics

Medal Name Games Sport Event
 Gold Ubartas, RomasRomas Ubartas Spain 1992 Barcelona Athletics Men's Discus Throw
 Bronze Men's basketball team
Brazdauskis, RomanasRomanas Brazdauskis
Valdemaras Chomičius
Darius Dimavičius
Gintaras Einikis
Sergėjus Jovaiša
Artūras Karnišovas
Gintaras Krapikas
Rimas Kurtinaitis
Šarūnas Marčiulionis
Alvydas Pazdrazdis
Arvydas Sabonis
Arūnas Visockas
Spain 1992 Barcelona Basketball Men's Team Competition
 Bronze Men's basketball team
Arvydas Sabonis
Šarūnas Marčiulionis
Rimas Kurtinaitis
Gintaras Einikis
Artūras Karnišovas
Darius Lukminas
Saulius Štombergas
Eurelijus Žukauskas
Mindaugas Žukauskas
Andrius Jurkūnas
Rytis Vaišvila
Tomas Pačėsas
United States 1996 Atlanta Basketball Men's Team Competition
 Gold Alekna, VirgilijusVirgilijus Alekna Australia 2000 Sydney Athletics Men's Discus Throw
 Gold Gudzinevičiūtė, DainaDaina Gudzinevičiūtė Australia 2000 Sydney Shooting Women's Trap Shooting
 Bronze Men's basketball team
Štombergas, SauliusSaulius Štombergas
Mindaugas Timinskas
Eurelijus Žukauskas
Darius Maskoliūnas
Ramūnas Šiškauskas
Darius Songaila
Šarūnas Jasikevičius
Kęstutis Marčiulionis
Tomas Masiulis
Dainius Adomaitis
Gintaras Einikis
Andrius Giedraitis
Australia 2000 Sydney Basketball Men's Team Competition
 Bronze Žiliūtė, DianaDiana Žiliūtė Australia 2000 Sydney Cycling Women's Individual Road Race
 Bronze Poplavskaja, KristinaKristina Poplavskaja
Birutė Šakickienė
Australia 2000 Sydney Rowing Women's Double Sculls
 Gold Alekna, VirgilijusVirgilijus Alekna Greece 2004 Athens Athletics Men's discus throw
 Silver Skujyte, AustraAustra Skujyte Greece 2004 Athens Athletics Women's heptathlon
 Silver Zadneprovskis, AndrejusAndrejus Zadneprovskis Greece 2004 Athens Modern pentathlon Men's event
 Silver Krungolcas, EdvinasEdvinas Krungolcas China 2008 Beijing Modern pentathlon Men's event
 Silver Volungevičiūtė, GintarėGintarė Volungevičiūtė China 2008 Beijing Sailing Women's Laser Radial
 Silver Mizgaitis, MindaugasMindaugas Mizgaitis China 2008 Beijing Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 120 kg
 Bronze Alekna, VirgilijusVirgilijus Alekna China 2008 Beijing Athletics Men's discus throw
 Bronze Zadneprovskis, AndrejusAndrejus Zadneprovskis China 2008 Beijing Modern pentathlon Men's event
 Gold Asadauskaitė, LauraLaura Asadauskaitė United Kingdom 2012 London Modern pentathlon Women's event
 Gold Meilutytė, RūtaRūta Meilutytė United Kingdom 2012 London Swimming Women's 100 m breaststroke
 Silver Šuklinas, JevgenijusJevgenijus Šuklinas United Kingdom 2012 London Canoeing Men's C-1 200 m
 Bronze Petrauskas, EvaldasEvaldas Petrauskas United Kingdom 2012 London Boxing Men's lightweight
 Bronze Skujyte, AustraAustra Skujyte United Kingdom 2012 London Athletics Women's heptathlon
 Bronze Kazakevič, AleksandrAleksandr Kazakevič United Kingdom 2012 London Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 74 kg
 Silver Griškonis, MindaugasMindaugas Griškonis
Ritter, SauliusSaulius Ritter
Brazil 2016 Rio de Janeiro Rowing Men's double sculls
 Bronze Valčiukaitė, MildaMilda Valčiukaitė
Vištartaitė, DonataDonata Vištartaitė
Brazil 2016 Rio de Janeiro Rowing Women's double sculls
 Bronze Didžbalis, AurimasAurimas Didžbalis Brazil 2016 Rio de Janeiro Weightlifting Men's 94 kg
 Bronze Lankas, AurimasAurimas Lankas
Ramanauskas, EdvinasEdvinas Ramanauskas
Brazil 2016 Rio de Janeiro Canoeing Men's K-2 200 m

List of gold medal winners

No. Name Sport Year
In the Soviet Union
1 Vasilijus Matuševas Volleyball 1968
2 Danas Pozniakas Boxing 1968
3 Vladislavas Česiūnas Canoeing 1972
4 Modestas Paulauskas Basketball 1972
5 Vida Beselienė Basketball 1980
6 Aldona Česaitytė-Nenėnienė Handball 1976 and 1980
7 Lina Kačiušytė Swimming 1980
8 Sigita Mažeikaitė-Strečen Handball 1980
9 Angelė Rupšienė Basketball 1976 and 1980
10 Remigijus Valiulis Athletics 1980
11 Robertas Žulpa Swimming 1980
12 Algimantas Šalna Biathlon 1984
13 Valdemaras Chomičius Basketball 1988
14 Arvydas Janonis Football 1988
15 Artūras Kasputis Cycling 1988
16 Rimas Kurtinaitis Basketball 1988
17 Šarūnas Marčiulionis Basketball 1988
18 Arminas Narbekovas Football 1988
19 Valdemaras Novickis Handball 1988
20 Arvydas Sabonis Basketball 1988
21 Gintautas Umaras Cycling 1988 (twice)
22 Vida Vencienė Cross country skiing 1988
Independent Lithuania
23 Romas Ubartas Athletics 1992
24 Daina Gudzinevičiūtė Shooting 2000
25 Virgilijus Alekna Athletics 2000 and 2004
26 Rūta Meilutytė Swimming 2012
27 Laura Asadauskaitė Modern pentathlon 2012

See also

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