Lithuania at the Olympics

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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.{{Citation needed|date=August 2008}} In 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Lithuania was not invited by Germany due to German territorial claims over Klaipėda region and Trial of Neumann and Sass. In 1940, Lithuania was occupied by the Soviet Union. After the Second World War, Lithuanians participated in the Olympic Games with the Soviet Union team. From 1948 to 1988, 86 Lithuanians participated in the Olympics and won 60 medals (57 in Summer and three in Winter Olympics).

Since the restoration of its independence in 1990, Lithuania has not missed any Olympic Games.

Lithuania has never won a medal at the Winter Olympics.

Medal tables

{{See also|All-time Olympic Games medal table}}

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= Medals by Summer Games =

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;"
Games

!Athletes

|style="background:gold; width:3.7em; font-weight:bold;"|Gold

|style="background:silver; width:3.7em; font-weight:bold;"|Silver

|style="background:#cc9966; width:3.7em; font-weight:bold;"|Bronze

!style="width:4em; font-weight:bold;"|Total

!style="width:4em; font-weight:bold;"|Rank

align=left| 1900–1912colspan=6| as part of the {{flagIOCteam|RU1}}
align=left| {{Flagicon|BEL}} {{GamesName|SOG|1920}}colspan=6| did not participate
align=left| {{Flagicon|FRA}} {{GamesName|SOG|1924}}130000
align=left| {{Flagicon|NED}} {{GamesName|SOG|1928}}120000
align=left| 1932–1936colspan=6| did not participate
align=left| 1948–1988colspan=6| occupied by the {{flag|Soviet Union}}
align=left| {{Flagicon|ESP}} {{GamesName|SOG|1992}}47101234
align=left| {{Flagicon|USA}} {{GamesName|SOG|1996}}61001171
align=left| {{Flagicon|AUS}} {{GamesName|SOG|2000}}61203533
align=left| {{Flagicon|GRE}} {{GamesName|SOG|2004}}59120345
align=left| {{Flagicon|CHN}} {{GamesName|SOG|2008}}71032556
align=left| {{Flagicon|GBR}} {{GamesName|SOG|2012}}62203533
align=left| {{Flagicon|BRA}} {{GamesName|SOG|2016}}67013464
align=left| {{Flagicon|JPN}} {{GamesName|SOG|2020}}42010177
align=left| {{Flagicon|FRA}} {{GamesName|SOG|2024}}51022470
align=left| {{Flagicon|USA}} {{GamesName|SOG|2028}}colspan=6| future event
align=left| {{Flagicon|AUS}} {{GamesName|SOG|2032}}colspan=6| future event
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!colspan=2| Total !! 6 !! 9 !! 15 !! 30

69

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= Medals by Winter Games =

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Games

!Athletes

|style="background:gold; width:3.7em; font-weight:bold;"|Gold

|style="background:silver; width:3.7em; font-weight:bold;"|Silver

|style="background:#cc9966; width:3.7em; font-weight:bold;"|Bronze

!style="width:4em; font-weight:bold;"|Total

!style="width:4em; font-weight:bold;"|Rank

align=left| {{Flagicon|FRA}} {{GamesName|WOG|1924}}colspan=6| did not participate
align=left| {{Flagicon|SUI}} {{GamesName|WOG|1928}}10000
align=left| 1932–1936colspan=6| did not participate
align=left| 1948–1988colspan=6| occupied by the {{flag|Soviet Union}}
align=left| {{Flagicon|FRA}} {{GamesName|WOG|1992}}60000
align=left| {{Flagicon|NOR}} {{GamesName|WOG|1994}}60000
align=left| {{Flagicon|JPN}} {{GamesName|WOG|1998}}70000
align=left| {{Flagicon|USA}} {{GamesName|WOG|2002}}80000
align=left| {{Flagicon|ITA}} {{GamesName|WOG|2006}}70000
align=left| {{Flagicon|CAN}} {{GamesName|WOG|2010}}60000
align=left| {{Flagicon|RUS}} {{GamesName|WOG|2014}}90000
align=left| {{Flagicon|KOR}} {{GamesName|WOG|2018}}90000
align=left| {{Flagicon|CHN}} {{GamesName|WOG|2022}}130000
align=left| {{Flagicon|ITA}} {{GamesName|WOG|2026}}colspan=6| future event
colspan=2| Total0000 ||

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= Medals by summer sport =

{{Medals table

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| gold_1 = 3 | silver_1 = 2 | bronze_1 = 2 | name_1 = {{GamesSport|Athletics|Format=d}}

| gold_2 = 1 | silver_2 = 3 | bronze_2 = 1 | name_2 = {{GamesSport|Modern pentathlon|Format=d}}

| gold_3 = 1 | silver_3 = 0 | bronze_3 = 0 | name_3 = {{GamesSport|Shooting|Format=d}}

| gold_4 = 1 | silver_4 = 0 | bronze_4 = 0 | name_4 = {{GamesSport|Swimming|Format=d}}

| gold_5 = 0 | silver_5 = 1 | bronze_5 = 3 | name_5 = {{GamesSport|Rowing|Format=d}}

| gold_6 = 0 | silver_6 = 1 | bronze_6 = 1 | name_6 = {{GamesSport|Wrestling|Format=d}}

| gold_7 = 0 | silver_7 = 1 | bronze_7 = 0 | name_7 = {{GamesSport|Sailing|Format=d}}

| gold_8 = 0 | silver_8 = 0 | bronze_8 = 3 | name_8 = {{GamesSport|Basketball|Format=d}}

| gold_9 = 0 | silver_9 = 0 | bronze_9 = 1 | name_9 = {{GamesSport|Boxing|Format=d}}

| gold_10 = 0 | silver_10 = 0 | bronze_10 = 1 | name_10 = {{GamesSport|Canoeing|Format=d}}

| gold_11 = 0 | silver_11 = 0 | bronze_11 = 1 | name_11 = {{GamesSport|Cycling|Format=d}}

| gold_12 = 0 | silver_12 = 0 | bronze_12 = 1 | name_12 =

{{GamesSport|Weightlifting|Format=d}}

| gold_13 = 0 | silver_13 = 0 | bronze_13 = 1 | name_13 =

{{GamesSport|3x3 basketball|Format=d}}

| gold_14 = 0 | silver_14 = 1 | bronze_14 = 0 | name_14 =

{{GamesSport|Breaking|Format=d}}

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List of medalists

= Summer Olympics =

class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;"
style="width:6em"| Medal

!style="width:12em"| Name

!style="width:12em"| Games

! Sport

! Event

{{gold medal}}{{sortname|Romas|Ubartas}}{{GamesName|SOG|1992}}25px AthleticsMen's discus throw
{{bronze medal}}Men's basketball team
{{sortname|Romanas|Brazdauskis}}
Valdemaras Chomičius
Darius Dimavičius
Gintaras Einikis
Sergejus Jovaiša
Artūras Karnišovas
Gintaras Krapikas
Rimas Kurtinaitis
Šarūnas Marčiulionis
Alvydas Pazdrazdis
Arvydas Sabonis
Arūnas Visockas
{{GamesName|SOG|1992}}25px BasketballMen's Team Competition
{{bronze medal}}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
{{GamesName|SOG|1996}}25px BasketballMen's Team Competition
{{gold medal}}{{sortname|Virgilijus|Alekna}}{{GamesName|SOG|2000}}25px AthleticsMen's discus throw
{{gold medal}}{{sortname|Daina|Gudzinevičiūtė}}{{GamesName|SOG|2000}}25px ShootingWomen's Trap Shooting
{{bronze medal}}Men's basketball team
{{sortname|Saulius|Štombergas}}
Mindaugas Timinskas
Eurelijus Žukauskas
Darius Maskoliūnas
Ramūnas Šiškauskas
Darius Songaila
Šarūnas Jasikevičius
Kęstutis Marčiulionis
Tomas Masiulis
Dainius Adomaitis
Gintaras Einikis
Andrius Giedraitis
{{GamesName|SOG|2000}}25px BasketballMen's Team Competition
{{bronze medal}}{{sortname|Diana|Žiliūtė}}{{GamesName|SOG|2000}}25px CyclingWomen's Individual Road Race
{{bronze medal}}{{sortname|Kristina|Poplavskaja}}
Birutė Šakickienė
{{GamesName|SOG|2000}}25px RowingWomen's Double Sculls
{{gold medal}}{{sortname|Virgilijus|Alekna}}{{GamesName|SOG|2004}}25px AthleticsMen's discus throw
{{silver medal}}{{sortname|Austra|Skujytė}}{{GamesName|SOG|2004}}25px AthleticsWomen's heptathlon
{{silver medal}}{{sortname|Andrejus|Zadneprovskis}}{{GamesName|SOG|2004}}25px Modern pentathlonMen's event
{{silver medal}}{{sortname|Edvinas|Krungolcas}}{{GamesName|SOG|2008}}25px Modern pentathlonMen's event
{{silver medal}}{{sortname|Gintarė|Volungevičiūtė}}{{GamesName|SOG|2008}}25px SailingWomen's Laser Radial
{{silver medal}}{{sortname|Mindaugas|Mizgaitis}}{{GamesName|SOG|2008}}25px WrestlingMen's Greco-Roman 120 kg
{{Bronze medal}}{{sortname|Virgilijus|Alekna}}{{GamesName|SOG|2008}}25px AthleticsMen's discus throw
{{Bronze medal}}{{sortname|Andrejus|Zadneprovskis}}{{GamesName|SOG|2008}}25px Modern pentathlonMen's event
{{gold medal}}{{sortname|Laura|Asadauskaitė}}{{GamesName|SOG|2012}}25px Modern pentathlonWomen's event
{{gold medal}}{{sortname|Rūta|Meilutytė}}{{GamesName|SOG|2012}}25px SwimmingWomen's 100 m breaststroke
{{bronze medal}}{{sortname|Evaldas|Petrauskas}}{{GamesName|SOG|2012}}25px BoxingMen's lightweight
{{bronze medal}}{{sortname|Austra|Skujytė}}{{GamesName|SOG|2012}}25px AthleticsWomen's heptathlon
{{bronze medal}}{{sortname|Aleksandr|Kazakevič}}{{GamesName|SOG|2012}}25px WrestlingMen's Greco-Roman 74 kg
{{silver medal}}{{sortname|Mindaugas|Griškonis}}
{{sortname|Saulius|Ritter}}
{{GamesName|SOG|2016}}25px RowingMen's double sculls
{{bronze medal}}{{sortname|Milda|Valčiukaitė}}
{{sortname|Donata|Vištartaitė|Donata Karalienė}}
{{GamesName|SOG|2016}}25px RowingWomen's double sculls
{{bronze medal}}{{sortname|Aurimas|Didžbalis}}{{GamesName|SOG|2016}}25px WeightliftingMen's 94 kg
{{bronze medal}}{{sortname|Aurimas|Lankas}}
{{sortname|Edvinas|Ramanauskas}}
{{GamesName|SOG|2016}}25px CanoeingMen's K-2 200 m
{{silver medal}}

|{{sortname|Laura|Asadauskaitė}}

|{{GamesName|SOG|2020}}

|25px Modern pentathlon

|Women's event

{{bronze medal}}

|{{sortname|Viktorija|Senkutė}}

|{{GamesName|SOG|2024}}

| 25px Rowing

Women's single sculls
{{bronze medal}}

|{{sortname|Evaldas|Džiaugys}}
Aurelijus Pukelis
Šarūnas Vingelis
Gintautas Matulis

|{{GamesName|SOG|2024}}

| 25px 3x3 basketball

|Men's 3x3 basketball

{{silver medal}}

|{{sortname|Mykolas|Alekna}}

|{{GamesName|SOG|2024}}

| 25px Athletics

|Men's discus throw

{{silver medal}}

|{{sortname|Dominika|Banevič}}

|{{GamesName|SOG|2024}}

| 25px Breaking

|B-Girls

List of gold medal winners

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

Olympic participants

=Summer Olympics=

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Sport

!1924

!1928

!1992

!1996

!2000

!2004

!2008

!2012

!2016

!2020

!2024

!Athletes

Athleticsbgcolor=grey|align=center|5align=center|8align=center|14align=center|18align=center|12align=center|18align=center|20align=center|16align=center|11align=center|11align=center|82
Badmintonbgcolor=grey|bgcolor=grey|bgcolor=grey|bgcolor=grey|bgcolor=grey|bgcolor=grey|align=center|2align=center|1bgcolor=grey|bgcolor=grey|bgcolor=grey|align=center|2
Basketballbgcolor=grey|bgcolor=grey|align=center|12align=center|11align=center|12align=center|12align=center|12align=center|12align=center|12bgcolor=grey|align=center|4align=center|56
Boxingbgcolor=grey|align=center|2align=center|4align=center|1align=center|2align=center|2align=center|3align=center|2align=center|2bgcolor=grey|bgcolor=grey|align=center|14
Breakingbgcolor=grey|bgcolor=grey|bgcolor=grey|bgcolor=grey|bgcolor=grey|bgcolor=grey|bgcolor=grey|bgcolor=grey|bgcolor=grey|bgcolor=grey|align=center|1align=center|1
Canoeing/Kayakingbgcolor=grey|bgcolor=grey|align=center|1align=center|2align=center|3align=center|3align=center|4align=center|2align=center|6align=center|1align=center|5align=center|18
Cyclingalign=center|2align=center|4align=center|5align=center|13align=center|8align=center|9align=center|8align=center|4align=center|4align=center|5align=center|3align=center|40
Equestrianbgcolor=grey|bgcolor=grey|bgcolor=grey|bgcolor=grey|bgcolor=grey|bgcolor=grey|bgcolor=grey|bgcolor=grey|bgcolor=grey|bgcolor=grey|align=center|2align=center|2
Footballalign=center|11bgcolor=grey|bgcolor=grey|bgcolor=grey|bgcolor=grey|bgcolor=grey|bgcolor=grey|bgcolor=grey|bgcolor=grey|bgcolor=grey|bgcolor=grey|align=center|11
Gymnasticsbgcolor=grey|bgcolor=grey|bgcolor=grey|align=center|1align=center|1bgcolor=grey|align=center|1align=center|2align=center|1align=center|1align=center|1align=center|6
Judobgcolor=grey|bgcolor=grey|align=center|1align=center|1align=center|1align=center|1align=center|1align=center|2align=center|1align=center|1bgcolor=grey|align=center|7
Modern pentathlonbgcolor=grey|bgcolor=grey|align=center|3align=center|1align=center|1align=center|2align=center|4align=center|3align=center|3align=center|3align=center|2align=center|10
Rowingbgcolor=grey|bgcolor=grey|align=center|8align=center|3align=center|2align=center|2align=center|1align=center|4align=center|10align=center|9align=center|8align=center|29
Sailingbgcolor=grey|bgcolor=grey|align=center|2bgcolor=grey|align=center|1align=center|1align=center|1align=center|3align=center|2align=center|2align=center|2align=center|8
Shootingbgcolor=grey|bgcolor=grey|bgcolor=grey|align=center|1align=center|1align=center|1align=center|1align=center|1align=center|1align=center|1bgcolor=grey|align=center|3
Swimmingbgcolor=grey|bgcolor=grey|align=center|2align=center|8align=center|6align=center|10align=center|9align=center|4align=center|6align=center|6align=center|7align=center|32
Table Tennisbgcolor=grey|bgcolor=grey|bgcolor=grey|align=center|1align=center|2bgcolor=grey|align=center|1bgcolor=grey|bgcolor=grey|bgcolor=grey|bgcolor=grey|align=center|2
Tennisbgcolor=grey|bgcolor=grey|bgcolor=grey|bgcolor=grey|bgcolor=grey|bgcolor=grey|bgcolor=grey|bgcolor=grey|align=center|1bgcolor=grey|bgcolor=grey|align=center|1
Volleyballbgcolor=grey|bgcolor=grey|bgcolor=grey|bgcolor=grey|bgcolor=grey|bgcolor=grey|bgcolor=grey|bgcolor=grey|bgcolor=grey|bgcolor=grey|align=center|2align=center|2
Weightliftingbgcolor=grey|align=center|1bgcolor=grey|align=center|1align=center|1align=center|1align=center|1bgcolor=grey|align=center|1align=center|1bgcolor=grey|align=center|4
Wrestlingbgcolor=grey|bgcolor=grey|align=center|1align=center|3align=center|2align=center|3align=center|4align=center|2align=center|1align=center|1align=center|3align=center|12
Total || 13 || 12 || 47 || 61 || 61 || 59 || 71 || 62 || 67 || 42 || 51 || 342

=Winter Olympics=

class="wikitable" width=65%
Sport

!1928

!1992

!1994

!1998

!2002

!2006

!2010

!2014

!2018

!2022

!Athletes

Alpine skiingbgcolor=grey|bgcolor=grey|bgcolor=grey|align=center|1bgcolor=grey|align=center|1align=center|1align=center|2align=center|2align=center|2align=center|6
Biathlonbgcolor=grey|align=center|2align=center|2align=center|1align=center|2align=center|2align=center|1align=center|2align=center|4align=center|5align=center|11
Cross-country skiingbgcolor=grey|align=center|2align=center|2align=center|3align=center|4align=center|2align=center|4align=center|2align=center|3align=center|4align=center|15
Figure skatingbgcolor=grey|align=center|2align=center|2align=center|2align=center|2align=center|2bgcolor=grey|align=center|2bgcolor=grey|align=center|2align=center|6
Short track speed skatingbgcolor=grey|bgcolor=grey|bgcolor=grey|bgcolor=grey|bgcolor=grey|bgcolor=grey|bgcolor=grey|align=center|1bgcolor=grey|bgcolor=grey|align=center|1
Speed skatingalign=center|1bgcolor=grey|bgcolor=grey|bgcolor=grey|bgcolor=grey|bgcolor=grey|bgcolor=grey|bgcolor=grey|bgcolor=grey|bgcolor=grey|align=center|1
Total || 1 || 6 || 6 || 7 || 8 || 7 || 6 || 9 || 9 || 13 || 39

See also