Lithuania at the Olympics facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Lithuania at the Olympics
IOC code	LTU
NOC	Lithuanian National Olympic Committee
Website
Medals Ranked 69th	Gold Silver Bronze Total 6 9 15 30
Summer appearances
1924 1928 1932–1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020
Winter appearances
1928 1932–1988 1992 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018

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 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

Medals by Summer Games Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank 1900–1912 as part of the  Russian Empire (RU1) 1920 Antwerp did not participate 1924 Paris 13 0 0 0 0 – 1928 Amsterdam 12 0 0 0 0 – 1932–1936 did not participate 1948–1988 occupied by the  Soviet Union 1992 Barcelona 47 1 0 1 2 34 1996 Atlanta 61 0 0 1 1 71 2000 Sydney 61 2 0 3 5 33 2004 Athens 59 1 2 0 3 45 2008 Beijing 71 0 3 2 5 56 2012 London 62 2 0 3 5 33 2016 Rio de Janeiro 67 0 1 3 4 64 2020 Tokyo 42 0 1 0 1 77 2024 Paris 51 0 2 2 4 70 2028 Los Angeles future event future event Total 6 9 15 30 69

Medals by Winter Games Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank 1924 Chamonix did not participate 1928 St. Moritz 1 0 0 0 0 – 1932–1936 did not participate 1948–1988 occupied by the  Soviet Union 1992 Albertville 6 0 0 0 0 – 1994 Lillehammer 6 0 0 0 0 – 1998 Nagano 7 0 0 0 0 – 2002 Salt Lake City 8 0 0 0 0 – 2006 Turin 7 0 0 0 0 – 2010 Vancouver 6 0 0 0 0 – 2014 Sochi 9 0 0 0 0 – 2018 Pyeongchang 9 0 0 0 0 – 2022 Beijing 13 0 0 0 0 – 2026 Milan/Cortina future event Total 0 0 0 0 –

List of medalists

Summer Olympics

Medal	Name	Games	Sport	Event
1 Gold	Ubartas, RomasRomas Ubartas	1992 Barcelona	Athletics	Men's discus throw
3 Bronze	Men's basketball team Brazdauskis, RomanasRomanas Brazdauskis Valdemaras Chomičius Darius Dimavičius Gintaras Einikis Sergejus Jovaiša Artūras Karnišovas Gintaras Krapikas Rimas Kurtinaitis Šarūnas Marčiulionis Alvydas Pazdrazdis Arvydas Sabonis Arūnas Visockas	1992 Barcelona	Basketball	Men's Team Competition
3 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	1996 Atlanta	Basketball	Men's Team Competition
1 Gold	Alekna, VirgilijusVirgilijus Alekna	2000 Sydney	Athletics	Men's discus throw
1 Gold	Gudzinevičiūtė, DainaDaina Gudzinevičiūtė	2000 Sydney	Shooting	Women's Trap Shooting
3 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	2000 Sydney	Basketball	Men's Team Competition
3 Bronze	Žiliūtė, DianaDiana Žiliūtė	2000 Sydney	Cycling	Women's Individual Road Race
3 Bronze	Poplavskaja, KristinaKristina Poplavskaja Birutė Šakickienė	2000 Sydney	Rowing	Women's Double Sculls
1 Gold	Alekna, VirgilijusVirgilijus Alekna	2004 Athens	Athletics	Men's discus throw
2 Silver	Skujytė, AustraAustra Skujytė	2004 Athens	Athletics	Women's heptathlon
2 Silver	Zadneprovskis, AndrejusAndrejus Zadneprovskis	2004 Athens	Modern pentathlon	Men's event
2 Silver	Krungolcas, EdvinasEdvinas Krungolcas	2008 Beijing	Modern pentathlon	Men's event
2 Silver	Volungevičiūtė, GintarėGintarė Volungevičiūtė	2008 Beijing	Sailing	Women's Laser Radial
2 Silver	Mizgaitis, MindaugasMindaugas Mizgaitis	2008 Beijing	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman 120 kg
3 Bronze	Alekna, VirgilijusVirgilijus Alekna	2008 Beijing	Athletics	Men's discus throw
3 Bronze	Zadneprovskis, AndrejusAndrejus Zadneprovskis	2008 Beijing	Modern pentathlon	Men's event
1 Gold	Asadauskaitė, LauraLaura Asadauskaitė	2012 London	Modern pentathlon	Women's event
1 Gold	Meilutytė, RūtaRūta Meilutytė	2012 London	Swimming	Women's 100 m breaststroke
3 Bronze	Petrauskas, EvaldasEvaldas Petrauskas	2012 London	Boxing	Men's lightweight
3 Bronze	Skujytė, AustraAustra Skujytė	2012 London	Athletics	Women's heptathlon
3 Bronze	Kazakevič, AleksandrAleksandr Kazakevič	2012 London	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman 74 kg
2 Silver	Griškonis, MindaugasMindaugas Griškonis Ritter, SauliusSaulius Ritter	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Rowing	Men's double sculls
3 Bronze	Valčiukaitė, MildaMilda Valčiukaitė Vištartaitė, DonataDonata Vištartaitė	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Rowing	Women's double sculls
3 Bronze	Didžbalis, AurimasAurimas Didžbalis	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Weightlifting	Men's 94 kg
3 Bronze	Lankas, AurimasAurimas Lankas Ramanauskas, EdvinasEdvinas Ramanauskas	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Canoeing	Men's K-2 200 m
2 Silver	Asadauskaitė, LauraLaura Asadauskaitė	2020 Tokyo	Modern pentathlon	Women's event
3 Bronze	Senkutė, ViktorijaViktorija Senkutė	2024 Paris	Rowing	Women's single sculls
3 Bronze	Džiaugys, EvaldasEvaldas Džiaugys Aurelijus Pukelis Šarūnas Vingelis Gintautas Matulis	2024 Paris	3x3 basketball	Men's 3x3 basketball
2 Silver	Alekna, MykolasMykolas Alekna	2024 Paris	Athletics	Men's discus throw
2 Silver	Banevič, DominikaDominika Banevič	2024 Paris	Breaking	B-Girls

List of gold medal winners

Olympic participants

Summer Olympics

Winter Olympics

See also

In Spanish: Lituania en los Juegos Olímpicos para niños

• List of flag bearers for Lithuania at the Olympics
• Category:Olympic competitors for Lithuania
• Lithuania at the Paralympics