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Lithuania at the Olympics

Field	Value
NOC	LTU
NOCname	Lithuanian National Olympic Committee
games	Olympics
website
rank	69
gold	6
silver	9
bronze	15
summerappearances
winterappearances

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	Total	Rank	Total	6	9
Gold	Silver	Bronze
1900–1912	as part of the RU1
BEL	did not participate
FRA	13	0	0	0	0	–
NED	12	0	0	0	0	–
1932–1936	did not participate
1948–1988	occupied by the Soviet Union
ESP	47	1	0	1	2	34
USA	61	0	0	1	1	71
AUS	61	2	0	3	5	33
GRE	59	1	2	0	3	45
CHN	71	0	3	2	5	56
GBR	62	2	0	3	5	33
BRA	67	0	1	3	4	64
JPN	42	0	1	0	1	77
FRA	51	0	2	2	4	70
USA	future event
AUS	future event

Medals by Winter Games

Games	Athletes	Total	Rank	Total	0	0
Gold	Silver	Bronze
FRA	did not participate
SUI	1	0	0	0	0	–
1932–1936	did not participate
1948–1988	occupied by the Soviet Union
FRA	6	0	0	0	0	–
NOR	6	0	0	0	0	–
JPN	7	0	0	0	0	–
USA	8	0	0	0	0	–
ITA	7	0	0	0	0	–
CAN	6	0	0	0	0	–
RUS	9	0	0	0	0	–
KOR	9	0	0	0	0	–
CHN	13	0	0	0	0	–
ITA	future event

Medals by summer sport

List of medalists

Summer Olympics

Medal	Name	Games	Sport	Event
			[[File:Athletics pictogram.svg	25px]] Athletics	Men's discus throw
	Men's basketball team
Valdemaras Chomičius
Darius Dimavičius
Gintaras Einikis
Sergejus Jovaiša
Artūras Karnišovas
Gintaras Krapikas
Rimas Kurtinaitis
Šarūnas Marčiulionis
Alvydas Pazdrazdis
Arvydas Sabonis
Arūnas Visockas		[[File:Basketball pictogram.svg	25px]] Basketball	Men's Team Competition
	Men's basketball teamArvydas Sabonis
Šarūnas Marčiulionis
Rimas Kurtinaitis
Gintaras Einikis
Artūras Karnišovas
Darius Lukminas
Saulius Štombergas
Eurelijus Žukauskas
Mindaugas Žukauskas
Andrius Jurkūnas
Rytis Vaišvila
Tomas Pačėsas		[[File:Basketball pictogram.svg	25px]] Basketball	Men's Team Competition
			[[File:Athletics pictogram.svg	25px]] Athletics	Men's discus throw
			[[File:Shooting pictogram.svg	25px]] Shooting	Women's Trap Shooting
	Men's basketball team
Mindaugas Timinskas
Eurelijus Žukauskas
Darius Maskoliūnas
Ramūnas Šiškauskas
Darius Songaila
Šarūnas Jasikevičius
Kęstutis Marčiulionis
Tomas Masiulis
Dainius Adomaitis
Gintaras Einikis
Andrius Giedraitis		[[File:Basketball pictogram.svg	25px]] Basketball	Men's Team Competition
			[[File:Cycling pictogram.svg	25px]] Cycling	Women's Individual Road Race

Birutė Šakickienė		[[File:Rowing pictogram.svg	25px]] Rowing	Women's Double Sculls
			[[File:Athletics pictogram.svg	25px]] Athletics	Men's discus throw
			[[File:Athletics pictogram.svg	25px]] Athletics	Women's heptathlon
			[[File:Modern pentathlon pictogram (pre-2025).svg	25px]] Modern pentathlon	Men's event
			[[File:Modern pentathlon pictogram (pre-2025).svg	25px]] Modern pentathlon	Men's event
			[[File:Sailing pictogram.svg	25px]] Sailing	Women's Laser Radial
			[[File:Wrestling pictogram.svg	25px]] Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman 120 kg
			[[File:Athletics pictogram.svg	25px]] Athletics	Men's discus throw
			[[File:Modern pentathlon pictogram (pre-2025).svg	25px]] Modern pentathlon	Men's event
			[[File:Modern pentathlon pictogram (pre-2025).svg	25px]] Modern pentathlon	Women's event
			[[File:Swimming pictogram.svg	25px]] Swimming	Women's 100 m breaststroke
			[[File:Boxing pictogram.svg	25px]] Boxing	Men's lightweight
			[[File:Athletics pictogram.svg	25px]] Athletics	Women's heptathlon
			[[File:Wrestling pictogram.svg	25px]] Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman 74 kg

	[[File:Rowing pictogram.svg	25px]] Rowing	Men's double sculls

	[[File:Rowing pictogram.svg	25px]] Rowing	Women's double sculls
			[[File:Weightlifting pictogram.svg	25px]] Weightlifting	Men's 94 kg

	[[File:Canoeing pictogram.svg	25px]] Canoeing	Men's K-2 200 m
			[[File:Modern pentathlon pictogram (pre-2025).svg	25px]] Modern pentathlon	Women's event
			[[File:Rowing pictogram.svg	25px]] Rowing	Women's single sculls

Aurelijus Pukelis
Šarūnas Vingelis
Gintautas Matulis		[[File:3x3 basketball pictogram.svg	25px]] 3x3 basketball	Men's 3x3 basketball
			[[File:Athletics pictogram.svg	25px]] Athletics	Men's discus throw
			[[File:Breakdancing pictogram.svg	25px]] Breaking	B-Girls

List of gold medal winners

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

Olympic participants

Summer Olympics

Sport	1924	1928	1992	1996	2000	2004	2008	2012	2016	2020	2024	Athletes
Athletics		5	8	14	18	12	18	20	16	11	11	82
Badminton							2	1				2
Basketball			12	11	12	12	12	12	12		4	56
Boxing		2	4	1	2	2	3	2	2			14
Breaking											1	1
Canoeing/Kayaking			1	2	3	3	4	2	6	1	5	18
Cycling	2	4	5	13	8	9	8	4	4	5	3	40
Equestrian											2	2
Football	11											11
Gymnastics				1	1		1	2	1	1	1	6
Judo			1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1		7
Modern pentathlon			3	1	1	2	4	3	3	3	2	10
Rowing			8	3	2	2	1	4	10	9	8	29
Sailing			2		1	1	1	3	2	2	2	8
Shooting				1	1	1	1	1	1	1		3
Swimming			2	8	6	10	9	4	6	6	7	32
Table Tennis				1	2		1					2
Tennis									1			1
Volleyball											2	2
Weightlifting		1		1	1	1	1		1	1		4
Wrestling			1	3	2	3	4	2	1	1	3	12

Winter Olympics

Sport	1928	1992	1994	1998	2002	2006	2010	2014	2018	2022	Athletes
Alpine skiing				1		1	1	2	2	2	6
Biathlon		2	2	1	2	2	1	2	4	5	11
Cross-country skiing		2	2	3	4	2	4	2	3	4	15
Figure skating		2	2	2	2	2		2		2	6
Short track speed skating								1			1
Speed skating	1										1

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