| Lithuania at the Olympics | |
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| IOC code | LTU |
| NOC | Lithuanian National Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| Medals Ranked 69th |
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| Winter appearances | |
| Other related appearances | |
 Russian Empire (1908–1912) Soviet Union (1952–1988) | |
Lithuania, after declaringrestoration of independence in 1918, sent its athletes to the1924 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 andSwiss teams started. Lithuania lost 9-0 (4-0). The cyclists could not finish the 188 km race because of technical difficulties.
In1928 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.
In1932 Summer Olympics inLos Angeles, Lithuania did not participate due to economic difficulties and political controversies surrounding the National Olympic Committee.[citation needed] In1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Lithuania was not invited by Germany due to German territorial claims overKlaipėda region andTrial of Neumann and Sass. In 1940, Lithuania wasoccupied by theSoviet Union. After theSecond World War, Lithuanians participated in the Olympic Games with theSoviet 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 therestoration of its independence in 1990, Lithuania has not missed any Olympic Games.
Lithuania has never won a medal at theWinter Olympics.
Medals by Summer Games[edit]
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Medals by summer sport[edit]
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| No. | Name | Sport | Year |
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| 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 and1980 |
| 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 and2004 |
| 26 | Rūta Meilutytė | Swimming | 2012 |
| 27 | Laura Asadauskaitė |  Modern pentathlon | 2012 |
| 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 | ||
| Total | 13 | 12 | 47 | 61 | 61 | 59 | 71 | 62 | 67 | 42 | 51 | 342 |
| 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 | |||||||||
| Total | 1 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 39 |
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