Lithuania was represented at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China by the Lithuanian National Olympic Committee.
In total, 71 athletes including 44 men and 27 women represented Lithuania in 16 different sports including athletics, badminton, basketball, boxing, canoeing, cycling, gymnastics, judo, modern pentathlon, rowing, sailing, shooting, swimming, table tennis, weightlifting and wrestling.
Lithuania won a total five medals at the games including three silver and two bronze in athletics, sailing, modern pentathlon and wrestling.
Competitors In total, 71 athletes represented Lithuania at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China across 16 different sports.
SportMenWomenTotalAthletics 6 12 18Badminton 1 1 2Basketball 12 0 12Boxing 3 0 3Canoeing 4 0 4Cycling 2 6 8Gymnastics 0 1 0Judo 1 0 1Modern pentathlon 2 2 4Rowing 1 0 1Sailing 0 1 1Shooting 0 1 1Swimming 7 2 9Table tennis 0 1 1Weightlifting 1 0 1Wrestling 4 0 4 Total 44 27 71
Medalists
Lithuania won a total of five medals at the games after Gintarė Volungevičiūtė, Edvinas Krungolcas and Mindaugas Mizgaitis won silver in the sailing, modern pentathlon and wrestling respectively and Virgilijus Alekna and Andrejus Zadneprovskis won bronze in the athletics and modern pentathlon respectively.
Medal Name Sport Event Sailing Women's Laser Radial Modern pentathlon Men's event Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 120 kg Athletics Men's discus throw Modern pentathlon Men's event
Athletics
In total, 18 Lithuanian athletes participated in the athletics events – Virgilijus Alekna in the men's discus throw, Eglė Balčiūnaitė in the women's 800 m, Živilė Balčiūnaitė and Rasa Drazdauskaitė in the women's marathon, Lina Grinčikaitė in the women's 100 m, Vitalij Kozlov in the men's 800 m, Sonata Milušauskaitė and Kristina Saltanovič in the women's 20 km walk, Zinaida Sendriūtė in the women's discus throw, Darius Škarnulis, Donatas Škarnulis and Tadas Šuškevičius in the men's 50 km walk, Austra Skujytė in the heptathlon, Inga Stasiulionytė in the women's javelin throw, Rasa Troup in the women's 3,000 m steeplechase, Karina Vnukova in the women's high jump and Marius Žiūkas in the men's 20 km walk.
Men Track & road events AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankVitalij Kozlov800 m1:48.966Did not advanceDarius Škarnulis50 km walkcolspan=4 Donatas Škarnuliscolspan=4 Tadas Šuškevičiuscolspan=4 4:02:4532Marius Žiūkas20 km walkcolspan=4 1:25.3635
Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionVirgilijus AleknaDiscus throw65.842 Q67.79
Women Track & road events AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankEglė Balčiūnaitė800 m2:00.154 qcolspan=2 2:02.597Did not advanceŽivilė BalčiūnaitėMarathoncolspan=6 2:29.3312Rasa Drazdauskaitėcolspan=6 2:35.0937Lina Grinčikaitė100 m11.433 Q11.332 Q11.506Did not advanceSonata Milušauskaitė20 km walkcolspan=6 1:30:2616Kristina Saltanovičcolspan=6 1:31:0319Rasa Troup3,000 m steeplechase9:30.21 NR8colspan=4 Did not advance
Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionZinaida SendriūtėDiscus throw54.8133Did not advanceInga StasiulionytėJavelin throw55.6632Did not advanceKarina VnukovaHigh jump1.8523Did not advance
+HeptathlonAthleteEvent 200 m 800 mFinalRankAustra SkujytėResult14.461.7717.0225.40—Points91494199785000—Viktorija ŽemaitytėResult14.441.7414.0125.06—Points91790379588100—
Badminton
In total, two Lithuanian athletes participated in the badminton events – Kęstutis Navickas in the men's singles and Akvilė Stapušaitytė in the women's singles.
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankKęstutis NavickasMen's singlesW 23–21, 12–21, 21–9W 21–12, 21–17L 5–21, 7–21Did not advanceAkvilė StapušaitytėWomen's singlesL 6–21, 8–21Did not advance
Basketball
In total, 12 Lithuanian athletes participated in the basketball events – Simas Jasaitis, Šarūnas Jasikevičius, Robertas Javtokas, Rimantas Kaukėnas, Linas Kleiza, Darjuš Lavrinovič, Kšyštof Lavrinovič, Mindaugas Lukauskis, Jonas Mačiulis, Marijonas Petravičius, Marius Prekevičius and Ramūnas Šiškauskas in the men's tournament.
Group play
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Bronze medal game
Boxing
In total, three Lithuanian athletes participated in the boxing events – Jaroslavas Jakšto in the super heavyweight category, Egidijus Kavaliauskas in the light welterweight category and Daugirdas Semiotas in the light heavyweight category.
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankEgidijus KavaliauskasLight welterweightL 2–13Did not advanceDaugirdas SemiotasLight heavyweightL 3–11Did not advanceJaroslavas JakštoSuper heavyweightW 11–1L Did not advance
Canoeing
In total, four Lithuanian athletes participated in the canoeing events – Egidijus Balčiūnas and Alvydas Duonėla in the men's K-2 500 m and Tomas Gadeikis and Raimundas Labuckas in the men's C-2 500 m.
AthleteEventHeatsSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTomas Gadeikis Raimundas LabuckasMen's C-2 500 m1:42.8034 QS1:43.2994Did not advanceEgidijus Balčiūnas Alvydas DuonėlaMen's K-2 500 m1:31.2325 QS1:32.8875Did not advance Qualification Legend: QS = Qualify to semi-final; QF = Qualify directly to final
Cycling
In total, eight Lithuanian athletes participated in the cycling events – Dainius Kairelis, Ignatas Konovalovas, Simona Krupeckaitė, Svetlana Pauliukaitė, Jolanta Polikevičiūtė, Edita Pučinskaitė, Vilija Sereikaitė and Modesta Vžesniauskaitė.
Road AthleteEventTimeRankDainius KairelisMen's road race6:39:4274Ignatas Konovalovas6:26:1729Edita PučinskaitėWomen's road race3:32:459Women's time trial38:55.3723Jolanta PolikevičiūtėWomen's road race3:32:4512Modesta Vžesniauskaitė3:33:1727
Track Sprint AthleteEventQualificationRound 1Repechage 1QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalTimeSpeed (km/h)RankOppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)OppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)OppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)OppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)OppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)RankSimona KrupeckaitėWomen's sprint11.22264.1595LW 12.12359.391L, LDid not advance5th-8th placeL8
Pursuit AthleteEventQualificationSemifinalsFinalsTimeRankOpponentResultsRankOpponentResultsRankSvetlana PauliukaitėWomen's individual pursuit3:45.69112Did not advanceVilija Sereikaitė3:36.0636 Q3:36.8086Did not advance
Omnium AthleteEventPointsLapsRankSvetlana PauliukaitėWomen's points race2012
Gymnastics
In total, one Lithuanian athlete participated in the gymnastic events – Jelena Zanevskaya in the women's artistic individual all-around.
AthleteEventQualificationFinalApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRankJelena ZanevskayaAll-around13.35013.87513.35013.37553.95054Did not advance
Judo
In total, one Lithuanian athlete participated in the judo events – Albert Techov in the men's −60 kg category.
AthleteEventPreliminaryRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechage 1Repechage 2Repechage 3Final / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankAlbert TechovMen's −60 kgL 0000–1000Did not advance
Modern pentathlon
In total, four Lithuanian athletes participated in the modern pentathlon events – Laura Asadauskaitė and Donata Rimšaitė in the women's competition and Edvinas Krungolcas and Andrejus Zadneprovskis in the men's competition.
AthleteEventShooting(10 m air pistol)Fencing(épée one touch)Swimming(200 m freestyle)Riding(show jumping)Running(3000 m)Total pointsFinal rankPointsRankMP PointsResultsRankMP pointsTimeRankMP pointsPenaltiesRankMP pointsTimeRankMP PointsEdvinas KrungolcasMen's1857115621–1459042:07.6323127256411449:42.652510725548Andrejus Zadneprovskis18217112015–20247602:02.275133628211689:25.001311405524Laura AsadauskaitėWomen's17525103612–23=316882:21.7622122002120010:18.9541248539215Donata Rimšaitė17524103617–18=188082:20.5721123611222108810:13.7631268543613
Rowing
In total, one Lithuanian athlete participated in the rowing events – Mindaugas Griškonis in the men's single sculls.
AthleteEventHeatsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankMindaugas GriškonisSingle sculls7:28.052 QF6:54.472 SA/B7:20.326 FB7:09.3238 Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage
Sailing
In total, one Lithuanian athlete participated in the sailing events – Gintarė Volungevičiūtė in the women's laser radial.
AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank12345678910M*Gintarė VolungevičiūtėLaser Radial31381142164CAN242 M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race; CAN = Race cancelled;
Shooting
In total, one Lithuanian athlete participated in the shooting events – Daina Gudzinevičiūtė in the women's trap.
AthleteEventQualificationFinalPointsRankPointsRankDaina GudzinevičiūtėTrap695 Q865
Swimming
In total, nine Lithuanian athletes participated in the swimming events – Saulius Binevičius, Edvinas Dautartas, Raminta Dvariškytė, Rolandas Gimbutis, Vytautas Janušaitis, Rugilė Mileišytė, Rimvydas Šalčius, Giedrius Titenis and Paulius Viktoravičius.
Men AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankSaulius Binevičius200 m freestyle1:51.8047Did not advanceEdvinas Dautartas200 m breaststroke2:13.1131Did not advanceRolandas Gimbutis50 m freestyle24.3658Did not advanceVytautas Janušaitis100 m backstroke55.6532Did not advance200 m individual medley1:59.6311 Q2:00.7615Did not advanceRimvydas Šalčius100 m butterfly52.9034Did not advanceGiedrius Titenis100 m breaststroke1:00.116 Q1:00.6612Did not advancePaulius Viktoravičius100 m freestyle49.2728Did not advance
Women AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankRaminta Dvariškytė200 m breaststroke2:33.3235Did not advanceRugilė Mileišytė50 m freestyle26.1939Did not advance
Table tennis
In total, one Lithuanian athlete participated in the table tennis events – Rūta Paškauskienė in the women's singles.
AthleteEventPreliminary roundRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankRūta PaškauskienėWomen's singlesW 4–0W 4–3L 3–4Did not advance
Weightlifting
In total, one Lithuanian athlete participated in the weightlifting events – Ramūnas Vyšniauskas in the men's −105 kg category.
AthleteEventSnatchClean & JerkTotalRankResultRankResultRankRamūnas VyšniauskasMen's −105 kg18010220180
Wrestling
In total, four Lithuanian athletes participated in the wrestling events – Mindaugas Ežerskis in the men's Greco-Roman −96 kg category, Aleksandr Kazakevič in the men's Greco-Roman −66 kg category, Mindaugas Mizgaitis in the men's Greco-Roman −120 kg category and Valdemaras Venckaitis in the men's Greco-Roman −74 kg category.
AthleteEventQualificationRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechage 1Repechage 2Final / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankAleksandr Kazakevič−66 kg L 1–3 Did not advance15Valdemaras Venckaitis−74 kgL 1–3 Did not advance14Mindaugas Ežerskis−96 kg W 3–1 L 1–3 Did not advance L 1–3 Did not advance7Mindaugas Mizgaitis−120 kg W 3–1 L 1–3 Did not advance W 3–1 W 3–1 Mindaugas Mizgaitis originally finished third, but in November 2016, he was promoted to second place due to disqualification of Khasan Baroyev.
See also Lithuania at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
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