Lithuania, following its independence from the Soviet Union, made its Paralympic Games début at the 1992 Summer Paralympics in Barcelona, with a delegation of four athletes in track and field. This first delegation was notably successful, with all four athletes winning at least one medal, and female runner Sigita Kriaučiūnienė sweeping up four medals (three silver and a bronze). Kriaučiūnienė was also part of Lithuania's two person delegation for its first participation in the Winter Paralympics, in 1994. Lithuania has taken part in every subsequent edition of the Summer Paralympics, but had not returned to the Winter Games after 1994 until 2026.Lithuania at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee
Medal tallies Lithuanians have won a total of thirty-seven Paralympic medals (of which six gold, twelve silver and nineteen bronze), making it the most successful of the Baltic states. All these medals have been won at the Summer Games. Most of them have been won in track and field, but Lithuanians have also had some success in other sports. Jonas Stoškus has twice won bronze in judo (in 1996 and 2004), while Kęstutis Skučas won a silver medal in swimming in 2004, and the Lithuanian men's goalball team won silver in both 2000 and 2008.Lithuania at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee
Summer Paralympics EventGoldSilverBronzeTotalRanking1992 Summer Paralympics 0 4 3 7 42nd1996 Summer Paralympics 3 2 6 11 34th2000 Summer Paralympics 0 2 1 3 56th2004 Summer Paralympics 1 1 5 7 50th2008 Summer Paralympics 0 2 0 2 56th2012 Summer Paralympics 0 0 0 0 -2016 Summer Paralympics 2 1 0 3 44th 2020 Summer Paralympics 0 0 3 3 76th2024 Summer Paralympics 0 0 1 1 79th
Winter Paralympics EventGoldSilverBronzeTotalRanking1994 Winter Paralympics 0 0 0 0 -2026 Winter Paralympics 0 0 0 0 -
Medals by sport
Medalists Medal Name Games Sport Event Vytautas Girnius 1992 Barcelona Athletics Men's pentathlon B1 Sigita Kriaučiūnienė 1992 Barcelona Athletics Women's 800m B1 Sigita Kriaučiūnienė 1992 Barcelona Athletics Women's 1500m B1 Sigita Kriaučiūnienė 1992 Barcelona Athletics Women's 3000m B1 Sigita Kriaučiūnienė 1992 Barcelona Athletics Women's 400m B1 Danutė Smidek 1992 Barcelona Athletics Women's 800m B2 Malda Baumgartė 1992 Barcelona Athletics Women's pentathlon PW3-4 Aldona Grigaliūnienė 1996 Atlanta Athletics Women's long jump F34-37 Malda Baumgartė 1996 Atlanta Athletics Women's discus throw F41 Malda Baumgartė 1996 Atlanta Athletics Women's shot put F41 Kęstutis Bartkėnas 1996 Atlanta Athletics Men's 5000m T11 Vytautas Girnius 1996 Atlanta Athletics Men's javelin throw F10 Saulius Leonavičius 1996 Atlanta Athletics Men's 1500m T11 Kęstutis Bartkėnas 1996 Atlanta Athletics Men's 10000m T11 Ronaldas Urbonas 1996 Atlanta Athletics Men's shot put F12 Sigita Kriaučiūnienė 1996 Atlanta Athletics Women's 800m T10-11 Sigita Kriaučiūnienė 1996 Atlanta Athletics Women's 1500m T10-11 Jonas Stoskus 1996 Atlanta Judo Men's -78 kg Rolandas Urbonas 2000 Sydney Athletics Men's discus throw F12 Egidijus Biknevicius Arvydas Juchna Algirdas Montvydas Genrik Pavliukianec Marius Zibolis 2000 Sydney Goalball Men's team Kęstutis Bartkėnas 2000 Sydney Athletics Men's 5000m T13 Aldona Grigaliūnienė 2004 Athens Athletics Women's shot put F37/38 Kestutis Skucas 2004 Athens Swimming Men's 50m backstroke S4 Kęstutis Bartkėnas 2004 Athens Athletics Men's 10000m T13 Linas Balsys 2004 Athens Athletics Men's marathon T13 Rolandas Urbonas 2004 Athens Athletics Men's discus throw F12 Algirdas Tatulis 2004 Athens Athletics Men's discus throw F42 Jonas Stoskus 2004 Athens Judo Men's -90 kg Aldona Grigaliūnienė 2008 Beijing Athletics Women's shot put F37/38 Arvydas Juchna Saulius Leonavicius Nerijus Montvydas Genrik Pavliukianec Zydrunas Simkus Marius Zibolis 2008 Beijing Goalball Men's team Mindaugas Bilius 2016 Rio de Janeiro Athletics Men's shot put F37 Mantas Brazauskis Nerijus Montvydas Mantas Panovas Genrik Pavliukianec Justas Pazarauskas Mindaugas Suchovejus 2016 Rio de Janeiro Goalball Men's team Mindaugas Bilius 2016 Rio de Janeiro Athletics Men's discus throw F37
See also Lithuania at the Olympics
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