Lithuania competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's eighth appearance at the Summer Olympics. The National Olympic Committee of Lithuania (, LTOK) sent a total of 62 athletes to the Games, 39 men and 23 women, to compete in 14 sports. Men's basketball was the only team-based sport in which Lithuania had its representation in these Olympic games.
The Lithuanian team featured past Olympic medalists, including Laser Radial sailor and world champion Gintarė Scheidt, who previously won the silver in Beijing. Trap shooter Daina Gudzinevičiūtė, and discus thrower and two-time Olympic champion Virgilijus Alekna, who became Lithuania's flag bearer at the opening ceremony, made their fifth Olympic appearance as the oldest and most experienced team members. Basketball player Šarūnas Jasikevičius and heptathlete Austra Skujytė, on the other hand, were among the Lithuanian athletes to compete in four Olympic games. Other notable athletes featured swimmer and world bronze medalist Giedrius Titenis, and NBA basketball stars Linas Kleiza and Jonas Valančiūnas (both played for the Toronto Raptors).
Lithuania left London with a total of six Olympic medals (two gold, one silver, and three bronze). Four of these medals were awarded for the first time in boxing, canoeing and swimming, including all gold medals won by women. Among the nation's medalists were 15-year-old breaststroke swimmer Rūta Meilutytė, the youngest athlete of the team, who surprisingly won Lithuania's first ever gold medal in her sport, and Laura Asadauskaitė, who became the final Olympic champion in London, after winning the women's modern pentathlon. The men's national basketball team failed to advance into the semi-finals for the first time, after losing out to Russia.
Medalists
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Medals by sportSport TotalSwimming 1 0 0 1Modern pentathlon 1 0 0 1Wrestling 0 0 1 1Boxing 0 0 1 1Athletics 0 0 1 1Canoeing 0 0 0 0Total 2 0 3 5
Competitors SportMenWomenTotalAthletics 7 13 20Badminton 0 1 1Basketball 12 0 12Boxing 2 0 2Canoeing 2 0 2Cycling 2 2 4Gymnastics 1 1 2Judo 2 0 2Modern pentathlon 1 2 3Rowing 3 1 4Sailing 2 1 3Shooting 0 1 1Swimming 3 1 4Wrestling 2 0 2 Total 39 23 62
Athletics
Lithuanian athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard):
Men Track & road events AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankRytis Sakalauskas100 mcolspan=2 10.296Did not advanceTadas ŠuškevičiusŠuškevičius, Adietyrė, Virbalytė, Saltanovič and Žiūkas selected 50 km walkcolspan=6 4:08:1646Marius Žiūkas20 km walkcolspan=6 1:24:4540
Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionVirgilijus AleknaDiscus throw63.8810 q67.384Povilas MykolaitisLong jump7.6126Did not advanceRaivydas StanysHigh jump2.1627Did not advance
Combined events – Decathlon AthleteEvent 100 m 400 m 1500 mFinalRankDarius DraudvilaResult10.957.1215.171.9650.1314.8746.434.2050.165:03.14755725Points872842800767809865796673591542
Women Track & road events AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankNeringa Aidietytė20 km walkcolspan=6 1:34:0139Rasa DrazdauskaitėMarathoncolspan=6 2:29:2927Lina Grinčikaitė100 mcolspan=2 11.19 NR4 q11.307Did not advanceRemalda KergytėMarathoncolspan=6 2:39:0175Diana Lobačevskėcolspan=6 2:29:3228Kristina Saltanovič20 km walkcolspan=6 1:31:0421Eglė Staišiūnaitė400 m hurdles57.795colspan=2 Did not advanceSonata Tamošaitytė100 m hurdles13.595colspan=2 Did not advanceBrigita Virbalytė20 km walkcolspan=6 1:31:5826
Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionIndrė JakubaitytėJavelin throw59.0518Did not advanceAirinė PalšytėHigh jump1.93=10 q1.8911Zinaida SendriūtėDiscus throw62.7910 q61.688
Combined events – Heptathlon AthleteEvent 200 m 800 mFinalRankAustra SkujytėResult14.001.9217.3125.436.2551.132:20.596599Points97811321016848927882816
Badminton
AthleteEventGroup stageEliminationQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankAkvilė StapušaitytėWomen's singlesL (16–21, 7–21)L (10–21, 16–21)3Did not advance
Basketball
Men's tournament
Roster
Group play
Quarter-final
Boxing
Men AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankEvaldas PetrauskasLightweightW 20–12W 16–12W 16–14L 13–18Did not advanceEgidijus KavaliauskasWelterweightL 7–11Did not advance
Canoeing
Sprint Lithuania has so far qualified boats for the following events:
AthleteEventHeatsSemifinalsFinalsTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankEgidijus BalčiūnasMen's K-1 200 m36.1734 Q36.4955 FB37.99510Jevgenijus ŠuklinasMen's C-1 200 m41.2882 Q41.4831 FA42.792* On 12 June 2019, the IOC stripped Jevgenijus Šuklinas of his silver medal.https://www.olympic.org/news/ioc-sanctions-one-athlete-for-failing-anti-doping-tests-at-london-2012-2 IOC sanctions one athlete for failing anti-doping tests at London 2012 Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal);
Cycling
Road AthleteEventTimeRankGediminas BagdonasMen's road race5:46:3759Ramūnas NavardauskasMen's road race5:46:3747Men's time trial55:12.3221
Track Sprint AthleteEventQualificationRound 1Repechage 1Round 2Repechage 2QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalTimeSpeed (km/h)RankOppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)OppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)OppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)OppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)OppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)OppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)OppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)RankSimona KrupeckaitėWomen's sprint11.23464.0918W 11.52862.456W 11.48662.685LDid not advance5th place finalW 11.8125
Keirin AthleteEvent1st roundRepechage2nd roundFinalRankRankRankRankSimona KrupeckaitėWomen's keirin2 Q57
BMX AthleteEventSeedingSemifinalFinalResultRankPointsRankResultRankVilma RimšaitėWomen's BMX42.16214197Did not advance
Gymnastics
Artistic Men AthleteEventQualificationFinalApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRankRokas GuščinasPommel horse14.366colspan=4 14.36617Did not advance
Women AthleteEventQualificationFinalApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRankLaura ŠvilpaitėAll-around12.66612.23313.50011.90050.29950Did not advance
Judo
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankKarolis BaužaMen's −90 kgW 0100–0010L 0003–0100Did not advanceMarius PaškevičiusMen's +100 kgW 0100–0000L 0001–1001Did not advance
Modern pentathlon
AthleteEventFencing(épée one touch)Swimming(200 m freestyle)Riding(show jumping)Combined: shooting/running(10 m air pistol)/(3000 m)Total pointsFinal rankResultsRankMP pointsTimeRankMP pointsPenaltiesRankMP pointsTimeRankMP PointsJustinas KinderisMen's15–20=257602:04.351513086012114010:19.342252457328Laura AsadauskaitėWomen's23–1239522:18.67171136203118011:55.64621405408 ORGintarė Venčkauskaitė10–25346402:16.88111160406116011:36.6322216517612
Rowing
Men AthleteEventHeatsRepechageQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalsTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankMindaugas GriškonisSingle sculls6:46.564 R7:00.191 Q7:00.803 SA/B7:31.725 FB7:15.328Rolandas MaščinskasSaulius RitterDouble sculls6:17.78=2 SA/Bcolspan=2 colspan=2 6:21.622 FA6:42.966
Women AthleteEventHeatsRepechageQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalsTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankDonata VištartaitėSingle sculls7:43.072 Qcolspan=2 7:45.683 SA/B7:56.055 FB7:47.948 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; Q=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage
Sailing
Men AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank12345678910M*Juozas BernotasRS:X91313891311172727EL12012Rokas MilevičiusLaser37373338433740433146EL33942
Women AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank12345678910M*Gintarė ScheidtLaser Radial2139103141177614826
M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race;
Shooting
Women AthleteEventQualificationFinalPointsRankPointsRankDaina GudzinevičiūtėTrap6614Did not advance
Swimming
Men AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankVytautas Janušaitis100 m butterfly54.1739Did not advance200 m individual medley1:59.8414 Q2:00.1313Did not advanceMindaugas Sadauskas100 m freestyle49.7828Did not advanceGiedrius Titenis100 m breaststroke59.683 Q59.665 Q1:00.848200 m breaststroke2:10.368 Q2:09.9511Did not advance
Women AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankRūta Meilutytė50 m freestyle25.5526Did not advance100 m freestyle56.3329Did not advance100 m breaststroke1:05.56 NR1 Q1:05.21 EU1 Q1:05.47
Wrestling
Men's Greco-Roman AthleteEventQualificationRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechage 1Repechage 2Final / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankEdgaras Venckaitis−66 kgW 3–1 W 3–1 L 0–3 Did not advanceL 1–3 Did not advance7Aleksandr Kazakevič−74 kgW 5–0 W 3–1 L 0–3 colspan=2 W 3–0
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