Tomas Kaukėnas (born 1 May 1990) is a Lithuanian athlete. He competes in biathlon and cross-country skiing events. He had represented Lithuania in three Winter Olympics Games in 2014, 2018, and 2022. He had also competed at the Biathlon World Cup and the World Biathlon Championships.
Early life Tomas Kaukėnas was born 1 May 1990 at Ignalina in Lithuania.
Career Kaukėnas started competing in the Biathlon World Cup events in 2009. His best result in the World Biathlon Championships was his 22nd place in the sprint event in 2013. Kaukėnas was named to the Lithuanian team for the 2014 Winter Olympics held at Sochi. This was his debut at the Winter Olympics. He competed in three events at the competition. He finished in 48th, 40th and 23rd place in the men's sprint, pursuit, and individual events respectively. He competed in a lone event in cross-country skiing in Latvia in 2015.
In 2018, Kaukėnas was named to the Lithuanian team for the 2018 Winter Olympics. This was his second consecutive appearance at the Winter Olympics. In the men's events, Kaukėnas competed in four individual events. He registered the best finish of 13th amongst the 60 competitors in the men's pursuit. He was part of the Lithuanian team for the 2022 Winter Olympics. This was his third and last appearance at the Winter Olympics. He competed in two events at the Games. He finished 70th and 80th in the sprint and individual events respectively.
Biathlon results All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.
Olympic Games 0 medals EventIndividualSprintPursuitRelay 2014 Sochi23rd48th40th——— 2018 Pyeongchang78th17th13th30th—19th 2022 Beijing 70th 80th — — 14th —
World Championships 0 medals EventIndividualSprintPursuitRelay 2011 Khanty-Mansiysk 74th 60th 59th 25th 2012 Ruhpolding 74th 62nd 21st 25th 2013 Nové Město na Moravě 23rd 22nd 38th 29th 25th 25th 2015 Kontiolahti 73rd 60th 56th 23rd 23rd 2016 Oslo 70th 21st 47th 23rd 23rd 2017 Hochfilzen 46th 31st 41st 25th 2019 Östersund 63rd 55th DNS 21st 24th 2020 Antholz-Anterselva 74th 62nd 24th 2021 Pokljuka 52nd 75th 25th 24th 2023 Oberhof34th70th——16th—21st 2024 Nové Město na Moravě70th43rdLAP—20th—— 2025 Lenzerheide 85th 91st — — 21nd 12th — *During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program. **The single mixed relay was added as an event in 2019.
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