Lithuania, after declaring restoration of independence in 1918, sent its athletes to the 1924 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 and Swiss teams started. Lithuania lost 9-0 (4-0). The cyclists could not finish the 188 km race because of technical difficulties.

In 1928 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.

In 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, Lithuania did not participate due to economic difficulties and political controversies surrounding the National Olympic Committee. In 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Lithuania was not invited by Germany due to German territorial claims over Klaipėda region and Trial of Neumann and Sass. In 1940, Lithuania was occupied by the Soviet Union. After the Second World War, Lithuanians participated in the Olympic Games with the Soviet 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 the restoration of its independence in 1990, Lithuania has not missed any Olympic Games.

Lithuania has never won a medal at the Winter Olympics.

Medal tables

Medals by Summer Games GamesAthletesGoldSilverBronzeTotalRank 1900–1912 as part of the did not participate 13 0 0 0 0 – 12 0 0 0 0 – 1932–1936 did not participate 1948–1988 occupied by the 47 1 0 1 2 34 61 0 0 1 1 71 61 2 0 3 5 33 59 1 2 0 3 45 71 0 3 2 5 56 62 2 0 3 5 33 67 0 1 3 4 64 42 0 1 0 1 77 51 0 2 2 4 70 future event Total 6 9 15 30 69

Medals by Winter Games GamesAthletesGoldSilverBronzeTotalRank 1 0 0 0 0 – 1932–1936 did not participate 1948–1988 occupied by the 6 0 0 0 0 – 6 0 0 0 0 – 7 0 0 0 0 – 8 0 0 0 0 – 7 0 0 0 0 – 6 0 0 0 0 – 9 0 0 0 0 – 9 0 0 0 0 – 13 0 0 0 0 – 17 0 0 0 0 – future event Total 0 0 0 0 –

Medals by summer sport

List of medalists Summer Olympics Medal Name Games Sport Event Athletics Men's discus throw Men's basketball team Valdemaras Chomičius Darius Dimavičius Gintaras Einikis Sergejus Jovaiša Artūras Karnišovas Gintaras Krapikas Rimas Kurtinaitis Šarūnas Marčiulionis Alvydas Pazdrazdis Arvydas Sabonis Arūnas Visockas Basketball Men's Team Competition Men's basketball teamArvydas Sabonis Šarūnas Marčiulionis Rimas Kurtinaitis Gintaras Einikis Artūras Karnišovas Darius Lukminas Saulius Štombergas Eurelijus Žukauskas Mindaugas Žukauskas Andrius Jurkūnas Rytis Vaišvila Tomas Pačėsas Basketball Men's Team Competition Athletics Men's discus throw Shooting Women's Trap Shooting Men's basketball team Mindaugas Timinskas Eurelijus Žukauskas Darius Maskoliūnas Ramūnas Šiškauskas Darius Songaila Šarūnas Jasikevičius Kęstutis Marčiulionis Tomas Masiulis Dainius Adomaitis Gintaras Einikis Andrius Giedraitis Basketball Men's Team Competition Cycling Women's Individual Road Race Birutė Šakickienė Rowing Women's Double Sculls Athletics Men's discus throw Athletics Women's heptathlon Modern pentathlon Men's event Modern pentathlon Men's event Sailing Women's Laser Radial Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 120 kg Athletics Men's discus throw Modern pentathlon Men's event Modern pentathlon Women's event Swimming Women's 100 m breaststroke Boxing Men's lightweight Athletics Women's heptathlon Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 74 kg Rowing Men's double sculls Rowing Women's double sculls Weightlifting Men's 94 kg Canoeing Men's K-2 200 m Modern pentathlonWomen's event Rowing Women's single sculls Aurelijus Pukelis Šarūnas Vingelis Gintautas Matulis 3x3 basketball Men's 3x3 basketball Athletics Men's discus throw Breaking B-Girls

List of gold medal winners No. Name Sport Year In the Soviet Union1 Vasilijus Matuševas 19682 Danas Pozniakas 19683 Vladislavas Česiūnas 19724 Modestas Paulauskas 19725 Vida Beselienė 19806 Aldona Česaitytė-Nenėnienė 1976 and 19807 Lina Kačiušytė 19808 Sigita Mažeikaitė-Strečen 19809 Angelė Rupšienė 1976 and 198010 Remigijus Valiulis 198011 Robertas Žulpa 198012 Algimantas Šalna 198413 Valdemaras Chomičius 198814 Arvydas Janonis 198815 Artūras Kasputis 198816 Rimas Kurtinaitis 198817 Šarūnas Marčiulionis 198818 Arminas Narbekovas 198819 Valdemaras Novickis 198820 Arvydas Sabonis 198821 Gintautas Umaras 1988 (twice)22 Vida Vencienė 1988 Independent Lithuania23 Romas Ubartas 199224 Daina Gudzinevičiūtė 200025 Virgilijus Alekna 2000 and 200426 Rūta Meilutytė 201227 Laura Asadauskaitė 2012

Olympic participants

Summer Olympics Sport19241928199219962000200420082012201620202024AthletesAthletics 5 8 14 18 12 18 20 16 11 11 82Badminton 2 1 2Basketball 12 11 12 12 12 12 12 4 56Boxing 2 4 1 2 2 3 2 2 14Breaking 1 1Canoeing/Kayaking 1 2 3 3 4 2 6 1 5 18Cycling 2 4 5 13 8 9 8 4 4 5 3 40Equestrian 2 2Football 11 11Gymnastics 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 6Judo 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 7Modern pentathlon 3 1 1 2 4 3 3 3 2 10Rowing 8 3 2 2 1 4 10 9 8 29Sailing 2 1 1 1 3 2 2 2 8Shooting 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3Swimming 2 8 6 10 9 4 6 6 7 32Table Tennis 1 2 1 2Tennis 1 1Volleyball 2 2Weightlifting 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 4Wrestling 1 3 2 3 4 2 1 1 3 12Total 13 12 47 61 61 59 71 62 67 42 51 342

Winter Olympics Sport19281992199419982002200620102014201820222026AthletesAlpine skiing 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 7Biathlon 2 2 1 2 2 1 2 4 5 8 16Cross-country skiing 2 2 3 4 2 4 2 34 4 15Figure skating 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 9Short track speed skating 1 1Speed skating 1 1Total 1 6 6 7 8 7 6 9 9 13 17 48

See also List of flag bearers for Lithuania at the Olympics :Category:Olympic competitors for Lithuania Lithuania at the Paralympics

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