Lithuania at the Olympics

The Lithuanian National Olympic Committee ( lit. Lietuvos tautinis olimpinis komitetas, verk. LTOK ) was founded in 1924 and resumed in 1991 after the independence from the International Olympic Committee.

Of medals won

So far, 21 athletes win Olympic medals for Lithuania (6 x Gold, Silver 5 ×, 10 × bronze). Domain of Lithuanians is next to the basketball Discus, in the Virgilijus Alekna (2 × 1 × Gold and Bronze) and Romas Ubartas (1 × 1 × Gold for Lithuania and silver for the USSR) shone.

Successful athletes from Lithuania at the Olympics are next Virgilijus Alekna and Romas Ubartas the basketball Rimas Kurtinaitis, Šarūnas Marciulionis and Arvydas Sabonis, who won each one gold and two bronze medals, the basketball player, Angèle Rupšienė and handball Aldona Česaitytė - Nenėnienė with 2 gold medals, the handball Valdemaras Novickis with 1 gold and 1 silver and track cyclists Gintautas UMARAS with two gold medals.

Medalist

Listed below - all athletes from Lithuania listed that have won Olympic medals - in accordance with the instructions of the LTOK. Medals were won at the Olympic Games 1948-1988 were won as a member of the respective Soviet team.

For clarity, the athletes ( men) are listed here at the outset of the team sport of basketball ( national sport in Lithuania) as a team and are found as individual athletes in a separate section at the end of the article.

The men's basketball team

  • Helsinki 1952: Silver; from Lithuania: Stepas Butautas, Justina Lagunavičius, Kazys Petkevičius
  • Melbourne 1956: Silver; from Lithuania: Algirdas Lauritėnas, Kazys Petkevičius Stanislovas Stonkus
  • Munich 1972: Gold; from Lithuania Modestas Paulauskas
  • Moscow 1980: Bronze; from Lithuania: Sergejus Jovaisa
  • Seoul 1988: Gold; from Lithuania Valdemaras Chomičius, Rimas Kurtinaitis, Šarūnas Marciulionis, Arvydas Sabonis
  • Barcelona 1992: Bronze: Romana's Brazdauskis, Valdemaras Chomičius, Darius Dimavičius, Gintaras Einikis, Sergejus Jovaisa, Artūras Karnišovas, Gintaras Krapikas, Rimas Kurtinaitis, Šarūnas Marciulionis, Alvydas Pazdrazdis, Arvydas Sabonis, Arūnas Visockas
  • Atlanta 1996: Bronze: Gintaras Einikis, Artūras Karnišovas, Rimas Kurtinaitis, Darius Lukminas, Tomas Pačėsas, Arvydas Sabonis, Saulius Štombergas, Rytis Vaišvila, Eurelijus Žukauskas, Mindaugas Žukauskas
  • Sydney 2000: Bronze: Dainius Adomaitis, Gintaras Einikis, Andrius Giedraitis, Šarūnas Jasikevičius, Kestutis Marciulionis, Tomas Masiulis, Darius Maskoliūnas, Darius Songaila, Ramūnas Siskauskas, Mindaugas Timinskas, Saulius Štombergas, Eurelijus Žukauskas

Individual athletes

A

  • Virgilijus Alekna - Athletics ( 2-0-1 ) Sydney 2000: Gold, discus, men Athens 2004: Gold, discus, men Beijing 2008: Bronze, discus, men
  • Laura Asadauskaitė - Modern Pentathlon ( 1-0-0 ) London 2012: Gold, Women

B

  • Antanas Bagdonavičius - Rowing ( 0-1-1 ) Rome 1960: silver, double scull with coxswain, men Mexico 1968: Bronze, aft, men
  • Laima Baikauskaitė - Athletics ( 0-1-0 ) Seoul 1988: Silver, 1500 m, Women
  • Vida Beselienė - Basketball ( 1-0-0 ) Moscow 1980: Gold, Women
  • Vytautas Briedis - Rowing ( 0-0-1 ) Mexico 1968: Bronze, aft, men

C

  • Jonas Čepulis - boxing ( 0-1-0 ) Mexico 1968: Silver, Heavyweight ( 81 kg )
  • Aldona Česaitytė - Nenėnienė - Handball ( 2-0-0 ) Montréal 1976: Gold, Women Moscow 1980: Gold, Women
  • Vladi Slava Česiūnas - Canoe ( 1-0-0 ) Munich 1972: two - Canadians, 1000 m, Men

G

  • Daina Gudzinevičiutė - Shooting ( 1-0-0 ) Sydney 2000: Gold, Trap Women

J

  • Juozas Jagelavičius - Rowing ( 0-0-1 ) Mexico 1968: Bronze, aft, men
  • Arvydas Janonis - Football ( 1-0-0 ) Seoul 1988: Gold, Men
  • Zigmas Jukna - Rowing ( 0-1-1 ) Rome 1960: silver, double scull with coxswain, men Mexico 1968: Bronze, aft, men
  • Arvydas Juozaitis - Swimming ( 0-0-1 ) Montréal 1976: 100 m breaststroke, men

K

  • Lina Kačiušytė - Swimming ( 1-0-0 ) Moscow 1980: 200 m breaststroke, women
  • Birutė Kalėdienė - Athletics ( 0-0-1 ) Rome 1960: Bronze, Javelin, Women
  • Eleonora Kaminskaite - Rowing ( 0-0-1 ) Montréal 1976: Bronze, double sculls, women
  • Artūras Kasputis - Cycling ( 1-0-0 ) Seoul 1988: Gold, Team Pursuit, Men
  • Aleksandr Kazakevič - rings ( 0-0-1 ) London 2012: Bronze, Men
  • Klavdija Koženkova - Rowing ( 0-1-0 ) Montréal 1976: Silver, Roller, Women
  • Edvinas Krungolcas - Modern Pentathlon ( 0-1-0 ) Beijing 2008: Silver, Men

M

  • Vasilijus Matuševas - Volleyball ( 1-0-0 ) Mexico 1968: Gold, Men
  • Sigita Mažeikaitė - Strečen - Handball ( 1-0-0 ) Moscow 1980: Gold, Women
  • Rūta Meilutyte - Swimming ( 1-0-0 ) London 2012: Gold, Women
  • Antanas Mikenas - Athletics ( 0-1-0 ) Melbourne 1956: Silver, 20 - km walk
  • Mindaugas Mizgaitis Pekin 2008: Bronze, wrestling, men
  • Romualdas Murauskas - boxing ( 0-0-1 ) Melbourne 1956: Bronze, Light Heavyweight ( 75-81 kg)

N

  • Arminas Narbekovas - Football ( 1-0-0 ) Seoul 1988: Gold, Men
  • Jonas Narmontas - Rowing ( 0-0-1 ) Moscow 1980: Bronze, aft, men
  • Valdemaras Novickis - Handball ( 1-1-0 ) Moscow 1980: Silver, Men Seoul 1988: Gold, Men

P

  • Evaldas Petrauskas - boxing ( 0-0-1 ) London 2012: Bronze, Lightweight, Men
  • Jonas Pinskus - Rowing ( 0-0-1 ) Moscow 1980: Eighth, Men
  • Kristina Poplavskaja - Rowing ( 0-0-1 ) Sydney 2000: Bronze, double sculls, women
  • Dana Pozniakas - boxing ( 1-0-0 ) Mexico 1968: Gold, Light Heavyweight ( 75-81 kg)

R

  • Genovaitė Ramoškienė - Rowing ( 0-0-1 ) Montréal 1976: Bronze, double sculls, women
  • Angele Rupšienė - Basketball ( 2-0-0 ) Montréal 1976: Gold, Women Moscow 1980: Gold, Women

S

  • Nijolė Sabaite - Athletics ( 0-1-0 ) Munich 1972: Silver, 800m, Women
  • Birutė Šakickienė - Rowing ( 0-0-1 ) Sydney 2000: Bronze, double sculls, women
  • Austra Skujytė - Athletics ( 0-1-0 ) Athens 2004: Silver, heptathlon, women
  • Algimatas salna - Biathlon ( 1-0-0 ) Sarajevo 1984: Gold, 4 x 7.5 km relay men
  • Stasys Šaparnis - Modern Pentathlon ( 0-1-0 ) Mexico 1968: Silver, Modern Pentathlon, Team, Men
  • Jevgenijus Šuklinas - Canoeing ( 0-1-0 ) London 2012: Silver, One - Canadians 200 m, Men

T

  • Ričardas Tamulis - boxing ( 0-1-0 ) Tokyo 1964: Silver, Welterweight ( 63.5 to 67 kg)
  • Vitalija Tuomaitė - Basketball ( 0-0-1 ) Seoul 1988: Bronze, Women

U

  • Romas Ubartas - Athletics ( 1-1-0 ) Seoul 1988: Silver, discus, men Barcelona 1992: Gold, discus, men
  • Gintautas UMARAS - Cycling ( 2-0-0 ) Seoul 1988: Gold, Individual Pursuit (4000 m), men Seoul 1988: Gold, Team Pursuit (4000 m), men

V

  • Remigijus Valiulis - Athletics ( 1-0-0 ) Moscow 1980: Gold, 4 × 400m relay, Men
  • Vida Vencienė - Nordic Skiing ( 1-0-1 ) Calgary 1988: Gold, 10- km cross-country ski, women Calgary 1988: Bronze, 5 - km cross-country ski, women
  • Gintarė Volungevičiūtė Beijing 2008: Silver, sailing, women

Z

  • Andrejus Zadneprovskis - Modern Pentathlon ( 0-1-0 ) Athens 2004: Silver, Men Beijing 2008: Bronze, Men
  • Laima Zilporytė - Cycling ( 0-0-1 ) Seoul 1988: Bronze, Road Race, Women
  • Diana Žiliūtė - Cycling ( 0-0-1 ) Sydney 2000: Bronze, Road Race, Women
  • Robertas Zulpa - Swimming ( 1-0-0 ) Moscow 1980: Gold, 200m breaststroke, men

Basketball Players

  • Dainius Adomaitis - Basketball ( 0-0-1 ) Sydney 2000: Bronze, Men
  • Romana Brazdauskis - Basketball ( 0-0-1 ) Barcelona 1992: Bronze, Men
  • Stepas Butautas - Basketball ( 0-1-0 ) Helsinki 1952: Silver, Men
  • Valdemaras Chomičius - Basketball ( 1-0-1 ) Seoul 1988: Gold, Men Barcelona 1992: Bronze, Men
  • Darius Dimavičius - Basketball ( 0-0-1 ) Barcelona 1992: Bronze, Men
  • Gintaras Einikis - Basketball ( 0-0-3 ) Barcelona 1992: Bronze, Men Atlanta 1996, bronze, men Sydney 2000: Bronze, Men
  • Andrius Giedraitis - Basketball ( 0-0-1 ) Sydney 2000: Bronze, Men
  • Šarūnas Jasikevičius - Basketball ( 0-0-1 ) Sydney 2000: Bronze, Men
  • Sergejus Jovaisa - Basketball ( 0-0-2 ) Moscow 1980: Bronze, Men Barcelona 1992: Bronze, Men
  • Andrius Jurkunas - Basketball ( 0-0-1 ) Atlanta 1996, bronze, men
  • Arturas Karnišovas - Basketball ( 0-0-2 ) Barcelona 1992: Bronze, Men Atlanta 1996, bronze, men
  • Gintaras Krapikas - Basketball ( 0-0-1 ) Barcelona 1992: Bronze, Men
  • Rimas Kurtinaitis - Basketball ( 1-0-2 ) Seoul 1988: Gold, Men Barcelona 1992: Bronze, Men Atlanta 1996, bronze, men
  • Justina Lagunavičius - Basketball ( 0-1-0 ) Helsinki 1952: Silver, Men
  • Algirdas Lauritėnas - Basketball ( 0-1-0 ) Melbourne 1956: Silver, Men
  • Darius Lukminas - Basketball ( 0-0-1 ) Atlanta 1996, bronze, men
  • Kestutis Marciulionis - Basketball ( 0-0-1 ) Sydney 2000: Bronze, Men
  • Šarūnas Marciulionis - Basketball ( 1-0-2 ) Seoul 1988: Gold, Men Barcelona 1992: Bronze, Men Atlanta 1996, bronze, men
  • Tomas Masiulis - Basketball ( 0-0-1 ) Sydney 2000: Bronze, Men
  • Darius Maskoliūnas - Basketball ( 0-0-1 ) Sydney 2000: Bronze, Men
  • Tomas Pačėsas - Basketball ( 0-0-1 ) Atlanta 1996, bronze, men
  • Modestas Paulauskas - Basketball ( 1-0-0 ) Munich 1972: Gold, Men
  • Alvydas Pazdrazdis - Basketball ( 0-0-1 ) Barcelona 1992: Bronze, Men
  • Kazys Petkevičius - Basketball ( 0-2-0 ) Helsinki 1952: Silver, Men Melbourne 1956: Silver, Men
  • Arvydas Sabonis - Basketball ( 1-0-2 ) Seoul 1988: Gold, Men Barcelona 1992: Bronze, Men Atlanta 1996, bronze, men
  • Darius Songaila - Basketball ( 0-0-1 ) Sydney 2000: Bronze, Men
  • Stanislovas Stonkus - Basketball ( 0-1-0 ) Melbourne 1956: Silver, Men
  • Ramūnas Siskauskas - Basketball ( 0-0-1 ) Sydney 2000: Bronze, Men
  • Saulius Štombergas - Basketball ( 0-0-2 ) Atlanta 1996, bronze, men Sydney 2000: Bronze, Men
  • Mindaugas Timinskas - Basketball ( 0-0-1 ) Sydney 2000: Bronze, Men
  • Rytis Vaišvila - Basketball ( 0-0-1 ) Atlanta 1996, bronze, men
  • Arūnas Visockas - Basketball ( 0-0-1 ) Barcelona 1992: Bronze, Men
  • Eurelijus Žukauskas - Basketball ( 0-0-2 ) Atlanta 1996, bronze, men Sydney 2000: Bronze, Men
  • Mindaugas Žukauskas - Basketball ( 0-0-1 ) Atlanta 1996, bronze, men
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