Lietuvos Respublika (Republic of Lithuania)
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IOC Code	LTU
Years Hosted Olympics	none
Years Attended Olympics	Summer: 1924-28, 1992-2012 Winter: 1928, 1992-2010
Medals 2008 Summer	1 gold, 0 silver, 1 bronze
Medals 2010 Winter	none
Total Olympic Medals
Gold	Silver	Bronze
5	4	9
National Olympic Committee
National Olympic Committee of Lithuania

Lithuania, after declaring restoration of independence from the Russian Empire 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 in Los Angeles, California Lithuania did not participate due to economic difficulties and political controversies surrounding the National Olympic Committee. In 1936 in Berlin, Lithuania was not invited by Germany due to the Memelland/Klaipėda region controversy. In 1940 Lithuania lost its independence to the USSR. After the war Lithuanians participated in the Olympic games with the Soviet Union team. From 1952 to 1988, 86 Lithuanians participated in the Olympics and won 60 medals (57 in Summer and 3 in Winter Olympics).

After declaring independence in 1990, Lithuania has not missed any Olympic games.

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List of medalists

Summer Olympics

Medal	Name	Games	Sport	Event
	Template:Sortname	Template:Country data ESP 1992 Barcelona	25px Athletics	Men's discus throw
	National basketball team	Template:Country data ESP 1992 Barcelona	25px Basketball	Men's competition
	National basketball team	1996 Atlanta	25px Basketball	Men's competition
	Template:Sortname	Template:Country data AUS 2000 Sydney	25px Athletics	Men's discus throw
	Template:Sortname	Template:Country data AUS 2000 Sydney	25px Shooting	Women's trap
	National basketball team	Template:Country data AUS 2000 Sydney	25px Basketball	Men's competition
	Template:Sortname	Template:Country data AUS 2000 Sydney	25px Cycling (Road)	Women's road race
	Template:Sortname Birutė Šakickienė	Template:Country data AUS 2000 Sydney	25px Rowing	Women's double sculls
	Template:Sortname	Template:Country data GRE 2004 Athens	25px Athletics	Men's discus throw
	Template:Sortname	Template:Country data GRE 2004 Athens	25px Athletics	Women's heptathlon
	Template:Sortname	Template:Country data GRE 2004 Athens	25px Modern pentathlon	Men's competition
	Template:Sortname	Template:Country data CHN 2008 Beijing	25px Modern pentathlon	Men's competition
	Template:Sortname	Template:Country data CHN 2008 Beijing	25px Sailing	Women's Laser Radial class
	Template:Sortname	Template:Country data CHN 2008 Beijing	25px Athletics	Men's discus throw
	Template:Sortname	Template:Country data CHN 2008 Beijing	25px Modern pentathlon	Men's competition
	Template:Sortname	Template:Country data CHN 2008 Beijing	25px Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman 120 kg
	Template:Sortname	Template:Country data GBR 2012 London	25px Swimming	Women's 100m breaststroke
	Template:Sortname	Template:Country data GBR 2012 London	25px Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman 74 kg

Medals by sport

Medal count

See also: All-time Olympic Games medal count

List of gold medal winners

References

• The European Olympic Committees
• Olimpiada.lt