Lithuania at the 2024 Summer Olympics

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Lithuania at the
2024 Summer Olympics
IOC codeLTU
NOCLithuanian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.ltok.lt (in Lithuanian and English)
in Paris, France
26 July 2024 (2024-07-26) – 11 August 2024 (2024-08-11)
Competitors32 in 11 sports
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 Russian Empire (1908–1912)
 Soviet Union (1952–1988)

Lithuania is scheduled to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. It will be the nation's ninth consecutive appearance at the Games in the post-Soviet era and eleventh overall in Summer Olympic history.

Competitors[edit]

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 2 1 3
Breaking 0 1 1
Canoeing 5 0 5
Cycling 1 2 3
Equestrian 1 1 2
Gymnastics 1 0 1
Modern pentathlon 0 1 1
Rowing 1 5 6
Sailing 1 1 2
Swimming 5 2 7
Wrestling 1 0 1
Total 18 14 32

Athletics[edit]

Lithuanian track and field athletes achieved the entry standards for Paris 2024, either by passing the direct qualifying mark (or time for track and road races) or by world ranking, in the following events (a maximum of 3 athletes each):[1][2][3]

Key
  • Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
  • Q = Qualified for the next round
  • q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
  • NR = National record
  • N/A = Round not applicable for the event
  • Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Mykolas Alekna Men's discus throw
Andrius Gudžius
Ieva Gumbs Women’s discus throw

Breaking[edit]

Lithuania entered a breakdancer to compete in the B-Girl dual battles for Paris 2024. Dominika Banevič (Nicka) qualified for the games following the victory of her gold medal results at the 2023 World Championships in Leuven, Belgium.[4]

Athlete Nickname Event Qualification Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Points Rank Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Dominika Banevič Nicka B-Girls
0

Canoeing[edit]

Sprint[edit]

Lithuanian canoeists qualified two boats in the following distances for the Games through the 2023 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Duisburg, Germany.[5][6]

Athlete Event Heats Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
 
 
Men's K-2 500 m
 
 
 
 
Men's K-4 500 m

Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)

Cycling[edit]

Road[edit]

Lithuania entered one female rider to compete in the road race events at the Olympic, through the re-allocation of unused quota places via the establishment of UCI Nation Ranking.[7]

Athlete Event Time Rank
  Women's road race

Track[edit]

Lithuania entered two riders for the following track events, based on their performances at the final UCI Olympic rankings.

Sprint
Athlete Event Qualification Round 1 Repechage 1 Round 2 Repechage 2 Round 3 Repechage 3 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals / BM
Time
Speed (km/h)
Rank Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Rank
  Men's sprint
Keirin
Athlete Event Round 1 Repechage Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Rank Rank Rank Rank Rank
  Men's keirin
Omnium
Athlete Event Scratch race Tempo race Elimination race Points race Total
Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points
  Women's omnium

Equestrian[edit]

Lithuania entered two riders, each in the dressage and eventing events, through the establishments of final Olympics ranking for Group C (Central & Eastern Europe; Central Asia), signifying the nation's Olympic debut in the sport.[8]

Dressage[edit]

Athlete Horse Event Grand Prix Grand Prix Freestyle Overall
Score Rank Technical Artistic Score Rank
Justina Vanagaitė[9] Nabab Individual

Qualification Legend: Q = Qualified for the final based on position in group; q = Qualified for the final based on overall position

Eventing[edit]

Athlete Horse Event Dressage Cross-country Jumping Total
Qualifier Final
Penalties Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Rank
Aistis Vitkauskas[9] Commander VG Individual

Gymnastics[edit]

Artistic[edit]

Lithuania entered one gymnasts into the games. Robert Tvorogal directly secured his quota to compete at the Olympics by being one of the highest-ranked eligible athlete in the men's horizontal bar, through the final accumulations of the 2024 Apparatus World Cup Series rankings.

Men
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Apparatus Total Rank Apparatus Total Rank
F PH R V PB HB F PH R V PB HB
Robert Tvorogal Horizontal bar

Modern pentathlon[edit]

Lithuanian modern pentathletes confirmed a single quota place for Paris 2024. Previous gold and silver medalist Laura Asadauskaitė secured her selection in the women's event by finishing fourth among those eligible for Olympic qualification at the 2023 European Games in Kraków, Poland.[10][11]

Athlete Event Fencing
(épée one touch)
Swimming
(200 m freestyle)
Riding
(show jumping)
Combined: shooting/running
(10 m air pistol)/(3200 m)
Total points Final rank
RR BR Rank MP points Time Rank MP points Penalties Rank MP points Time Rank MP points
Laura Asadauskaitė Women's

Rowing[edit]

Lithuanian rowers qualified boats in each of the following classes through the 2023 World Rowing Championships in Belgrade, Serbia.

Men
Athlete Event Heats Repechage Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
  Single sculls
Women
Athlete Event Heats Repechage Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
  Single sculls
 
 
Double sculls
 
 
Coxless pair

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; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

Sailing[edit]

Lithuanian sailors secured a quota place in the women's laser radial, by virtue of the top two eligible nations to qualified, at the 2024 ILCA European Championships in Athens, Greece; and in the men's IQFpil events through the 2024 Semaine Olympique Française (Last Chance Regatta) in Hyères, France.

Elimination events
Athlete Event Race Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 QF SF1 SF2 SF3 SF4 SF5 SF6 F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6
  Men's IQFoil
Medal race events
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 M*
  Women's ILCA 6

M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race

Swimming[edit]

Lithuanian swimmers achieved entry standards in the following events for Paris 2024 (a maximum of two swimmers under the Olympic Qualifying Time (OST) and potentially at the Olympic Consideration Time (OCT)):[12][13][14][15]

Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Danas Rapšys Men's 200 m freestyle
Men's 400 m freestyle
Aleksas Savickas Men's 200 m breaststroke
Danas Rapšys 
 
 
 
Men's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay
Rūta Meilutytė Women's 100 m breaststroke
Kotryna Teterevkova Women's 100 m breaststroke
Women's 200 m breaststroke

Wrestling[edit]

Key:

  • VT (ranking points: 5–0 or 0–5) – Victory by fall.
  • VB (ranking points: 5–0 or 0–5) – Victory by injury (VF for forfeit, VA for withdrawal or disqualification)
  • PP (ranking points: 3–1 or 1–3) – Decision by points – the loser with technical points.
  • PO (ranking points: 3–0 or 0–3) – Decision by points – the loser without technical points.
  • ST (ranking points: 4–0 or 0–4) – Great superiority – the loser without technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.
  • SP (ranking points: 4–1 or 1–4) – Technical superiority – the loser with technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.
Greco-Roman
Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Mindaugas Venckaitis Men's −97 kg

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Athletics at Paris 2024: The entry standards". International Olympic Committee. 20 December 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Disko metikų elito susitikime – Gudžiaus bilietas į Paryžiaus žaidynes ir Aleknos ketvirta vieta" [In the meeting of elite discus throwers – Gudžius secured a ticket to Paris Games and Alekna finished fourth]. lrt.lt (in Lithuanian). Lithuanian National Radio and Television. 18 July 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Europos U23 Čempionate M. Alekna Iškovojo Auksą, G. Karinauskaitė – Sidabrą" [In European U23 Championships: M. Alekna won gold, G. Karinauskaitė – silver]. lengvoji.lt (in Lithuanian). Athletics Federation of Lithuania. 16 July 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  4. ^ "2023 WDSF World Breaking Championship in Leuven: B-Boy Victor and B-Girl Nicka win world titles to secure Paris 2024 quota spots". International Olympic Committee. 24 September 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  5. ^ "First 25 Olympic quotas earned in Duisburg". International Canoe Federation. 25 August 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  6. ^ "ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships 2023: All final results, Paris 2024 qualification berths, and medals table - complete list". International Olympic Committee. 28 August 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  7. ^ "Lietuvai atiteko kelialapis į Paryžiaus olimpinių žaidynių moterų dviračių plento lenktynes" (in Lithuanian). Lithuanian National Olympic Committee. 15 November 2023. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  8. ^ "FEI publishes Olympic and Paralympic Rankings for Paris 2024". International Federation for Equestrian Sports. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  9. ^ a b "Raiteliai su žirgais – viena komanda". Lithuanian Olympic Committee (in Lithuanian). 5 March 2024. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  10. ^ "3rd European Games: Sotero and Malan lead Italian charge to Paris 2024 Olympic Games". UIPM. 1 July 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  11. ^ "European Games 2023: Alice Sotero and Giorgio Malan claim double gold for Italy as 16 athletes clinch modern pentathlon quotas for Paris 2024". International Olympic Committee. 2 July 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  12. ^ "Paris 2024 – Swimming Qualification". World Aquatics. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  13. ^ "Du iš dviejų: Rapšys iškovojo antrą kelialapį į olimpines žaidynes" [Two out of two: Rapšys wins the second ticket to the Olympics] (in Lithuanian). LRT televizija. 14 April 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  14. ^ "Olimpinį kelialapį pelniusiai Kotrynai Teterevkovai – Universiados auksas, Tomui Navikoniui – sidabras" (in Lithuanian). LTU Aquatics. 3 August 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  15. ^ "Plaukikų dovana Lietuvai vasario 16-osios proga – olimpinis kelialapis" (in Lithuanian). LTOK. 16 February 2024. Retrieved 20 February 2024.