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{{infobox country at games
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| NOC = LTU
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| NOCname = [[Lithuanian Olympic Committee]]
| NOCname = [[Lithuanian National Olympic Committee]]
| games = Summer Olympics
| games = Summer Olympics
| year = 2020
| year = 2020
| start_date = {{start date|2021|7|23|df=y}}
| end_date = {{end date|2021|8|8|df=y}}
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[[Lithuania]] competed at the [[2020 Summer Olympics]] in [[Tokyo]]. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Joint Statement from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee|url=https://www.olympic.org/news/joint-statement-from-the-international-olympic-committee-and-the-tokyo-2020-organising-committee|access-date=28 March 2020|publisher=[[Olympics]]|date=24 March 2020}}</ref> It was the nation's eighth consecutive appearance at the Games in the post-Soviet era and tenth overall in Summer Olympic history.
[[Lithuania]] competed at the [[2020 Summer Olympics]] in [[Tokyo]]. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Joint Statement from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee|url=https://www.olympic.org/news/joint-statement-from-the-international-olympic-committee-and-the-tokyo-2020-organising-committee|access-date=28 March 2020|publisher=[[Olympics]]|date=24 March 2020}}</ref> It was the nation's eighth consecutive appearance at the Games in the post-Soviet era and tenth overall in Summer Olympic history.

After winning four medals in [[Lithuania at the 2016 Summer Olympics|2016]], Lithuania's medal haul fell to a single silver medal in Tokyo, marking its weakest performance since [[Lithuania at the 1996 Summer Olympics|1996]].


==Medalists==
==Medalists==
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! Date
! Date
|-
|-
| {{silver medal}} || {{sortname|Laura|Asadauskaitė||Asadauskaite, Laura}} || [[Modern pentathlon at the 2020 Summer Olympics|Modern pentathlon]] || [[Modern pentathlon at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's|Women's individual]] || {{dts|6 August}}
| {{silver medal}} || {{sortname|Laura|Asadauskaitė}} || [[Modern pentathlon at the 2020 Summer Olympics|Modern pentathlon]] || [[Modern pentathlon at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's|Women's individual]] || {{dts|6 August}}
|}
|}


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==Athletics==
==Athletics==
{{main|Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics|Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification}}
{{main|Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics|Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification}}
Lithuanian athletes achieved the entry standards, either by qualifying time or by world ranking, in the following track and field events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):<ref>{{cite web|title=iaaf.org – Top Lists|url=http://www.iaaf.org/statistics/toplists/index.html|publisher=IAAF|access-date=8 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=IAAF Games of the XXXII Olympiad – Tokyo 2020 Entry Standards|url=https://cdn.dosb.de/user_upload/Olympische_Spiele/Tokio_2020/internationale_Qualifikationskriterien/IAAF_-_Athletics_20180806.pdf|publisher=[[IAAF]]|access-date=8 April 2019}}</ref>
Lithuanian athletes achieved the entry standards, either by qualifying time or by world ranking, in the following track and field events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):<ref>{{cite web|title=iaaf.org – Top Lists|url=http://www.iaaf.org/statistics/toplists/index.html|publisher=IAAF|access-date=8 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=IAAF Games of the XXXII Olympiad – Tokyo 2020 Entry Standards|url=https://cdn.dosb.de/user_upload/Olympische_Spiele/Tokio_2020/internationale_Qualifikationskriterien/IAAF_-_Athletics_20180806.pdf|publisher=[[IAAF]]|access-date=8 April 2019|archive-date=8 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190408160334/https://cdn.dosb.de/user_upload/Olympische_Spiele/Tokio_2020/internationale_Qualifikationskriterien/IAAF_-_Athletics_20180806.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>


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===Sprint===
===Sprint===
Lithuania qualified a single boat (men's K-1 200 m) for the Games by winning the gold medal and booking an outright berth at the 2021 ICF Canoe Sprint World Cup 2 in [[Barnaul]], [[Russia]].<ref>{{cite news|first=Bence|last=Vekassy|title=Six countries share final six quotas for Tokyo Olympics|url=https://www.canoeicf.com/news/six-countries-share-final-six-quotas-tokyo-olympics|publisher=[[International Canoe Federation]]|date=21 May 2021|accessdate=25 June 2021}}</ref>
Lithuania qualified a single boat (men's K-1 200 m) by winning the gold medal at the 2021 ICF Canoe Sprint World Cup 2 in [[Barnaul]], Russia.<ref>{{cite news|first=Bence|last=Vekassy|title=Six countries share final six quotas for Tokyo Olympics|url=https://www.canoeicf.com/news/six-countries-share-final-six-quotas-tokyo-olympics|publisher=[[International Canoe Federation]]|date=21 May 2021|accessdate=25 June 2021}}</ref>


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!rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event
!rowspan="2"|Event
!colspan=2|Heats
!colspan=2|Heat
!colspan=2|Quarterfinals
!colspan=2|Quarterfinals
!colspan=2|Semifinals
!colspan=2|Semifinals
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===Road===
===Road===
Lithuania entered one rider each to compete in both men's and women's Olympic road race, by virtue of his top 50 national finish (for men) and her top 100 individual finish (for women), respectively, in the [[UCI World Ranking]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Athletes' quotas for Road Cycling events at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games|url=https://www.uci.org/inside-uci/press-releases/athletes--quotas-for-road-cycling-events-at-the-tokyo-2020-olympic-games|publisher=[[International Cycling Union|UCI]]|date=18 November 2019|access-date=23 November 2019}}</ref>
Lithuania entered one rider to compete in both the men's and women's Olympic road races, due to a top 50 team finish (for men) and top 100 individual finish (for women), respectively, in the [[UCI World Ranking]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Athletes' quotas for Road Cycling events at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games|url=https://www.uci.org/inside-uci/press-releases/athletes--quotas-for-road-cycling-events-at-the-tokyo-2020-olympic-games|publisher=[[International Cycling Union|UCI]]|date=18 November 2019|access-date=23 November 2019}}</ref>


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!Round 2
!Round 2
!Repechage 2
!Repechage 2
!Round 3
!Repechage 3
!Quarterfinals
!Quarterfinals
!Semifinals
!Semifinals
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!Time<br />Speed (km/h)
!Time<br />Speed (km/h)
!Rank
!Rank
!Opposition<br />Time<br />Speed (km/h)
!Opposition<br />Time<br />Speed (km/h)
!Opposition<br />Time<br />Speed (km/h)
!Opposition<br />Time<br />Speed (km/h)
!Opposition<br />Time<br />Speed (km/h)
!Opposition<br />Time<br />Speed (km/h)
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|10.706
|10.706
|16 '''Q'''
|16 '''Q'''
|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Lee Wai-sze|Wai-sze]]|HKG|2020 Summer}}<br />'''L'''
|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Lee Wai-sze|Lee W-s]]|HKG|2020 Summer}}<br />'''L'''
|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Yuka Kobayashi|Kobayashi]]|JPN|2020 Summer}}<br />'''L'''
|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Yuka Kobayashi|Kobayashi]]|JPN|2020 Summer}}<br />{{flagIOCathlete|[[Miglė Marozaitė|Marozaitė]]|LTU|2020 Summer}}<br />'''L'''
|colspan=6| Did not advance
|colspan=8| Did not advance
|-align=center
|-align=center
|align=left|[[Miglė Marozaitė]]
|align=left|[[Miglė Marozaitė]]
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|24 '''Q'''
|24 '''Q'''
|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Lea Friedrich|Friedrich]]|GER|2020 Summer}}<br />'''L'''
|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Lea Friedrich|Friedrich]]|GER|2020 Summer}}<br />'''L'''
|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Yuka Kobayashi|Kobayashi]]|JPN|2020 Summer}}<br />'''L'''
|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Yuka Kobayashi|Kobayashi]]|JPN|2020 Summer}}<br />{{flagIOCathlete|[[Simona Krupeckaitė|Krupeckaitė]]|LTU|2020 Summer}}<br />'''L'''
|colspan=6| Did not advance
|colspan=8| Did not advance
|}
|}


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|-align=center
|-align=center
|align=left|[[Simona Krupeckaitė]]
|align=left|[[Simona Krupeckaitė]]
|align=left rowspan=2|[[Cycling at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's Keirin|Women's keirin]]
|align=left rowspan=2|[[Cycling at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's keirin|Women's keirin]]
|6 '''R'''
|6 '''R'''
|3
|3
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|- align=center
|align=left|[[Olivija Baleišytė]]
|align=left|[[Olivija Baleišytė]]
|align=left|[[Cycling at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's Omnium|Women's omnium]]
|align=left|[[Cycling at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's omnium|Women's omnium]]
|=13
|=13
|16
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|6
|30
|30
|−20
| -20
|17
|17
|34
|34
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===Artistic===
===Artistic===
Lithuania entered one artistic gymnast into the Olympic competition. Rio 2016 Olympian [[Robert Tvorogal]] booked a spot in the men's individual all-around and apparatus events, by finishing sixth out of the twelve gymnasts eligible for qualification at the [[2019 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|2019 World Championships]] in [[Stuttgart]], [[Germany]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Artistic Gymnastics World Championships 2019: Day 4 - as it happened|url=https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/stories/live/detail/artistic-gymnastics-world-championships-2019-live-7-october/|publisher=[[Olympic Channel]]|date=7 October 2019|access-date=12 October 2019}}</ref>
Lithuania qualified one male artistic gymnast. Rio 2016 Olympian [[Robert Tvorogal]] qualified by finishing sixth out of the twelve gymnasts eligible for qualification at the [[2019 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|2019 World Championships]] in [[Stuttgart]], [[Germany]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Artistic Gymnastics World Championships 2019: Day 4 – as it happened|url=https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/stories/live/detail/artistic-gymnastics-world-championships-2019-live-7-october/|publisher=[[Olympic Channel]]|date=7 October 2019|access-date=12 October 2019}}</ref>


;Men
;Men
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|align=left|[[Sandra Jablonskytė]]
|align=left|[[Sandra Jablonskytė]]
|align=left|[[Judo at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's +78 kg|Women's +78 kg]]
|align=left|[[Judo at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's +78 kg|Women's +78 kg]]
|{{FlagIOCathlete|[[Ivana Maranić|Maranić]]|CRO|2020 Summer}}<br />'''W''' 011–000
|{{FlagIOCathlete|[[Ivana Maranić|Maranić]]|CRO|2020 Summer}}<br />'''W''' 01–00
|{{FlagIOCathlete|[[Romane Dicko|Dicko]]|FRA|2020 Summer}}<br />'''L''' 000–010
|{{FlagIOCathlete|[[Romane Dicko|Dicko]]|FRA|2020 Summer}}<br />'''L''' 00–01
|colspan=5|Did not advance
|colspan=5|Did not advance
|}
|}
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!Time
!Time
!Rank
!Rank
!MP Points
!MP points
|-align=center
|-align=center
|align=left|[[Justinas Kinderis]]
|align=left|[[Justinas Kinderis]]
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|276
|77.09
|77.09
|13
|=1
|300
|300
|11:38.37
|11:38.37
|2
|1
|602
|602
|1370
|1370
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|274
|72.74
|72.74
|23
|=1
|300
|300
|11:44.37
|11:44.37
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|7
|7
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<gallery>
Sgt. Amro Elgeziry at the 2020 Summer Olympic Games (51376130521).jpg|Justinas Kidneris shooting
Sgt. Amro Elgeziry at the 2020 Summer Olympic Games (51376132591).jpg|Justinas Kinderis at the start of combined event
Sgt. Amro Elgeziry at the 2020 Summer Olympic Games (51376864989).jpg|Justinas Kinderis running
</gallery>


==Rowing==
==Rowing==
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|6:27.36
|6:27.36
|2 '''SA/B'''
|2 '''SA/B'''
|colspan=2 rowspan=2 {{n/a}}
|colspan=2 {{n/a}}
|6:34.04
|6:34.04
|6 '''FB'''
|6 '''FB'''
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|6:50.38
|6:50.38
|2 '''SA/B'''
|2 '''SA/B'''
|colspan=2 {{Bye}}
|colspan=2 {{bye}}
|colspan=2 {{n/a}}
|7:11.29
|7:11.29
|3 '''FA'''
|3 '''FA'''
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|12
|12
|15
|15
|<s>26</s>
|{{s|26}}
|10
|10
|12
|12
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|align=left|[[Viktorija Andrulytė]]
|align=left|[[Viktorija Andrulytė]]
|align=left|[[Sailing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Laser Radial|Women's Laser Radial]]
|align=left|[[Sailing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Laser Radial|Women's Laser Radial]]
|<s>38</s>
|{{s|38}}
|10
|10
|29
|29
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==Swimming ==
==Swimming ==
{{main|Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics|Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification}}
{{main|Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics|Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification}}
Lithuanian swimmers further achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)):<ref>{{cite web|title=FINA – Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 Qualification|url=https://www.fina.org/competitions/5/olympic-games-tokyo-2020/qualifications?gender=M&distance=50&stroke=FREESTYLE&standard=all&regionId=all&countryId=|publisher=[[FINA]] |access-date=23 March 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Tokyo 2020 – FINA Swimming Qualification System|url=https://www.fina.org/sites/default/files/final_-_2020_07_15_-_tokyo_2020_-_revised_qualification_system_-_swimming_-_eng.pdf|format=[[PDF]] |work=[[Tokyo 2020]] |publisher=[[FINA]] |accessdate=6 March 2021}}</ref>
Lithuanian swimmers further achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)):<ref>{{cite web|title=FINA – Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 Qualification|url=https://www.fina.org/competitions/5/olympic-games-tokyo-2020/qualifications?gender=M&distance=50&stroke=FREESTYLE&standard=all&regionId=all&countryId=|publisher=[[FINA]] |access-date=23 March 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Tokyo 2020 – FINA Swimming Qualification System|url=https://www.fina.org/sites/default/files/final_-_2020_07_15_-_tokyo_2020_-_revised_qualification_system_-_swimming_-_eng.pdf|work=[[Tokyo 2020]] |publisher=[[FINA]] |accessdate=6 March 2021}}</ref>


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==Weightlifting==
==Weightlifting==
{{main|Weightlifting at the 2020 Summer Olympics|Weightlifting at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification}}
{{main|Weightlifting at the 2020 Summer Olympics|Weightlifting at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification}}
Lithuania entered one male weightlifter into the Olympic competition. [[Arnas Šidiškis]] accepted a spare berth unused by Europe as the next highest-ranked weightlifter vying for qualification in the men's 109&nbsp;kg category based on the IWF Absolute World Rankings.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.sportas.info/kitas-sportas/lietuvos-olimpineje-rinktineje-dar-vienas-naujas-veidas-kelialapis-atiteko-sunkiaatleciui-arnui-sidiskiui/|title=Lietuvos olimpinėje rinktinėje – dar vienas naujas veidas: kelialapis į Tokiją atiteko sunkiaatlečiui Arnui Šidiškiui|trans-title=Another new face in the Lithuanian team: the ticket to Tokyo went to the weightlifter Arnas Šidiškis|language=lt|publisher=Sportas.info|date=18 June 2021|access-date=24 June 2021}}</ref>
Lithuania entered one male weightlifter into the Olympic competition. [[Arnas Šidiškis]] accepted a spare berth unused by Europe as the next highest-ranked weightlifter vying for qualification in the men's 109 kg category based on the IWF Absolute World Rankings.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.sportas.info/kitas-sportas/lietuvos-olimpineje-rinktineje-dar-vienas-naujas-veidas-kelialapis-atiteko-sunkiaatleciui-arnui-sidiskiui/|title=Lietuvos olimpinėje rinktinėje – dar vienas naujas veidas: kelialapis į Tokiją atiteko sunkiaatlečiui Arnui Šidiškiui|trans-title=Another new face in the Lithuanian team: the ticket to Tokyo went to the weightlifter Arnas Šidiškis|language=lt|publisher=Sportas.info|date=18 June 2021|access-date=24 June 2021}}</ref>


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|-align=center
|align=left|[[Arnas Šidiškis]]
|align=left|[[Arnas Šidiškis]]
|align=left|[[Weightlifting at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's 109 kg|Men's –109 kg]]
|align=left|[[Weightlifting at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's 109 kg|Men's −109 kg]]
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;Men's Greco-Roman
;Greco-Roman
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!rowspan=2|Athlete
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|-align=center
|-align=center
|align=left|[[Mantas Knystautas]]
|align=left|[[Mantas Knystautas]]
|align=left|[[Wrestling at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman 130 kg|−130 kg]]
|align=left|[[Wrestling at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman 130 kg|Men's −130 kg]]
|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Rıza Kayaalp|Kayaalp]]|TUR|2020 Summer}}<br />'''L''' 1–3 <sup>PP</sup>
|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Rıza Kayaalp|Kayaalp]]|TUR|2020 Summer}}<br />'''L''' 1–3 <sup>PP</sup>
|colspan=5|Did not advance
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|10
|}
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==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}

== External links ==


{{Nations at the 2020 Summer Olympics}}
{{Nations at the 2020 Summer Olympics}}

Latest revision as of 17:08, 15 August 2024

Lithuania at the
2020 Summer Olympics
IOC codeLTU
NOCLithuanian National Olympic Committee
Websitewww.ltok.lt (in Lithuanian and English)
in Tokyo, Japan
23 July 2021 (2021-07-23) – 8 August 2021 (2021-08-08)
Competitors42 in 12 sports
Flag bearers (opening)Giedrius Titenis
Sandra Jablonskytė
Flag bearer (closing)Justinas Kinderis
Medals
Ranked 77th
Gold
0
Silver
1
Bronze
0
Total
1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 Russian Empire (1908–1912)
 Soviet Union (1952–1988)

Lithuania competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] It was the nation's eighth consecutive appearance at the Games in the post-Soviet era and tenth overall in Summer Olympic history.

After winning four medals in 2016, Lithuania's medal haul fell to a single silver medal in Tokyo, marking its weakest performance since 1996.

Medalists

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Further information: 2020 Summer Olympics medal table and List of 2020 Summer Olympics medal winners
Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Silver Laura Asadauskaitė Modern pentathlon Women's individual 6 August

Competitors

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

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 6 5 11
Canoeing 1 0 1
Cycling 1 4 5
Judo 0 1 1
Gymnastics 1 0 1
Modern pentathlon 1 2 3
Rowing 7 2 9
Sailing 1 1 2
Shooting 1 0 1
Swimming 5 1 6
Weightlifting 1 0 1
Wrestling 1 0 1
Total 26 16 42

Athletics

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Main articles: Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Lithuanian athletes achieved the entry standards, either by qualifying time or by world ranking, in the following track and field events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):[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
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Gediminas Truskauskas Men's 200 m 21.02 5 Did not advance
Marius Žiūkas Men's 20 km walk — 1:27:35 33
Arturas Mastianica Men's 50 km walk — 4:06:43 31
Agnė Šerkšnienė Women's 400 m 52.78 6 Did not advance
Brigita Virbalytė Women's 20 km walk — 1:35:56 26
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Adrijus Glebauskas Men's high jump 2.17 =26 Did not advance
Andrius Gudžius Men's discus throw 65.94 2 q 64.11 6
Edis Matusevičius Men's javelin throw 81.24 14 Did not advance
Diana Zagainova Women's triple jump 13.10 28 Did not advance
Airinė Palšytė Women's high jump 1.86 =27 Did not advance
Liveta Jasiūnaitė Women's javelin throw 61.96 8 q 60.06 7

Canoeing

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Main articles: Canoeing at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Canoeing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Sprint

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Lithuania qualified a single boat (men's K-1 200 m) by winning the gold medal at the 2021 ICF Canoe Sprint World Cup 2 in Barnaul, Russia.[4]

Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Mindaugas Maldonis Men's K-1 200 m 35.650 3 QF 35.466 1 SF 36.637 8 FB 36.257 10

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

Cycling

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Main articles: Cycling at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Cycling at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Road

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Lithuania entered one rider to compete in both the men's and women's Olympic road races, due to a top 50 team finish (for men) and top 100 individual finish (for women), respectively, in the UCI World Ranking.[5]

Athlete Event Time Rank
Evaldas Šiškevičius Men's road race Did not finish
Rasa Leleivytė Women's road race 3:59.47 35

Track

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Following the completion of the 2020 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Lithuanian riders accumulated spots in the women's team sprint, as well as the women's sprint and keirin, based on their country's results in the final UCI Olympic rankings.

Sprint
Athlete Event Qualification Round 1 Repechage 1 Round 2 Repechage 2 Round 3 Repechage 3 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
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
Simona Krupeckaitė Women's sprint 10.706 16 Q  Lee W-s (HKG)
L 		 Kobayashi (JPN)
 Marozaitė (LTU)
L 		Did not advance
Miglė Marozaitė 11.031 24 Q  Friedrich (GER)
L 		 Kobayashi (JPN)
 Krupeckaitė (LTU)
L 		Did not advance
Team sprint
Athlete Event Qualification Semifinals Final
Time
Speed (km/h) 		Rank Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h) 		Rank Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h) 		Rank
Simona Krupeckaitė
Miglė Marozaitė 		Women's team sprint 33.276 7  China (CHN)
L 32.827
54.833 		6  Mexico (MEX)
W 32.808
54.865 		5

Qualification legend: FA=Gold medal final; FB=Bronze medal final

Keirin
Athlete Event 1st Round Repechage Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Rank Rank Rank Rank Rank
Simona Krupeckaitė Women's keirin 6 R 3 Did not advance
Miglė Marozaitė 6 R 5 Did not advance
Omnium
Athlete Event Scratch race Tempo race Elimination race Points race Total points Rank
Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Points Rank
Olivija Baleišytė Women's omnium =13 16 17 8 6 30 −20 17 34 17

Gymnastics

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Main articles: Gymnastics at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Gymnastics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Artistic

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Lithuania qualified one male artistic gymnast. Rio 2016 Olympian Robert Tvorogal qualified by finishing sixth out of the twelve gymnasts eligible for qualification at the 2019 World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany.[6]

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 All-around 13.633 12.100 13.300 13.666 14.500 12.766 80.232 46 Did not advance

Judo

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Main articles: Judo at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Judo at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Lithuania entered one judoka into the Olympic tournament based on the International Judo Federation Olympics Individual Ranking.[7]

Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Sandra Jablonskytė Women's +78 kg  Maranić (CRO)
W 01–00 		 Dicko (FRA)
L 00–01 		Did not advance

Modern pentathlon

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Main articles: Modern pentathlon at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Modern pentathlon at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Lithuanian athletes qualified for the following spots in the modern pentathlon at the Games. London 2012 champion Laura Asadauskaitė secured an outright berth in the women's event by winning the gold medal at the 2019 UIPM World Cup Final in Tokyo, Japan.[8] Justinas Kinderis and London 2012 Olympian Gintarė Venčkauskaitė confirmed places in their respective events, with the former finishing sixth and the latter fifth among those eligible for Olympic qualification at the 2019 European Championships in Bath, England.[9]

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 Time Rank MP points Time Rank MP points
Justinas Kinderis Men's 24–11 2 3 246 2:02.84 18 305 99.13 31 247 11:22.82 18 618 1416 18
Laura Asadauskaitė Women's 15–20 2 25 192 2:17.21 25 276 77.09 =1 300 11:38.37 1 602 1370 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Gintarė Venčkauskaitė 12–23 1 34 173 2:18.37 30 274 72.74 =1 300 11:44.37 2 596 1343 7
  • Justinas Kidneris shooting
    Justinas Kidneris shooting
  • Justinas Kinderis at the start of combined event
    Justinas Kinderis at the start of combined event
  • Justinas Kinderis running
    Justinas Kinderis running

Rowing

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Main articles: Rowing at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Rowing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Lithuania qualified a total of four boats (three men's and one women's) for each of the following rowing events, three of them were gained at the 2019 FISA World Championships in Ottensheim, Austria,[10] and the men's quadruple crew qualified through a final qualification regatta in Lucerne, Switzerland due to Russian crew declining their spot.[11]

Athlete Event Heats Repechage Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Mindaugas Griškonis Men's single sculls 7:05.88 2 QF Bye 7:16.71 3 SA/B 6:45.90 3 FA 6:57.60 6
Aurimas Adomavičius
Saulius Ritter 		Men's double sculls 6:23.08 4 R 6:27.36 2 SA/B — 6:34.04 6 FB 6:20.87 12
Donata Karalienė
Milda Valčiukaitė 		Women's double sculls 6:50.38 2 SA/B Bye — 7:11.29 3 FA 6:47.44 4
Dominykas Jančionis
Dovydas Nemeravičius
Armandas Kelmelis
Martynas Džiaugys 		Men's quadruple sculls 6:03.07 5 R 6:14.73 6 FB — 5:51.64 10

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

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Main articles: Sailing at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Sailing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Lithuanian sailors qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the class-associated World Championships, and the continental regattas.[12][13]

Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 M*
Juozas Bernotas Men's RS:X 23 11 12 15 26 10 12 18 13 12 14 5 EL 145 15
Viktorija Andrulytė Women's Laser Radial 38 10 29 24 26 19 23 27 33 3 — EL 194 25

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

Shooting

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Main articles: Shooting at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Shooting at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Lithuanian shooters achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2018 ISSF World Championships, the 2019 ISSF World Cup series, European Championships or Games, and European Qualifying Tournament, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by 5 June 2021.[14]

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Karolis Girulis Men's 10 m air rifle 624.3 28 Did not advance
Men's 50 m rifle 3 positions 1163 25 Did not advance

Swimming

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Main articles: Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Lithuanian swimmers further achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)):[15][16]

Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Danas Rapšys Men's 200 m freestyle 1:45.84 9 Q 1:45.32 3 Q 1:45.78 8
Men's 400 m freestyle 3:46.32 13 — Did not advance
Men's 200 m individual medley 1:59.90 33 Did not advance
Andrius Šidlauskas Men's 100 m breaststroke 59.46 13 Q 59.82 =13 Did not advance
Men's 200 m breaststroke 2:09.56 13 Q 2:10.69 16 Did not advance
Giedrius Titenis Men's 100 m breaststroke 1:00.92 36 Did not advance
Simonas Bilis
Deividas Margevičius
Danas Rapšys
Andrius Šidlauskas 		Men's 4 × 100 m medley relay DSQ — Did not advance
Kotryna Teterevkova Women's 100 m breaststroke 1:06.82 15 Q 1:07.39 14 Did not advance
Women's 200 m breaststroke 2:26.82 23 Did not advance

Weightlifting

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Main articles: Weightlifting at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Weightlifting at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Lithuania entered one male weightlifter into the Olympic competition. Arnas Šidiškis accepted a spare berth unused by Europe as the next highest-ranked weightlifter vying for qualification in the men's 109 kg category based on the IWF Absolute World Rankings.[17]

Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Arnas Šidiškis Men's −109 kg 156 13 187 11 343 11

Wrestling

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Main articles: Wrestling at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Wrestling at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Lithuania qualified one wrestler for the men's Greco-Roman 130 kg into the Olympic competition, by progressing to the top two finals at the 2021 European Qualification Tournament in Budapest, Hungary.[18]

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
Mantas Knystautas Men's −130 kg  Kayaalp (TUR)
L 1–3 PP 		Did not advance 10

References

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  18. ^ Olanowski, Eric (20 March 2021). "Russia and Georgia Grab Pair of Greco-Roman Olympic Berths". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
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