Lithuania at the Paralympics
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IPC code | LTU |
NPC | Lithuanian Paralympic Committee |
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Soviet Union (1988) |
Lithuania, following its independence from the Soviet Union, made its Paralympic Games début at the 1992 Summer Paralympics in Barcelona, with a delegation of four athletes in track and field. This first delegation was notably successful, with all four athletes winning at least one medal, and female runner sweeping up four medals (three silver and a bronze). Kriaučiūnienė was also part of Lithuania's two person delegation for its first participation in the Winter Paralympics, in 1994. Lithuania has taken part in every subsequent edition of the Summer Paralympics, but has not returned to the Winter Games since 1994.[1]
Medal tallies[]
Lithuanians have won a total of thirty Paralympic medals (of which four gold, eleven silver and fifteen bronze), making it the most successful of the Baltic states. All these medals have been won at the Summer Games. Most of them have been won in track and field, but Lithuanians have also had some success in other sports. has twice won bronze in judo (in 1996 and 2004), while won a silver medal in swimming in 2004, and the Lithuanian men's goalball team won silver in both 2000 and 2008.[2]
Summer Paralympics[]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Ranking |
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1992 Summer Paralympics | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 42nd |
1996 Summer Paralympics | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 34th |
2000 Summer Paralympics | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 56th |
2004 Summer Paralympics | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 50th |
2008 Summer Paralympics | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 56th |
2012 Summer Paralympics | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
2016 Summer Paralympics | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 44th |
2020 Summer Paralympics | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 76th |
Winter Paralympics[]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Ranking |
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1994 Winter Paralympics | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Medals by sport[]
Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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Athletics | 5 | 9 | 13 | 27 |
Goalball | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
Swimming | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Judo | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Totals (4 sports) | 7 | 12 | 17 | 36 |
Medalists[]
Medal | Name | Games | Sport | Event |
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Silver | 1992 Barcelona | Athletics | Men's pentathlon B1 | |
Silver | 1992 Barcelona | Athletics | Women's 800m B1 | |
Silver | 1992 Barcelona | Athletics | Women's 1500m B1 | |
Silver | 1992 Barcelona | Athletics | Women's 3000m B1 | |
Bronze | 1992 Barcelona | Athletics | Women's 400m B1 | |
Bronze | 1992 Barcelona | Athletics | Women's 800m B2 | |
Bronze | 1992 Barcelona | Athletics | Women's pentathlon PW3-4 | |
Gold | Aldona Grigaliūnienė | 1996 Atlanta | Athletics | Women's long jump F34-37 |
Gold | 1996 Atlanta | Athletics | Women's discus throw F41 | |
Gold | 1996 Atlanta | Athletics | Women's shot put F41 | |
Silver | Kęstutis Bartkėnas | 1996 Atlanta | Athletics | Men's 5000m T11 |
Silver | 1996 Atlanta | Athletics | Men's javelin throw F10 | |
Bronze | 1996 Atlanta | Athletics | Men's 1500m T11 | |
Bronze | Kęstutis Bartkėnas | 1996 Atlanta | Athletics | Men's 10000m T11 |
Bronze | 1996 Atlanta | Athletics | Men's shot put F12 | |
Bronze | 1996 Atlanta | Athletics | Women's 800m T10-11 | |
Bronze | 1996 Atlanta | Athletics | Women's 1500m T10-11 | |
Bronze | 1996 Atlanta | Judo | Men's -78 kg | |
Silver | Rolandas Urbonas | 2000 Sydney | Athletics | Men's discus throw F12 |
Silver | Genrik Pavliukianec Marius Zibolis |
2000 Sydney | Goalball | Men's team |
Bronze | Kęstutis Bartkėnas | 2000 Sydney | Athletics | Men's 5000m T13 |
Gold | Aldona Grigaliūnienė | 2004 Athens | Athletics | Women's shot put F37/38 |
Silver | 2004 Athens | Swimming | Men's 50m backstroke S4 | |
Bronze | Kęstutis Bartkėnas | 2004 Athens | Athletics | Men's 10000m T13 |
Bronze | Linas Balsys | 2004 Athens | Athletics | Men's marathon T13 |
Bronze | Rolandas Urbonas | 2004 Athens | Athletics | Men's discus throw F12 |
Bronze | Algirdas Tatulis | 2004 Athens | Athletics | Men's discus throw F42 |
Bronze | 2004 Athens | Judo | Men's -90 kg | |
Silver | Aldona Grigaliūnienė | 2008 Beijing | Athletics | Women's shot put F37/38 |
Silver | Nerijus Montvydas Genrik Pavliukianec Marius Zibolis |
2008 Beijing | Goalball | Men's team |
Gold | Mindaugas Bilius | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Athletics | Men's shot put F37 |
Gold | Mantas Brazauskis Nerijus Montvydas Genrik Pavliukianec Justas Pazarauskas |
2016 Rio de Janeiro | Goalball | Men's team |
Silver | Mindaugas Bilius | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Athletics | Men's discus throw F37 |
See also[]
- Lithuania at the Olympics
References[]
- ^ Lithuania at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee
- ^ Lithuania at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee
- Nations at the Paralympics
- Lithuania at the Paralympics
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