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Lithuania At The Olympics
Lithuania, after declaring Act of Independence of Lithuania, restoration of independence 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 Switzerland, 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 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, Lithuania did not participate due to economic difficulties and political controversies surrounding the Nat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lithuanian National Olympic Committee
The Lithuanian National Olympic Committee ( or ) is the National Olympic Committee representing Lithuania. History Lithuania's national Olympic committee was established and recognized in 1924. In the same year LTOK sent its first delegation to the 1924 Summer Olympics. During Soviet Union occupation time LTOK was disestablished. At 1988 movement for freedom times there was offered to restore national committee. On October 10, 1988 Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic, LSSR physical education and sport organization created a special group to reestablish National Olympic Committee of Lithuania. Group chairman become . At same year December 11 in Vilnius was held delegates session in which LTOK was restored, and Artūras Poviliūnas was elected its president. LTOK delegates on February 15, 1990, in Lausanne met IOC spokesman. Following the Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania on March 11, the republic withdrew its athletes from all Soviet national competitions. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winter Olympic Games
The Winter Olympic Games (), also known as the Winter Olympics, is a major international multi-sport event held once every four years for sports practiced on snow and ice. The first Winter Olympic Games, the 1924 Winter Olympics, were held in Chamonix, France. The modern Olympic Games were inspired by the ancient Olympic Games, which were held in Olympia, Greece, from 776 BCE to 394 CE. The Pierre de Coubertin, Baron Pierre de Coubertin of France founded the International Olympic Committee (IOC) 1,500 years later in 1894, leading to the first modern Summer Olympic Games in Athens, Greece in 1896. The IOC is the governing body of the Olympic movement, Olympic Movement, with the Olympic Charter defining its structure and authority. The original five Winter Olympic Sports (consisting of nine disciplines) were Bobsleigh at the 1924 Winter Olympics, bobsleigh, Curling at the 1924 Winter Olympics, curling, Ice hockey at the 1924 Winter Olympics, ice hockey, Nordic skiing at the 1924 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lithuania At The 2008 Summer Olympics
Lithuania competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics, held in Beijing, People's Republic of China from August 8 to August 24, 2008. Medalists Athletics ;Men ;Track & road events ;Field events ;Women ;Track & road events ;Field events ;Combined events – Heptathlon Badminton Basketball Men's tournament Lithuania's men's basketball team qualified for the Olympics by placing third at Eurobasket 2007. Because the reigning world champions (and automatic qualifiers), Spain, were second at that tournament, Lithuania joined Russia to fill out Europe's two continental qualification spots. The Lithuanian team will seek to get past the semifinal round for the first time since beginning to compete separately—in the four tournaments since then, Lithuania has taken three bronze medals and a fourth-place finish. ;Roster ;Group play ;Quarterfinals ;Semifinals ;Bronze medal game Boxing Lithuania qualified three boxers for the Olympic boxing tournament. Semiota ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2004 Summer Olympics Medal Table
The 2004 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, were a summer multi-sport event held in Athens, the capital city of Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. A total of 10,625 athletes from a record 201 countries represented by National Olympic Committees (NOC) participated in these games. The games featured featured 301 events in 28 sports and 39 disciplines, including the Olympic debuts of women's wrestling and women's sabre. Kiribati and Timor Leste competed for the first time in these Olympic Games. It was the second time after 1896 that Athens had hosted the Summer Olympics in the modern era. Athletes from 74 countries won at least one medal and 56 of them won at least one gold medal. The United States led the medal table both in number of gold medals won and in overall medals, winning 36 and 101 respectively. It was the third consecutive Summer Olympic Games that the United States led the medal count in both gold and over ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lithuania At The 2004 Summer Olympics
Lithuania competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. This was the nation's sixth appearance at the Summer Olympics. The National Olympic Committee of Lithuania (, ''LTOK'') sent the nation's smallest delegation to the Games since the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. A total of 59 athletes, 47 men and 12 women, competed in 13 sports, including the men's basketball team as the nation's team-based sport. The Lithuanian squad featured returning Olympic medalists: discus thrower Virgilijus Alekna, trap shooter Daina Gudzinevičiūtė, and the men's basketball team, being led by team captain Saulius Štombergas, who later became the nation's flag bearer in the opening ceremony. Along with Alekna, Stombergas, and Gudzineviciute, road cyclists and twin sisters Jolanta and Rasa Polikevičiūtė and javelin thrower Rita Ramanauskaitė made their third Olympic appearances as the most experienced members of the team. Other notable Lithuanian athlet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2000 Summer Olympics Medal Table
The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were a summer multi-sport event held in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, from 15 September to 1 October 2000. A total of 10,651 athletes from 199 nations represented by National Olympic Committees (NOCs) (with four individual athletes from East Timor because the country had no NOC), including the Olympic debuts of Eritrea, Micronesia and Palau. The games featured 300 events in 28 sports across 39 disciplines, including the debuts of synchronized diving, taekowndo, triathlon, trampolining, women's modern pentathlon and women's weightlifting as official Olympic medal events. Athletes from 80 countries won at least one medal, a new record, with 52 nations winning at least one gold medal. The United States won the most gold medals, with 37, and the most medals overall, with 93. It was the second consecutive Summer Olympic Games that the United States led the medal count in both gol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lithuania At The 2000 Summer Olympics
Lithuania competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Medalists Lithuania finished in 33rd position in the final medal rankings, with two gold medals and three bronze medals. Athletics ;Men ;Track & road events ;Field events ;Women ;Track & road events ;Field events ;Combined events – Heptathlon Basketball Men's team competition Preliminary round Group A Quarterfinals Semi-finals Bronze-medal match Team roster :*Andrius Giedraitis :*Dainius Adomaitis :*Darius Maskoliūnas :* Eurelijus Žukauskas :*Gintaras Einikis :* Kęstutis Marčiulionis :*Mindaugas Timinskas :*Darius Songaila :*Ramūnas Šiškauskas :*Šarūnas Jasikevičius :*Saulius Štombergas :* Tomas Masiulis Boxing ;Men Canoeing Sprint ;Men Cycling Road ;Men ;Women Track ;Pursuit ;Points Gymnastics Artistic ;Women Judo ;Men Modern pentathlon One male pentathlete represented Lithuania in 1992. Rowing ;Women Sailing ;Open Shooting ;W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1996 Summer Olympics Medal Table
The 1996 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, were an international summer multi-sport event held in Atlanta, Georgia, United States from July 19 to August 4, 1996. A total of 10,318 athletes representing 197 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) participated. The games featured 271 events in 26 sports across 37 disciplines, including the Olympic debuts of beach volleyball, mountain biking and softball. A total of 24 countries made their Summer Olympic debuts in Atlanta, including 11 former Soviet republics participating for the first time as independent nations. 79 nations received at least one medal, with 53 of them winning at least one gold medal, both of which were new records. Armenia, Belarus, Burundi, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Ecuador, Hong Kong, Kazakhstan, Nigeria, Slovakia, Syria, Thailand, and Ukraine won their nations' first Summer Olympic gold medals. They were also the first Summer Olympic medals of any kind for Armenia, Bel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lithuania At The 1996 Summer Olympics
Lithuania competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. Medalists Athletics ;Men ;Track & road events ;Field events ;Women ;Track & road events ;Field events ;Combined events – Heptathlon Basketball Men's tournament ;Team Roster *Gintaras Einikis *Artūras Karnišovas *Rimas Kurtinaitis * Darius Lukminas *Šarūnas Marčiulionis *Tomas Pačėsas *Arvydas Sabonis *Saulius Štombergas *Rytis Vaišvila * Eurelijus Žukauskas * Mindaugas Žukauskas ;Preliminary round ;Quarterfinals ;Semifinals ;Bronze medal game Boxing ;Men Canoeing Sprint ;Men Cycling Road ;Men ;Women Track ;Sprint ;Pursuit ;Points Gymnastics Rhythmic gymnastics Judo ;Men Modern pentathlon One male pentathlete represented Lithuania in 1992. Rowing ;Men ;Women Shooting ;Women Swimming ;Men ;Women Table Tennis ;Singles Weightlifting ;Men Wrestling ;Men's Greco-Roman ;Men's Freestyle References * *sports-reference {{C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1992 Summer Olympics Medal Table
The 1992 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, and officially branded as Barcelona '92, were an international multi-sport event held in Barcelona, Spain, from 25 July to 9 August 1992. A total of 9,356 athletes representing 169 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) participated. The games featured 257 events in 25 Olympic sports, sports and 34 disciplines. Badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics, Badminton, Baseball at the 1992 Summer Olympics, baseball, and women's Judo at the Summer Olympics, judo were included as official medal events for the first time. Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, athletes from twelve of the fifteen former Republics of the Soviet Union, Soviet republics competed together as part of the Unified Team at the 1992 Summer Olympics, Unified Team. Two other Soviet republics, Estonia at the 1992 Summer Olympics, Estonia and Latvia at the 1992 Summer Olympics, Latvia, competed independently for the first time since 1936, wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lithuania At The 1992 Summer Olympics
Lithuania competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. It was the first Olympiad after the breakup of the Soviet Union. Lithuania was one of three ex-Soviet republics to compete individually, with Estonia and Latvia being the other two, instead of competing on the Unified Team. 47 competitors, 36 men and 11 women, took part in 31 events in 11 sports. Medalists Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. Athletics ;Men ;Track & road events ;Field events ;Women ;Field events ;Combined events – Heptathlon Basketball Men's Team Competition Preliminary round Group B Quarterfinals Semifinals Bronze medal game Team roster :* Romanas Brazdauskis :* Valdemaras Chomičius :* Darius Dimavičius :* Gintaras Einikis :* Sergejus Jovaiša :* Artūras Karnišovas :* Gintaras Krapikas :* Rimas Kurtinaitis :* Šarūnas Marčiulionis :* Alvydas Pazdrazdis :* Arvydas Sabonis :* Arūnas Visockas Boxing ;Me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1928 Summer Olympics Medal Table
This 1928 Summer Olympics medal table comprises two tables of countries ranked by the number of medals won during the 1928 Summer Olympics. The 1928 Summer Olympics were held in and around Amsterdam in the Netherlands from 17 May 1928 to 22 August 1928. A total of 2,883 athletes from 46 countries participated in the sports competition, in 14 sports and 109 events. Additionally, five art competitions were held with 13 events combined. 327 sports medals and 29 arts medals were awarded during the 1928 Summer Olympics. A total of 5,901 souvenir medals were given; 5,139 medals to contestants and officials, and 762 medals to persons that contributed to the Olympics by rendering their services. The souvenir medals are not displayed in the medal tables. __TOC__ Sports competition The medal table is based on information provided by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and is consistent with IOC conventional sorting in its published medal tables. The table uses the Olympic medal t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
