Lithuania at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Lithuania competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States.

Lithuania at the 1996 Summer Olympics
IOC code	LTU
NOC	National Olympic Committee of Lithuania
Website	www.ltok.lt (in Lithuanian and English)
in Atlanta
Competitors	61 (45 men and 16 women) in 14 sports
Flag bearer	Raimundas Mažuolis
Medals Ranked 71st	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 1 Total 1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
1924 1928 1932–1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
Other related appearances
Russian Empire (1908–1912)  Soviet Union (1952–1988)

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
Bronze	Arvydas Sabonis Šarūnas Marčiulionis Rimas Kurtinaitis Gintaras Einikis Artūras Karnišovas Darius Lukminas Saulius Štombergas Eurelijus Žukauskas Mindaugas Žukauskas Andrius Jurkūnas Rytis Vaišvila Tomas Pačėsas	Basketball	Men's Team Competition

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Men

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Pavelas Fedorenka	Marathon	—						2:25.41	70
Valdas Kazlauskas	20 km walk	—						1:28:33	44
Česlovas Kundrotas	Marathon	—						DNF
Daugvinas Zujus	50 km walk	—						4:23:35	35
Dainius Virbickas	Marathon	—						DNF

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Virgilijus Alekna	Discus throw	64.5	2 Q	65.30	5
Vaclavas Kidykas		62.74	7 Q	62.78	8
Saulius Kleiza	Shot put	18.21	30	Did not advance
Audrius Raizgys	Triple jump	16.38	23	Did not advance

Women

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Sonata Milušauskaitė	10 km walk	—						48:05	37
Stefanija Statkuvienė	Marathon	—						2:39.58	40

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Rita Ramanauskaitė	Javelin throw	56.94	22	Did not advance
Nelė Žilinskienė	High jump	1.93	1 Q	1.96 (NR)	5

Combined events – Heptathlon

Athlete	Event	100H	HJ	SP	200 m	LJ	JT	800 m	Final	Rank
Remigija Nazarovienė	Result	13.59	1.74	13.83	24.51	6.33	42.68	2:12.61	6254	10
	Points	1037	903	783	932	953	719	927

Basketball

Main article: Basketball at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Men's tournament

Main article: Basketball at the 1996 Summer Olympics – 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

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	United States (H)	5	5	0	522	345	+177	10	Quarterfinals
2	Lithuania	5	3	2	427	354	+73	8^[a]
3	Croatia	5	3	2	422	386	+36	8^[a]
4	China	5	2	3	360	502	−142	7^[b]
5	Argentina	5	2	3	351	396	−45	7^[b]	9th place playoff
6	Angola	5	0	5	280	379	−99	5	11th place playoff

Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
(H) Hosts
Notes:

1. Head-to-head record: Lithuania 1–0 Croatia
2. Head-to-head record: China 1–0 Argentina

20 July 1996 (1996-07-20)

Report

Lithuania	83–81 (OT)	Croatia
Scoring by half: 37–31, 29–35 Overtime: 6–6, 11–9
Pts: Sabonis 20 Rebs: Sabonis 14 Asts: Vaišvila 6		Pts: Kukoč 33 Rebs: Rađa 12 Asts: Kukoč 6

Atlanta Referees: Miguel Betancor Leon (ESP), Jose Lapaix Guance (DOM)

22 July 1996 (1996-07-22)

Report

Argentina	65–61	Lithuania
Scoring by half: 31–25, 34–36
Pts: Espil 25 Rebs: Espil 6 Asts: Milanesio 6		Pts: Sabonis 30 Rebs: Sabonis 11 Asts: Marčiulionis 8

Atlanta Referees: Carl Jungebrand (FIN), Juan Figueroa (PUR)

24 July 1996 (1996-07-24)

Report

Lithuania	82–104	United States
Scoring by half: 42–50, 40–54
Pts: Einikis 21 Rebs: Karnišovas, Einikis 7 Asts: Pačėsas 5		Pts: Barkley 16 Rebs: Barkley 5 Asts: Stockton, Payton 7

Atlanta Referees: Wieslaw Zych (POL), Jose Reyes Ronfini (MEX)

26 July 1996 (1996-07-26)

Report

Angola	49–85	Lithuania
Scoring by half: 21–37, 28–48
Pts: Â. Victoriano 18 Rebs: Moreira Dias 6 Asts: Carvalho 4		Pts: Karnišovas 20 Rebs: Sabonis 10 Asts: Sabonis 8

Atlanta Referees: Jose Pelissari (BRA), Robert Barnett (AUS)

28 July 1996 (1996-07-28)

Report

China	55–116	Lithuania
Scoring by half: 23–53, 32–63
Pts: Wang 18 Rebs: Wang 5 Asts: Li 4		Pts: Štombergas 19 Rebs: Einikis 9 Asts: Marčiulionis 7

Atlanta Referees: Jose Reyes Ronfini (MEX), Juan Figueroa (PUR)

Quarterfinals

30 July 1996 (1996-07-30) 10:00

Report

Lithuania	99–66	Greece
Scoring by half: 45–19, 54–47
Pts: Marčiulionis 16 Rebs: Sabonis 11 Asts: Marčiulionis 7		Pts: Sigalas 18 Rebs: Rentzias 4 Asts: Sigalas 5

Atlanta Referees: Miguel Betancor Leon (ESP), Raul Chaves Sagel (ARG)

Semifinals

1 August 1996 (1996-08-01) 20:00

Report

FR Yugoslavia	66–58	Lithuania
Scoring by half: 35–31, 31–27
Pts: Danilović 19 Rebs: Divac 8 Asts: Bodiroga 4		Pts: Kurtinaitis 22 Rebs: Sabonis 13 Asts: Marčiulionis 6

Atlanta Referees: Wieslaw Zych (POL), Jose Lapaix Guance (DOM)

Bronze medal game

3 August 1996 (1996-08-03) 20:00

Report

Lithuania	80–74	Australia
Scoring by half: 36–34, 44–40
Pts: Sabonis 30 Rebs: Sabonis 13 Asts: Marčiulionis 9		Pts: Gaze 25 Rebs: Bradtke 5 Asts: Heal 5

Atlanta Referees: Joseph Derosa (USA), Juan Figueroa (PUR)

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	1 Round	2 Round	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Vitalijus Karpačiauskas	Welterweight	Hassan Mzonge (TAN) W 9-1	Kamel Chater (TUN) L RSC-1	Did not advance

Canoeing

Main article: Canoeing at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Sprint

Men

Athlete	Event	Heats		Repechage		Semifinals		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Vidas Kupčinskas Vaidas Mizeras	K-2 500 m	1:36.685	5 QR	1:40.500	5 QS	1:32.693	8	Did not advance	15
	K-2 1000 m	3:51.842	7 QR	3:38.428	4 QS	3:24.462	8	Did not advance	16

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Road

Men

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Linas Balčiūnas	Men's road race	DNF
Artūras Kasputis	Men's time trial	1:07:47	21
Remigijus Lupeikis	Men's road race	04:56:52	95
	Men's time trial	1:11:03	28
Jonas Romanovas	Men's road race	DNF
Raimondas Rumšas		DNF
Raimondas Vilčinskas		DNF

Women

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Jolanta Polikevičiūtė	Women's road race	02:37:06	5
	Women's time trial	38:27	7
Rasa Polikevičiūtė	Women's road race	02:37:06	12
	Women's time trial	38:53	12
Diana Žiliūtė	Women's road race	DNF

Track

Sprint

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Round 1	Repechage 1	Quarterfinals	Classification 5-8	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)	Rank
Rita Razmaitė	Women's sprint	11.971	13	Did not advance

Pursuit

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Time	Rank	Opposition Time	Opposition Time	Opposition Time	Rank
Artūras Kasputis	Men's individual pursuit	4:33.748	10	Did not advance
Rasa Mažeikytė	Women's individual pursuit	3:43.590	7 Q	Clignet (FRA) L 3:42.129	Did not advance
Artūras Kasputis Remigijus Lupeikis Mindaugas Umaras Arturas Trumpauskas	Men's team pursuit	4:16.050	11	Did not advance

Points

Athlete	Event	Final
		Points	Rank
Remigijus Lupeikis	Men's points race	4	13
Rasa Mažeikytė	Women's points race	RET

Gymnastics

Main article: Rhythmic gymnastics at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Rhythmic gymnastics

Athlete	Event	Qualification						Final
		Hoop	Ball	Clubs	Ribbon	Total	Rank	Hoop	Ball	Clubs	Ribbon	Total	Rank
Kristina Kliukevičiūtė	Individual	9.199	8.966	8.499	9.083	35.747	37	Did not advance

Judo

Main article: Judo at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Preliminary	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage 1	Repechage 2	Repechage 3	Repechage Final	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Algimantas Merkevičius	−86 kg	BYE	Wu Kuo-Hui (TPE) W 0001–0000	Brian Olson (USA) W 1000–0000	Armen Bagdasarov (UZB) W 0100–0000	Did not advance	—	BYE	Oleg Maltsev (RUS) L 0000–0001	did not advance

Modern pentathlon

Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1996 Summer Olympics

One male pentathlete represented Lithuania in 1992.

Athlete	Event	Shooting (10 m air pistol)	Fencing (épée one touch)	Swimming (200 m freestyle)	Riding (show jumping)	Running (3000 m)	Total points	Final rank
		Points	Points	Points	Points	Points
Andrejus Zadneprovskis	Men's	1276	840	1070	892	1285	5363	13

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Heats		Repechage		Semifinals C-D		Semifinals		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Juozas Bagdonas Einius Petkus	Coxless pair	6:45.92	5 R	7:10.47	2 Q	—		6:57.75	5 FB	6:38.12	10

Women

Athlete	Event	Heats		Repechage		Semifinals C-D		Semifinals		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Birutė Šakickienė	Single sculls	8:21.78	4 R	8:41.08	4 FC	—				8:17.80	14

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Women

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Score	Rank	Score	Rank
Daina Gudzinevičiūtė	Double trap	101	10	Did not advance

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Final B		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Nerius Beiga	100 m breaststroke	1:04.45	28	Did not advance
	200 m breaststroke	2:23.40	31	Did not advance
Mindaugas Bružas	100 m butterfly	57.10	54	Did not advance
	200 m butterfly	2:03.76	32	Did not advance
Darius Grigalionis	100 m backstroke	56.20	12 q	56.33	13	Did not advance
Raimundas Mažuolis	50 m freestyle	22.98	18	Did not advance
	100 m freestyle	50.27	14 q	DNS		Did not advance
Arūnas Savickas	200 m backstroke	2:04.38	22	Did not advance
Mindaugas Špokas	100 m backstroke	57.20	29	Did not advance
Darius Grigalionis Nerijus Beiga Mindaugas Bružas Raimundas Mažuolis	4 × 100 m medley relay	3:51.31	18	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Final B		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Laura Petrutytė	50 m freestyle	26.13	15 q	26.36	16	Did not advance
	200 m freestyle	2:09.78	41	Did not advance
Dita Želvienė	50 m freestyle	26.55	31	Did not advance
	100 m freestyle	58.57	38	DNS		Did not advance
	100 m butterfly	1:04.63	39	Did not advance

Table Tennis

Main article: Table Tennis at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Singles

Athlete	Event	Group round		Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Bronze medal	Final
		Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Rūta Garkauskaitė	Women's singles	Group N   Otilia Bădescu (ROU) L 1 – 2   Bettine Vriesekoop (NED) W 2 – 1   Ambika Radhika (IND) W 2 – 0	2	Did not advance

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Snatch		Clean & jerk		Total	Rank
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Ramūnas Vyšniauskas	−91 kg	140.0	23	175.0	23	315.0	23

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Men's Greco-Roman

Athlete	Event	Elimination Pool							Final round
		Round 1 Result	Round 2 Result	Round 3 Result	Round 4 Result	Round 5 Result	Round 6 Result	Rank	Final round Result	Rank
Ruslanas Vartanovas	−52 kg	Nurym Dyusenov (KAZ) L 1-4	Tiebiri Godswill  (NGR) W 4-0	Alfred Ter-Mkrtychyan (GER) L 0-8	—			14	Did not advance
Remigijus Šukevičius	−57 kg	Ruslan Khakymov (UKR) L 1-5	Nabil Salhi (TUN) W 11-0	Sarkis Elgkian (GRE) L 5-6	—			12	Did not advance

Men's Freestyle

Athlete	Event	Elimination Pool							Final round
		Round 1 Result	Round 2 Result	Round 3 Result	Round 4 Result	Round 5 Result	Round 6 Result	Rank	Final round Result	Rank
Ričardas Pauliukonis	−90 kg	Louis Purcell (ASA) W 11-0	Melvin Douglas (USA) L 0-5	Bashir Bhola Bhala (PAK) W 12-0	Eldar Kurtanidze (GEO) L 1-5	—		9	Did not advance

References

• Watkins, Ginger T., ed. (1997). (PDF). Atlanta: Peachtree Publishers. ISBN 1-56145-150-9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2008-02-13.
• "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2008-02-13.