Lithuania at the Paralympics explained

Npc:LTU
Npcname:Lithuanian Paralympic Committee
Games:Paralympics
Gold:6
Silver:12
Bronze:18
See also: (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 Sigita Kriaučiūnienė 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. Jonas Stoškus has twice won bronze in judo (in 1996 and 2004), while Kęstutis Skučas 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

EventGoldSilverBronzeTotalRanking
0 4 3 7 42nd
3 2 6 11 34th
0 2 1 3 56th
1 1 5 7 50th
0 2 0 2 56th
0 0 0 0 -
2 1 0 3 44th
0 0 3 3 76th

Winter Paralympics

EventGoldSilverBronzeTotalRanking
0 0 0 0 -

Medals by sport

Medalists

MedalNameGamesSportEvent
Men's pentathlon B1
Women's 800m B1
Women's 1500m B1
Women's 3000m B1
Women's 400m B1
Women's 800m B2
Women's pentathlon PW3-4
Women's long jump F34-37
Women's discus throw F41
Women's shot put F41
Men's 5000m T11
Men's javelin throw F10
Men's 1500m T11
Men's 10000m T11
Men's shot put F12
Women's 800m T10-11
Women's 1500m T10-11
Men's -78 kg
Men's discus throw F12
Men's team
Men's 5000m T13
Women's shot put F37/38
Men's 50m backstroke S4
Men's 10000m T13
Men's marathon T13
Men's discus throw F12
Men's discus throw F42
Men's -90 kg
Women's shot put F37/38
Men's team
Men's shot put F37
Men's team
Men's discus throw F37

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://www.paralympic.org/Sport/Results/search.html?npc=LTU&gender=all&medal=all&sport=all&games=all Lithuania at the Paralympics
  2. http://www.paralympic.org/Sport/Results/search.html?npc=LTU&gender=all&medal=all&sport=all&games=all Lithuania at the Paralympics