Lithuanian Athletics Championships Explained

Lithuanian Athletics Championships (lt|Lietuvos lengvosios atletikos čempionatas) is the national championship in athletics, organized by the Athletic Federation of Lithuania. The first competition was held in 1921. Women participated since the 1922 championship.

Championships

• 1st, 1921, Kaunas
• 2nd, 1922, Kaunas
• 3rd, 1923, Kaunas
• 4th, 1924, Kaunas
• 5th, 1926, Kaunas
• 6th, 1927, Klaipėda
• 7th, 1928, Kaunas
• 8th, 1929, Klaipėda
• 9th, 1930, Kaunas
• 10th, 1931, Kaunas
• 11th, 1932, Klaipėda
• 12th, 1933, Kaunas
• 13th, 1934, Klaipėda
• 14th, 1935, Kaunas
• 15th, 1936, Klaipėda
• 16th, 1937, Kaunas
• 17th, 1938, Kaunas
• 18th, 1939, Kaunas
• 19th, 1942, Kaunas
• 20th, 1943, Kaunas
• 21st, 1945, Kaunas
• 22nd, 1946, Kaunas
• 23rd, 1947, Kaunas
• 24th, 1948, Vilnius
• 25th, 1949, Vilnius
• 26th, 1950, Vilnius
• 27th, 1951, Vilnius
• 28th, 1952, Vilnius
• 29th, 1953, Klaipėda
• 30th, 1954, Vilnius
• 31st, 1955, Vilnius
• 32nd, 1956, Vilnius
• 33rd, 1957, Vilnius
• 34th, 1958, Vilnius
• 35th, 1959, Vilnius
• 36th, 1960, Vilnius
• 37th, 1961, Vilnius
• 38th, 1962, Vilnius
• 39th, 1963, Vilnius
• 40st, 1964, Vilnius
• 41st, 1965, Vilnius
• 42nd, 1966, Panevėžys
• 43rd, 1967, Panevėžys
• 44th, 1968, Vilnius
• 45th, 1969, Vilnius
• 46th, 1970, Vilnius
• 47th, 1971, Vilnius
• 48th, 1972, Vilnius
• 49th, 1973, Vilnius
• 50th, 1974, Vilnius
• 51st, 1976, Vilnius
• 52nd, 1977, Kaunas
• 53rd, 1978, Vilnius
• 54th, 1979, Vilnius
• 55th, 1980, Vilnius
• 56th, 1981, Vilnius
• 57th, 1982, Vilnius
• 58th, 1983, Vilnius
• 59th, 1984, Klaipėda
• 60th, 1985, Vilnius
• 61st, 1986, Kaunas
• 62nd, 1987, Vilnius
• 63rd, 1988, Vilnius
• 64th, 1989, Vilnius
• 65th, 1990, Vilnius
• 66th, 1991, Vilnius
• 67th, 1992, Vilnius
• 68th, 1993, Vilnius
• 69th, 1994, Vilnius
• 70th, 1995, Vilnius
• 71st, 1996, Vilnius
• 72nd, 1997, Kaunas
• 73rd, 1998, Kaunas
• 74th, 1999, Kaunas
• 75th, 2000, Kaunas
• 76th, 2001, Kaunas
• 77th, 2002, Kaunas
• 78th, 2003, Kaunas
• 79th, 2004, Kaunas
• 80th, 2005, Kaunas
• 81st, 2006, Kaunas
• 82nd, 2007, Kaunas
• 83rd, 2008, Kaunas
• 84th, 2009, Kaunas
• 85th, 2010, Kaunas
• 86th, 2011, Kaunas
• 87th, 2012, Kaunas
• 88th, 2013, Šiauliai
• 89th, 2014, Kaunas
• 90th, 2015, Palanga
• 91st, 2016, Palanga
• 92nd, 2017, Palanga
• 93rd, 2018, Palanga
• 94th, 2019, Palanga
• 95th, 2020, Palanga
• 96th, 2021, Palanga
• 97th, 2022, Šiauliai
• 98th, 2023, Palanga

Events

Men

• 100 m
• 200 m
• 400 m
• 800 m
• 1500 m
• 5000 m
• 10000 m
• 110 m hurdles
• 400 m hurdles
• 3000 m steeplechase
• High Jump
• Pole Vault
• Long Jump
• Triple Jump
• Shot Put
• Discus Throw
• Javelin Throw
• Hammer Throw
• 4 × 100 m
• 4 × 400 m

Women

• 100 m
• 200 m
• 400 m
• 800 m
• 1500 m
• 5000 m
• 10000 m
• 100 m hurdles
• 400 m hurdles
• 3000 m steeplechase
• High Jump
• Pole Vault
• Long Jump
• Triple Jump
• Shot Put
• Discus Throw
• Javelin Throw
• Hammer Throw
• 4 × 100 m
• 4 × 400 m

In past there was 20 km and 20000 m walking, 2000 m steeplechase, 60 metres, decathlon and heptathlon events.

Championship records

Records set since 1921

Men

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Championships	Place	Ref
100 m	10.18		2011		Kaunas
200 m	20.83 (+2.0 m/s)	Gediminas Truskauskas	8 August 2020	2020 Championships	Palanga	^[1]
400 m	46.38		1999		Kaunas
800 m	1:46.58		2008		Kaunas
1500 m	3:43.5		1979		Vilnius
5000 m	13:47.3		1979		Vilnius
10000 m	29:03.4		1971		Vilnius
3000 m steeplechase	8:38.6		1982		Vilnius
110 m hurdles	13.89		2010		Kaunas
400 m hurdles	50.76		2012		Kaunas
High jump	2.26 m		2011 and 2014		Kaunas
Pole vault	5.40 m		1981		Vilnius
Long jump	8.11 m		2011		Kaunas
Triple jump	17.29 m		1995		Vilnius
Shot put	20.69 m		1987		Vilnius
Discus Throw	73.88 m	Virgilijus Alekna	2000		Kaunas
Hammer Throw	80.58 m		1986		Kaunas
Javelin throw	89.17 m	Edis Matusevičius	27 July 2019		Palanga	^[2]
Decathlon	8002 pts		1991		Vilnius
4 × 100 m relay	40.10	National team	2013		Šiauliai
4 × 400 m relay	3:13.79	Klaipėda City team	2007		Kaunas

Women

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Championships	Place	Ref
100 m	11.37		2003		Kaunas
200 m	23.39		2004		Kaunas
400 m	52.50		1989		Vilnius
800 m	1:58.7		1984		Klaipėda
1500 m	4:09.1		1985		Vilnius
5000 m	16:02.56		2005		Kaunas
10000 m	32:47.47		2004		Kaunas
3000 m steeplechase	10:28.40		2016		Palanga
100 m hurdles	13.12		2011		Kaunas
400 m hurdles	55.80		1989		Vilnius
High jump	1.98 m	Airinė Palšytė	27 July 2014		Kaunas
Pole vault	4.10 m	Rugilė Miklyčiūtė	25 June 2022	2022 Championships	Šiauliai	^[3]
Long jump	7.01 m		1986		Kaunas
Triple jump	14.18 m (+1.2 m/s)	Dovilė Kilty	8 August 2020	2020 Championships	Palanga	^[4]
Shot put	20.12 m		1980		Vilnius
Discus throw	66.65 m	Galina Murašova	1982		Vilnius
Hammer throw	52.65 m		2007		Kaunas
Javelin throw	62.45 m		2004		Kaunas
Heptathlon	6241 pts		1987		Vilnius
4 × 100 m relay	44.22	National team	2008		Kaunas
4 × 400 m relay	3:30.65	Vilnius City team	1992		Vilnius

External links

• Lithuanian athletics (old)
• Lithuanian athletics (new)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Palanga (Lithuania), 7.-8.8.2020 -National Championships-. trackinsun.blogspot.com. 8 August 2020. 6 October 2020.
2. News: Matusevicius highlights Lithuanian Championships with 89.17m in javelin. European Athletics. 28 July 2019. 3 August 2019.
3. News: R. Miklyčiūtė dar kartą pagerino Lietuvos rekordą, J. Petrokaitė – asmeninį rekordą. sportnews.lt. Lithuanian. 28 August 2022.
4. Web site: Palanga (Lithuania), 7.-8.8.2020 -National Championships-. trackinsun.blogspot.com. 8 August 2020. 6 October 2020.