# Lithuania at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Lithuania competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's eighth appearance at the Summer Olympics. The National Olympic Committee of Lithuania (Lithuanian: Lietuvos tautinis olimpinis komitetas, LTOK) sent a total of 62 athletes to the Games, 39 men and 23 women, to compete in 14 sports. Men's basketball was the only team-based sport in which Lithuania had its representation in these Olympic games.
The Lithuanian team featured past Olympic medalists, including Laser Radial sailor and world champion Gintarė Scheidt, who previously won the silver in Beijing. Trap shooter Daina Gudzinevičiūtė, and discus thrower and two-time Olympic champion Virgilijus Alekna, who became Lithuania's flag bearer at the opening ceremony, made their fifth Olympic appearance as the oldest and most experienced team members. Basketball player Šarūnas Jasikevičius and heptathlete Austra Skujytė, on the other hand, were among the Lithuanian athletes to compete in four Olympic games. Other notable athletes featured swimmer and world bronze medalist Giedrius Titenis, and NBA basketball stars Linas Kleiza and Jonas Valančiūnas (both played for the Toronto Raptors).
Lithuania left London with a total of six Olympic medals (two gold, one silver, and three bronze). Four of these medals were awarded for the first time in boxing, canoeing and swimming, including all gold medals won by women. Among the nation's medalists were 15-year-old breaststroke swimmer Rūta Meilutytė, the youngest athlete of the team, who surprisingly won Lithuania's first ever gold medal in her sport, and Laura Asadauskaitė, who became the final Olympic champion in London, after winning the women's modern pentathlon. The men's national basketball team failed to advance into the semi-finals for the first time, after losing out to Russia.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Gold | Rūta Meilutytė | Swimming | Women's 100 m breaststroke | 30 July |
| Gold | Laura Asadauskaitė | Modern pentathlon | Women's event | 12 August |
| Bronze | Aleksandr Kazakevič | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman 74 kg | 5 August |
| Bronze | Evaldas Petrauskas | Boxing | Men's lightweight | 10 August |
| Bronze | Austra Skujytė | Athletics | Women's heptathlon | 4 August |
Medals by sport :
| Sport | | | | Total |
| Swimming | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Modern pentathlon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Wrestling | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Boxing | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Athletics | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Canoeing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |

## Competitors

| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| Athletics | 7 | 13 | 20 |
| Badminton | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Basketball | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Boxing | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Canoeing | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Cycling | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Gymnastics | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Judo | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Modern pentathlon | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Rowing | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Sailing | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Shooting | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Swimming | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Wrestling | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 39 | 23 | 62 |

## Athletics

Lithuanian athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard):

### Key

* Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
* Q = Qualified for the next round
* q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
* NR = National record
* N/A = Round not applicable for the event
* Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

### Track & road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Rytis Sakalauskas | 100 m | Bye | Bye | 10.29 | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Tadas Šuškevičius | 50 km walk | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:08:16 | 46 |
| Marius Žiūkas | 20 km walk | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1:24:45 | 40 |

### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| Virgilijus Alekna | Discus throw | 63.88 | 10 q | 67.38 | 4 |
| Povilas Mykolaitis | Long jump | 7.61 | 26 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Raivydas Stanys | High jump | 2.16 | 27 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Combined events – Decathlon

| Athlete | Event | 100 m | LJ | SP | HJ | 400 m | 110H | DT | PV | JT | 1500 m | Final | Rank |
| Darius Draudvila | Result | 10.95 | 7.12 | 15.17 | 1.96 | 50.13 | 14.87 | 46.43 | 4.20 | 50.16 | 5:03.14 | 7557 | 25 |
| Darius Draudvila | Points | 872 | 842 | 800 | 767 | 809 | 865 | 796 | 673 | 591 | 542 | 7557 | 25 |

### Track & road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Neringa Aidietytė | 20 km walk | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1:34:01 | 39 |
| Rasa Drazdauskaitė | Marathon | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2:29:29 | 27 |
| Lina Grinčikaitė | 100 m | Bye | Bye | 11.19 NR | 4 q | 11.30 | 7 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Remalda Kergytė | Marathon | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2:39:01 | 75 |
| Diana Lobačevskė | Marathon | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2:29:32 | 28 |
| Kristina Saltanovič | 20 km walk | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1:31:04 | 21 |
| Eglė Staišiūnaitė | 400 m hurdles | 57.79 | 5 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Sonata Tamošaitytė | 100 m hurdles | 13.59 | 5 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Brigita Virbalytė | 20 km walk | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1:31:58 | 26 |

### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| Indrė Jakubaitytė | Javelin throw | 59.05 | 18 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Airinė Palšytė | High jump | 1.93 | =10 q | 1.89 | 11 |
| Zinaida Sendriūtė | Discus throw | 62.79 | 10 q | 61.68 | 8 |

### Combined events – Heptathlon

| Athlete | Event | 100H | HJ | SP | 200 m | LJ | JT | 800 m | Final | Rank |
| Austra Skujytė | Result | 14.00 | 1.92 | 17.31 | 25.43 | 6.25 | 51.13 | 2:20.59 | 6599 | |
| Austra Skujytė | Points | 978 | 1132 | 1016 | 848 | 927 | 882 | 816 | 6599 | |

## Badminton

| Athlete | Event | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Elimination | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Akvilė Stapušaitytė | Women's singles | Jie Y (NED) L (16–21, 7–21) | Ingólfsdóttir (ISL) L (10–21, 16–21) | 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Basketball
### Men's tournament
#### Roster

The following is the Lithuania roster in the men's basketball tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.

#### Group play

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | United States | 5 | 5 | 0 | 589 | 398 | +191 | 10 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | France | 5 | 4 | 1 | 376 | 378 | −2 | 9 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Argentina | 5 | 3 | 2 | 448 | 424 | +24 | 8 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Lithuania | 5 | 2 | 3 | 395 | 399 | −4 | 7 | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | Nigeria | 5 | 1 | 4 | 338 | 456 | −118 | 6 | |
| 6 | Tunisia | 5 | 0 | 5 | 320 | 411 | −91 | 5 | |
* 29 July 2012 22:15
* Report
| Argentina | 102–79 | Lithuania |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–23, 27–16, 27–22, 24–18 |||
| Pts: Scola 32 Rebs: Ginóbili 10 Asts: Ginóbili, Prigioni 6 | | Pts: Kleiza 20 Rebs: Kleiza 7 Asts: Kalnietis 5 |
* Basketball Arena, London Referees: Carl Jungebrand (FIN), Jorge Carrion (PUR), Vaughan Mayberry (AUS)
* 31 July 2012 14:30
* Report
| Lithuania | 72–53 | Nigeria |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–8, 20–19, 22–13, 16–13 |||
| Pts: Songaila 12 Rebs: Kleiza 6 Asts: Jasikevičius 9 | | Pts: Diogu, Al. Aminu 12 Rebs: Al. Aminu 11 Asts: Al. Aminu 2 |
* Basketball Arena, London Referees: Cristiano Maranho (BRA), Stephen Seibel (CAN), Vitalis Gode (KEN)
* 2 August 2012 09:00
* Report
| France | 82–74 | Lithuania |
| Scoring by quarter: 25–21, 14–22, 20–9, 23–22 |||
| Pts: Parker 27 Rebs: Turiaf 10 Asts: Diaw 8 | | Pts: Kleiza 17 Rebs: Kleiza 7 Asts: Jasikevičius 5 |
* Basketball Arena, London Referees: Christos Christodoulou (GRE), Ilija Belošević (SRB), Jorge Vázquez (PUR)
* 4 August 2012 14:30
* Report
| Lithuania | 94–99 | United States |
| Scoring by quarter: 25–33, 26–22, 21–23, 22–21 |||
| Pts: Kleiza 25 Rebs: Pocius 7 Asts: Jasikevičius, Pocius 6 | | Pts: James, Anthony 20 Rebs: Love 8 Asts: Paul 6 |
* Basketball Arena, London Referees: Recep Ankaralı (TUR), Luigi Lamonica (ITA), Marcos Benito (BRA)
* 6 August 2012 11:15
* Report
| Tunisia | 63–76 | Lithuania |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–7, 17–22, 19–21, 9–26 |||
| Pts: Rzig 17 Rebs: Mejri 12 Asts: Mejri 3 | | Pts: Songaila, Jasikevičius 13 Rebs: Kleiza, Valančiūnas 6 Asts: Kalnietis 9 |
* Basketball Arena, London Referees: Juan Arteaga (ESP), Saša Pukl (SLO), Felicia Grinter (USA)

#### Quarter-final

* 8 August 2012 14:00
* Report
| Russia | 83–74 | Lithuania |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–10, 15–17, 22–23, 29–24 |||
| Pts: Kirilenko 19 Rebs: Kirilenko 13 Asts: Khryapa 8 | | Pts: Kaukėnas 19 Rebs: Valančiūnas 9 Asts: four players 3 |
* North Greenwich Arena, London Referees: Carl Jungebrand (FIN), Pablo Estévez (ARG), Michael Aylen (AUS)

## Boxing
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Evaldas Petrauskas | Lightweight | Varga (HUN) W 20–12 | Keleş (TUR) W 16–12 | Valentino (ITA) W 16–14 | Han S-C (KOR) L 13–18 | Did not advance | |
| Egidijus Kavaliauskas | Welterweight | Bye | Evans (GBR) L 7–11 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Canoeing
### Sprint

Lithuania has so far qualified boats for the following events:
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Egidijus Balčiūnas | Men's K-1 200 m | 36.173 | 4 Q | 36.495 | 5 FB | 37.995 | 10 |
| Jevgenijus Šuklinas | Men's C-1 200 m | 41.288 | 2 Q | 41.483 | 1 FA | 42.792 | DSQ* |
* On 12 June 2019, the IOC stripped Jevgenijus Šuklinas of his silver medal.
Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal);

## Cycling
### Road

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Gediminas Bagdonas | Men's road race | 5:46:37 | 59 |
| Ramūnas Navardauskas | Men's road race | 5:46:37 | 47 |
| Ramūnas Navardauskas | Men's time trial | 55:12.32 | 21 |

### Track
#### Sprint

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Round 1 | Repechage 1 | Round 2 | Repechage 2 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | 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) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Rank |
| Simona Krupeckaitė | Women's sprint | 11.234 64.091 | 8 | Kanis (NED) W 11.528 62.456 | Bye | Panarina (BLR) W 11.486 62.685 | Bye | Vogel (GER) L | Did not advance | 5th place final Guerra (CUB) Shulika (UKR) Panarina (BLR) W 11.812 | 5 |

#### Keirin

| Athlete | Event | 1st round | Repechage | 2nd round | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Rank | Rank | Rank | Rank |
| Simona Krupeckaitė | Women's keirin | 2 Q | Bye | 5 | 7 |

### BMX

| Athlete | Event | Seeding | Seeding | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Points | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Vilma Rimšaitė | Women's BMX | 42.162 | 14 | 19 | 7 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Gymnastics
### Artistic
#### Men

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Rank | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | Total | Rank | F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | Total | Rank |
| Rokas Guščinas | Pommel horse | — | 14.366 | — | — | — | — | 14.366 | 17 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

#### Women

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Rank | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | F | V | UB | BB | Total | Rank | F | V | UB | BB | Total | Rank |
| Laura Švilpaitė | All-around | 12.666 | 12.233 | 13.500 | 11.900 | 50.299 | 50 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Judo

| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Karolis Bauža | Men's −90 kg | Buffet (FRA) W 0100–0010 | Iliadis (GRE) L 0003–0100 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Marius Paškevičius | Men's +100 kg | Fiakaifonu (VAN) W 0100–0000 | Silva (BRA) L 0001–1001 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Modern pentathlon

| Athlete | Event | Fencing (épée one touch) | Fencing (épée one touch) | Fencing (épée one touch) | Swimming (200 m freestyle) | Swimming (200 m freestyle) | Swimming (200 m freestyle) | Riding (show jumping) | Riding (show jumping) | Riding (show jumping) | Combined: shooting/running (10 m air pistol)/(3000 m) | Combined: shooting/running (10 m air pistol)/(3000 m) | Combined: shooting/running (10 m air pistol)/(3000 m) | Total points | Final rank |
| Athlete | Event | Results | Rank | MP points | Time | Rank | MP points | Penalties | Rank | MP points | Time | Rank | MP Points | Total points | Final rank |
| Justinas Kinderis | Men's | 15–20 | =25 | 760 | 2:04.35 | 15 | 1308 | 60 | 12 | 1140 | 10:19.34 | 2 | 2524 | 5732 | 8 |
| Laura Asadauskaitė | Women's | 23–12 | 3 | 952 | 2:18.67 | 17 | 1136 | 20 | 3 | 1180 | 11:55.64 | 6 | 2140 | 5408 OR | |
| Gintarė Venčkauskaitė | Women's | 10–25 | 34 | 640 | 2:16.88 | 11 | 1160 | 40 | 6 | 1160 | 11:36.63 | 2 | 2216 | 5176 | 12 |

## Rowing
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Repechage | Repechage | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Mindaugas Griškonis | Single sculls | 6:46.56 | 4 R | 7:00.19 | 1 Q | 7:00.80 | 3 SA/B | 7:31.72 | 5 FB | 7:15.32 | 8 |
| Rolandas Maščinskas Saulius Ritter | Double sculls | 6:17.78 | =2 SA/B | Bye | Bye | — | — | 6:21.62 | 2 FA | 6:42.96 | 6 |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Repechage | Repechage | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Donata Vištartaitė | Single sculls | 7:43.07 | 2 Q | Bye | Bye | 7:45.68 | 3 SA/B | 7:56.05 | 5 FB | 7:47.94 | 8 |
Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; Q=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

## Sailing
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Net points | Final rank |
| Athlete | Event | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | M* | Net points | Final rank |
| Juozas Bernotas | RS:X | 9 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 17 | 27 | 27 | EL | 120 | 12 |
| Rokas Milevičius | Laser | 37 | 37 | 33 | 38 | 43 | 37 | 40 | 43 | 31 | 46 | EL | 339 | 42 |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Net points | Final rank |
| Athlete | Event | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | M* | Net points | Final rank |
| Gintarė Scheidt | Laser Radial | 2 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 82 | 6 |
M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race;

## Shooting
### Women

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Daina Gudzinevičiūtė | Trap | 66 | 14 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Swimming
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Vytautas Janušaitis | 100 m butterfly | 54.17 | 39 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Vytautas Janušaitis | 200 m individual medley | 1:59.84 | 14 Q | 2:00.13 | 13 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Mindaugas Sadauskas | 100 m freestyle | 49.78 | 28 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Giedrius Titenis | 100 m breaststroke | 59.68 | 3 Q | 59.66 | 5 Q | 1:00.84 | 8 |
| Giedrius Titenis | 200 m breaststroke | 2:10.36 | 8 Q | 2:09.95 | 11 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Rūta Meilutytė | 50 m freestyle | 25.55 | 26 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Rūta Meilutytė | 100 m freestyle | 56.33 | 29 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Rūta Meilutytė | 100 m breaststroke | 1:05.56 NR | 1 Q | 1:05.21 EU | 1 Q | 1:05.47 | |

## Wrestling

Key:
* VT - Victory by Fall.
* PP - Decision by Points - the loser with technical points.
* PO - Decision by Points - the loser without technical points.

### Men's Greco-Roman

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Edgaras Venckaitis | −66 kg | Serir (ALG) W 3–1 $^{PP}$ | Bayakhmetov (KAZ) W 3–1 $^{PP}$ | Kim H-W (KOR) L 0–3 $^{PO}$ | Did not advance | Bye | Mulens (CUB) L 1–3 $^{PP}$ | Did not advance | 7 |
| Aleksandr Kazakevič | −74 kg | Bye | Bácsi (HUN) W 5–0 $^{VB}$ | Rosengren (SWE) W 3–1 $^{PP}$ | Vlasov (RUS) L 0–3 $^{PO}$ | Bye | Bye | Madsen (DEN) W 3–0 $^{PO}$ | |