# Lithuania men's national handball team

The Lithuania national handball team is the national handball team of Lithuania.

## Competitive record
### World Championship

World Championship record :
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
| 1938 | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union |
| 1954 | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union |
| 1958 | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union |
| 1961 | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union |
| 1964 | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union |
| 1967 | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union |
| 1970 | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union |
| 1974 | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union |
| 1978 | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union |
| 1982 | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union |
| 1986 | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union |
| 1990 | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union |
| 1993 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1995 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1997 | Round of 16 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 130 | 134 |
| 1999 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2001 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2003 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2005 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2007 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2009 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2011 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2013 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2015 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2017 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| / 2019 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2021 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| / 2023 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| // 2025 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2027 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| / 2029 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| // 2031 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| Total | 1/29 | – | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 130 | 134 |

### European Championship

European Championship record :
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
| 1994 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1996 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1998 | Preliminary round | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 138 | 151 |
| 2000 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2002 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2004 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2006 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2008 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2010 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2012 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2014 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2016 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2018 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| // 2020 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| / 2022 | Preliminary round | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 82 | 95 |
| 2024 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| // 2026 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| // 2028 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| Total | 2/18 | – | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 220 | 246 |

## Current squad

* No.
* Pos.
* Name
* Date of birth (age)
* Height
* App.
* Goals
* Club
* 7
* CB
* Aidenas Malašinskas
* HC Motor Zaporizhzhia
* 35
* RW
* Valdas Drabavičius
* VHC Šviesa
* 27
* CB
* Vaidotas Grosas
* Granitas Kaunas
* 17
* LB
* Jonas Truchanovičius
* Montpellier Handball
* 21
* P
* Mindaugas Tarcijonas
* SPR Tarnów
* 14
* LB
* Gerdas Babarskas
* Chambéry Savoie Mont-Blanc Handball
* 88
* RB
* Mindaugas Dumčius
* HC Elbflorenz
* 32
* GK
* Giedrius Morkūnas
* Riihimäki Cocks
* 5
* CB
* Gabrielius Virbauskas
* Dragūnas Klaipėda
* 3
* LW
* Mindaugas Urbonas
* HBC CSKA Moscow
* 11
* CB
* Benas Petreikis
* EHV Aue
* 12
* GK
* Vilius Rašimas
* EHV Aue
* 30
* p
* Benas Butkus
* Dragūnas Klaipėda
* 15
* LB
* Lukas Simėnas
* Dragūnas Klaipėda
* 13
* RB
* Gytis Šmantauskas
* Dragūnas Klaipėda
* 20
* LW
* Skirmantas Plėta
* Les Vikings de Caen

### Notable players

* Jonas Truchanovičius 1st Lithuanian to win EHF Champions League

## Notable former coaches

* Voldemaras Novickis (1993–2000)
* Gintaras Savukynas (2009–2014, 2022–present)
* Mindaugas Andriuska (2020–2022)