# Lithuania at the 1996 Summer Olympics

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

## 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
### Track & road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | 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 | DNF |
| Daugvinas Zujus | 50 km walk | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:23:35 | 35 |
| Dainius Virbickas | Marathon | — | — | — | — | — | — | DNF | DNF |

### Field events

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

### Track & road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | 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 | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| Rita Ramanauskaitė | Javelin throw | 56.94 | 22 | Did not advance | 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 |
| Remigija Nazarovienė | Points | 1037 | 903 | 783 | 932 | 953 | 719 | 927 | 6254 | 10 |

## Basketball
### 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 | Teamvte | 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 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Croatia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 422 | 386 | +36 | 8 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | China | 5 | 2 | 3 | 360 | 502 | −142 | 7 | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | Argentina | 5 | 2 | 3 | 351 | 396 | −45 | 7 | 9th place playoff |
| 6 | Angola | 5 | 0 | 5 | 280 | 379 | −99 | 5 | 11th place playoff |
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Lithuania 1–0 Croatia
* 1 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
### Men

| Athlete | Event | 1 Round | 2 Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | 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 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Canoeing
### Sprint
#### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Repechage | Repechage | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | 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 |
| Vidas Kupčinskas Vaidas Mizeras | K-2 1000 m | 3:51.842 | 7 QR | 3:38.428 | 4 QS | 3:24.462 | 8 | Did not advance | 16 |

## Cycling
### Road
#### Men

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

#### Women

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

### Track
#### Sprint

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

#### Pursuit

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

#### Points

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

## Gymnastics
### Rhythmic gymnastics

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | 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 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Judo
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Repechage 3 | Repechage Final | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | 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 | did not advance | did not advance |

## Modern pentathlon

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 |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Points | Points | Points | Points | Total points | Final rank |
| Andrejus Zadneprovskis | Men's | 1276 | 840 | 1070 | 892 | 1285 | 5363 | 13 |

## Rowing
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Repechage | Repechage | Semifinals C-D | Semifinals C-D | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | 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 | Heats | Repechage | Repechage | Semifinals C-D | Semifinals C-D | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | 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
### Women

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

## Swimming
### Men

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

### Women

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

## Table Tennis
### Singles

| Athlete | Event | Group round | Group round | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Bronze medal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | 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 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Weightlifting
### Men

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

## Wrestling
### Men's Greco-Roman

| Athlete | Event | Elimination Pool | Elimination Pool | Elimination Pool | Elimination Pool | Elimination Pool | Elimination Pool | Elimination Pool | Final round | Final round |
| Athlete | Event | 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 | 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 | Did not advance |

### Men's Freestyle

| Athlete | Event | Elimination Pool | Elimination Pool | Elimination Pool | Elimination Pool | Elimination Pool | Elimination Pool | Elimination Pool | Final round | Final round |
| Athlete | Event | 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 | Did not advance |