Lithuania

Lithuania

Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...

competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics

1992 Summer Olympics

The 1992 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event celebrated in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, in 1992. The International Olympic Committee voted in 1986 to separate the Summer and Winter Games, which had been held in the same...

in Barcelona

Barcelona

Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...

, Spain

Spain

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It was the first Olympiad after the breakup of the Soviet Union

Soviet Union

The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....

. Lithuania was one of three ex-Soviet republics to compete individually, with Estonia

Estonia

Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...

 and Latvia

Latvia

Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...

 being the other two, instead of competing on the Unified Team

Unified Team

The Unified Team was the name used for the sports team of the former Soviet Union at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville and the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. The IOC country code was EUN, after the French name, Équipe Unifiée...

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Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
		Athletics Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, 43 events in athletics were contested, 24 events by men and 19 by women. The competition ran from July 31, 1992 to August 9, 1992. Fourteen world record-holders were among the contenders...	Men's Discus Throw
	Valdemaras Chomičius Valdemaras Chomicius Valdemaras Chomičius is a retired Lithuanian professional basketball player for the Soviet and Lithuanian national basketball team. Assistant coach on the Lithuanian national team...   Darius Dimavičius Darius Dimavicius Darius Dimavičius is a former basketball player from Lithuania, who won the bronze medal with the Lithuania national basketball team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.-References:*...   Gintaras Einikis Gintaras Einikis Gintaras Einikis is a retired controversial Lithuanian professional basketball player. He stands at 6 ft 10 in and is former Lithuanian basketball center for the Lithuanian national team...   Sergėjus Jovaiša Sergejus Jovaiša Sergėjus Jovaiša ) Sergėjus Jovaiša ) Sergėjus Jovaiša ) (born December 17, 1954 in Anykščiai, Lithuania is a former basketball player from Lithuania, who won the bronze medal with the Lithuania national basketball team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. In 1980 he was a member of the...   Artūras Karnišovas Arturas Karnišovas Artūras Karnišovas is a retired Lithuanian professional basketball player....   Gintaras Krapikas Gintaras Krapikas Gintaras Krapikas is a retired Lithuanian basketball player for Žalgiris Kaunas. He was a member of the Lithuanian national team that won a bronze medal in Barcelona's 1992 Summer Olympics....   Rimas Kurtinaitis Rimas Kurtinaitis Rimas Kurtinaitis is a basketball trainer, head coach of the VEF Riga, retired Soviet and Lithuanian basketball player who was a member of the USSR and Lithuanian national basketball teams. He played as a shooting guard and is the only non-NBA player to participate in the NBA All-Star Three Point...   Šarūnas Marčiulionis Šarunas Marciulionis Raimondas Šarūnas Marčiulionis is a retired Lithuanian professional basketball player. He was one of the first Europeans to become a regular in the North American National Basketball Association...   Alvydas Pazdrazdis Alvydas Pazdrazdis Alvydas Pazdrazdis is a former basketball player from Lithuania, who won the bronze medal with the Lithuania national basketball team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. He is currently a scout for the Dallas Mavericks. His former clubs include BC Lietuvos Rytas, KK Neptunas and BC...   Arvydas Sabonis Arvydas Sabonis Arvydas Romas Sabonis is a retired Lithuanian professional basketball player and a businessman. He was an eight-time European Player of the Year, winning the Euroscar Award six times, and the Mr...   Arūnas Visockas Arunas Visockas Arūnas Visockas is a retired Lithuanian basketball player for the Lithuanian national basketball team and Žalgiris Kaunas. He was a power forward 200 cm tall and weighed 108 kg. Visockas is currently the assistant coach of the Lithuanian basketball team BC Kaunas Triobet...	Basketball Basketball at the 1992 Summer Olympics The Basketball games of the 1992 Summer Olympics were played at the Pavelló Olímpic de Badalona. 12 men's teams and 8 women's teams participated in the tournament....	Men's Team Competition

Athletics

Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics

At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, 43 events in athletics were contested, 24 events by men and 19 by women. The competition ran from July 31, 1992 to August 9, 1992. Fourteen world record-holders were among the contenders...

Men

Athletes	Event	Results		Place
		Qualif.	Final
Viktoras Meškauskas	20 km walk		1:33:24	26
Benjaminas Viluckis Benjaminas Viluckis Benjaminas Viluckis is a retired male hammer thrower from Lithuania, who competed for his native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. He set his personal best on August 21, 1986 at a meet in Klaipėda. That mark is still the national record.-Achievements:-References:*...	Hammer throw	70.54 m		20
Romas Ubartas Romas Ubartas Romas Ubartas is a retired male discus thrower from Lithuania who won a silver medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics for the USSR and a gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics for Lithuania. His personal best was 70.06m. He also became European champion, in 1986. In the Soviet time he trained at Dynamo...	Discus throw	66.08 m	65.12 m	1
Vaclavas Kidykas Vaclavas Kidykas Vaclavas Kidykas is a retired male discus thrower from Lithuania. He placed third in the men's 1986 European Championships in Athletics in Stuttgart, West Germany with a throw of 65.5 meters and participated in four Olympic competitions...	Discus throw	59.96 m		15

Women

Athletes	Event	Results		Place
		Qualif.	Final
Nijolė Medvedeva	Long jump	DSQ	DSQ	DSQ
Nelė Savickytė	High jump	1.90		20
Teresė Nekrošaitė Teresė Nekrošaitė Teresė Nekrošaitė is a retired female javelin thrower from Lithuania. She represented her native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics, finishing in 18th place in the final rankings. She set her personal best in 1992 with the old javelin type.-Achievements:-References:...	Javelin throw	58.28		18
Remigija Nazarovienė Remigija Nazaroviene Remigija Nazarovienė is a retired Lithuanian heptathlete. She won the bronze medal at the 1997 World Championships and finished third at the 1998 IAAF World Combined Events Challenge....	Heptathlon		6142	14

Men's Team Competition

• Preliminary Round (Group B)
• Defeated PR China (112:75)
• Defeated Venezuela (87:79)
• Defeated Puerto Rico (104:91)
• Lost to Unified Team (80:92)
• Defeated Australia (98:87)
• Quarterfinals
• Defeated Brazil (114:96)
• Semifinals
• Lost to United States (76:127)
• Bronze Medal Match
• Defeated Unified Team (82:78) → Bronze Medal
• Team Roster
• Romanas Brazdauskis
  Romanas Brazdauskis
  Romanas Brazdauskis is a former basketball player from Lithuania, who won the bronze medal with the Lithuania national basketball team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. His son, Lukas Brazdauskis, currently plays in BC Lietuvos Rytas.-References:*...
  
  
• Valdemaras Chomičius
  Valdemaras Chomicius
  Valdemaras Chomičius is a retired Lithuanian professional basketball player for the Soviet and Lithuanian national basketball team. Assistant coach on the Lithuanian national team...
  
  
• Darius Dimavičius
  Darius Dimavicius
  Darius Dimavičius is a former basketball player from Lithuania, who won the bronze medal with the Lithuania national basketball team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.-References:*...
  
  
• Gintaras Einikis
  Gintaras Einikis
  Gintaras Einikis is a retired controversial Lithuanian professional basketball player. He stands at 6 ft 10 in and is former Lithuanian basketball center for the Lithuanian national team...
  
  
• Sergėjus Jovaiša
  Sergejus Jovaiša
  Sergėjus Jovaiša ) Sergėjus Jovaiša ) Sergėjus Jovaiša ) (born December 17, 1954 in Anykščiai, Lithuania is a former basketball player from Lithuania, who won the bronze medal with the Lithuania national basketball team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. In 1980 he was a member of the...
  
  
• Artūras Karnišovas
  Arturas Karnišovas
  Artūras Karnišovas is a retired Lithuanian professional basketball player....
  
  
• Gintaras Krapikas
  Gintaras Krapikas
  Gintaras Krapikas is a retired Lithuanian basketball player for Žalgiris Kaunas. He was a member of the Lithuanian national team that won a bronze medal in Barcelona's 1992 Summer Olympics....
  
  
• Rimas Kurtinaitis
  Rimas Kurtinaitis
  Rimas Kurtinaitis is a basketball trainer, head coach of the VEF Riga, retired Soviet and Lithuanian basketball player who was a member of the USSR and Lithuanian national basketball teams. He played as a shooting guard and is the only non-NBA player to participate in the NBA All-Star Three Point...
  
  
• Šarūnas Marčiulionis
  Šarunas Marciulionis
  Raimondas Šarūnas Marčiulionis is a retired Lithuanian professional basketball player. He was one of the first Europeans to become a regular in the North American National Basketball Association...
  
  
• Alvydas Pazdrazdis
  Alvydas Pazdrazdis
  Alvydas Pazdrazdis is a former basketball player from Lithuania, who won the bronze medal with the Lithuania national basketball team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. He is currently a scout for the Dallas Mavericks. His former clubs include BC Lietuvos Rytas, KK Neptunas and BC...
  
  
• Arvydas Sabonis
  Arvydas Sabonis
  Arvydas Romas Sabonis is a retired Lithuanian professional basketball player and a businessman. He was an eight-time European Player of the Year, winning the Euroscar Award six times, and the Mr...
  
  
• Arūnas Visockas
  Arunas Visockas
  Arūnas Visockas is a retired Lithuanian basketball player for the Lithuanian national basketball team and Žalgiris Kaunas. He was a power forward 200 cm tall and weighed 108 kg. Visockas is currently the assistant coach of the Lithuanian basketball team BC Kaunas Triobet...
  
  

Boxing

Boxing at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Boxing at the 1992 Summer Olympics took place in the old Pavelló Club Joventut de Badalona in Barcelona. The boxing schedule began on July 26 and ended on August 9...

Men's Welterweight (– 67 kg)

• Vitalijus Karpačiauskas
• First Round — Defeated Andrey Piestrayev (EUN), 9:4
• Second Round — Defeated Pepe Reilly (USA), 16:5
• Quarterfinals — Lost to Arkhom Chenglai
  Arkhom Chenglai
  Arkhom Chenglai is a Thai boxer. At the 1992 Summer Olympics he won a bronze medal in the men's Welterweight category, together with Aníbal Acevedo of Puerto Rico.In Muay thai his name is Issara Sakgreerin...
  
   (THA), 6:9

Men's Light-Middleweight (– 71 kg)

• Leonidas Maleckis
• First Round — Defeated Salim Kbary (EGY), 13:6
• Second Round — Lost to Robin Reid (GBR), 3:10

Men's Heavyweight (– 91 kg)

• Vidas Markevičius
• First Round — Lost to Alexey Chudinov (EUN), 3:7

Men's Super-Heavyweight (+ 91 kg)

• Gytis Juškevičius
• First Round — Bye
• Second Round — Defeated David Anyim (KEN), RSCI-2 (01:38)
• Quarterfinals — Lost to Richard Igbineghu
  Richard Igbineghu
  Richard Igbineghu is a Nigerian boxer. At the 1992 Summer Olympics he won the silver medal in the men's super heavyweight category.-Olympic results:*Defeated Gytis Juškevičius , KO 2...
  
   (NGR), KO-2 (01:27)

Canoeing

Canoeing at the 1992 Summer Olympics

The canoeing competition at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona was composed of 16 events in two disciplines, slalom and sprint. The slalom events returned to the Olympic program after a 20 year absence, since the 1972 Munich Games...

Men's Kayak Singles (500 metres)

• Artūras Vieta
  Artūras Vieta
  Artūras Vieta is a Lithuanian sprint canoer who competed in the early 1990s. At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, he finished ninth in both the K-1 500 m and the K-1 1000 m events.-References:*...
  
   — 9th place

Men's Kayak Singles (1,000 metres)

• Artūras Vieta
  Artūras Vieta
  Artūras Vieta is a Lithuanian sprint canoer who competed in the early 1990s. At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, he finished ninth in both the K-1 500 m and the K-1 1000 m events.-References:*...
  
   — 9th place

Cycling

Cycling at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Final results for the Cycling competition at the 1992 Summer Olympics. There were two categories of events – road cycling and track cycling...

Men's Individual Road Race

• Saulius Šarkauskas
• Final — 4:35:56 (→ 23rd place)

Women's Individual Road Race

• Aiga Zagorska
  Aiga Zagorska
  Aiga Zagorska is a retired female track and road racing cyclist from Lithuania, who competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain for her Baltic country. There she ended up in 14th place in the women's individual road race.-References:*...
  
  
• Final — 2:05:03 (→ 14th place)

• Laima Zilporytė
  Laima Zilporyte
  Laima Zilporytė is a retired female cyclist, who trained at Dynamo sports society in Panevėžys and represented the USSR at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea...
  
  
• Final — 2:05:03 (→ 18th place)

• Daiva Čepelienė
  Daiva Čepelienė
  Daiva Čepelienė is a retired female road racing cyclist from Lithuania, who competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain for her native country. There she finished in 20th place in the women's individual road race.-References:*...
  
  
• Final — 2:05:03 (→ 20th place)

Women's Sprint (1,000 metres)

• Rita Razmaitė

Women's Individual Pursuit (3,000 metres)

• Aiga Zagorska
  Aiga Zagorska
  Aiga Zagorska is a retired female track and road racing cyclist from Lithuania, who competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain for her Baltic country. There she ended up in 14th place in the women's individual road race.-References:*...
  
  

Judo

Judo at the 1992 Summer Olympics

The Judo competition at the 1992 Summer Olympics was contested in fourteen weight classes, seven each for men and women. The seven men's weight classes continued to be those first used in 1980. This was the first Olympic competition to award medals to women judoka; women competed in 1988 as a...

Men's Half-Heavyweight

• Vladas Burba — 13th place (tied)

Modern Pentathlon

Modern pentathlon at the 1992 Summer Olympics

The modern pentathlon at the 1992 Summer Olympics was represented by two events : Individual competition and Team competition...

Men's Individual

• Gintaras Staškevičius — 15th place
• Vladimiras Močialovas — 51st place
• Tomas Narkus — 62nd place

Men's Team

• Gintaras Staškevičius
• Vladimiras Močialovas
• Tomas Narkus — 15th place

Rowing

Rowing at the 1992 Summer Olympics

At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, 14 events in rowing were contested, eight for men and six for women.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-See also:*Rowing at the Summer Olympics*List of Olympic medalists in rowing...

Men's Coxless Pairs

• Ričardas Bukys and Zigmantas Gudauskas

Men's Coxed Pairs

• Juozas Bagdonas
  Juozas Bagdonas
  Juozas Bagdonas was a Lithuanian painter and founder of the Samogitian Museum of Art.-References:*Universal Lithuanian Encyclopedia...
  
  , Einius Petkus, and Valdemaras Mačiulskis

Women's Single Sculls

• Kristina Poplavskaja
  Kristina Poplavskaja
  Kristina Poplavskaja is a Lithuanian rower who won an Olympic bronze medal in the Double Sculls event at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.-References:...
  
  

Women's Coxless Pairs

• Violeta Lastakauskaitė and Violeta Bernotaitė

Sailing

Sailing at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Sailing/Yachting is a Olympic sport starting from the Games of the 1st Olympiad . With the exception of 1904 and possible 1916 sailing was always a part of the Olympic program....

Men's Two Person Dinghy

• Raimondas Šiugždinis and Valdas Balciunas

Swimming

Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics

At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, 31 swimming events were contested. There was a total of 641 participants from 92 countries competing.-Medal table:-Men's events:* Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals....

Men's 50 metres Freestyle

• Raimundas Mažuolis
  Raimundas Mažuolis
  Raimundas Mažuolis is a former freestyle swimmer from Lithuania.He competed in the 100 metre freestyle at the 1992 Summer Olympic Games in Barcelona, finishing second in the B final in a time of 50.13 seconds...
  
  

Men's 100 metres Freestyle

• Raimundas Mažuolis
  Raimundas Mažuolis
  Raimundas Mažuolis is a former freestyle swimmer from Lithuania.He competed in the 100 metre freestyle at the 1992 Summer Olympic Games in Barcelona, finishing second in the B final in a time of 50.13 seconds...
  
  

Men's 100 metres Breaststroke

• Nerijus Beiga

Men's 200 metres Breaststroke

• Nerijus Beiga

Wrestling

Wrestling at the 1992 Summer Olympics

At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, 20 wrestling events were contested, for men only. There were 10 weight classes in each of the freestyle wrestling and Greco-Roman wrestling disciplines.-Freestyle:-Greco-Roman:-Medal table:...

Men's Bantamweight, Greco-Roman

• Remigijus Šukevičius