title: Lithuania at the 1996 Summer Olympics
text: # 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 |
  