Lithuania competed at the Summer Olympic Games for the first time at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. On the Olympic entry application, Lithuania listed seven sports but sent athletes only for football and cycling events. The Lithuanian team consisted of 13 athletes who competed in two sports. Lithuania did not win any medal in the Games.
The 1924 Summer Olympics was held in Paris, France, in July 1924.[2][3] The Lithuanian delegation consisted of 13 athletes.[4][5] Lithuania did not win any medal in the Games.[1]
Competitors
Lithuania sent a contingent of 13 athletes who competed in two sports at the Games.[4][5] On Olympic application, Lithuania listed seven sports but sent athletes only for football and cycling events.[6]
The road race event was held at Stade Olympique de Colombes on 23 July. The riders started at two-minute intervals from the Colombes Stadium and the course consisted of a turnaround at the 94km (58mi) mark.[7]Isakas Anolikas and Juozas Vilpišauskas participated in the individual time trial.[4] Anolikas participated in 1924 and 1928 Summer Olympics for Lithuania, while this was the only participation for Vilpišauskas.[8] On the road event over the 188km (117mi) course, both of them failed to finish the race due to mechanical malfunctions.[9]
The Lithuanian team was assembled at the last minute due to lack of funds. It lacked official documents, and professional uniforms.[10] The hastily assembled team did not have enough training and practice before departing for the Olympics. The train journey from Kaunas to Paris took about 40 hours and athletes arrived at 2 am, only 12 hours before the first game against Switzerland.[11] The team lost the match by nine goals, and was eliminated from further competition.[12]
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