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| Lithuania at the 2002 European Athletics Championships | |
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| WA code | LTU |
| in München | |
| Competitors | 13 |
| Medals Ranked 22nd |
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| European Athletics Championships appearances | |
| Other related appearances | |
 Soviet Union (1946–1990) | |
Lithuania, at the 2002 European Athletics Championships held in Germany. In this European Championship started 13 athletes who represented Lithuania.
| 2002 Munich | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
 Lithuania (LTU) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Place | Athlete | Event | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Virgilijus Alekna | Discus throw | 66.62 |
| 4 | Austra Skujytė | Heptathlon | 6275 |
| 7 | Kristina Saltanovič | 20 km walk | 1:30:44 |
| 9-11 | Agnė Eggerth | 100 m | 11.44 |
| 17 | Arvydas Nazarovas | Triple Jump | 16.17 |
| 18 | Žana Minina | 400 m | 53.50 |
| 22 | Inga Juodeškienė | 1000 m | 32:58.56 |
| 22 | Virginija Petkevičienė | Triple Jump | 13,14 |
| 25 | Rasa Drazdauskaitė | 1500 m | 4:16.80 |
| DSQ | Gintaras Andriuškevičius | 20 km walk | - |
| DNF | Remigija Nazarovienė | Heptathlon | - |
| DNF | Sonata Milušauskaitė | 20 km walk | - |
| Indrė Jakubaitytė | Javelin Throw | 0 | |
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