Lithuania at the 2016 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | LTU |
NOC | Lithuanian National Olympic Committee |
Website | www |
in Rio de Janeiro | |
Competitors | 67 in 15 sports |
Flag bearers | Gintarė Scheidt [1] (opening) Edvinas Ramanauskas (closing) |
Medals Ranked 64th |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Other related appearances | |
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Lithuania competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's seventh consecutive appearance at the Games in the post-Soviet era and ninth overall in Summer Olympic history.
The National Olympic Committee of Lithuania (Lithuanian : Lietuvos tautinis olimpinis komitetas, LTOK) fielded a team of 67 athletes, 48 men and 19 women, across 15 sports at the Games. [2] It was the nation's second-largest delegation sent to the Olympics, just four athletes short of the record achieved in Beijing 2008 (71). As usual, the men's basketball was the only team-based sport in which Lithuania qualified for the Games. [3] Lithuania marked its Olympic debut in tennis and women's judo, as well as its return to weightlifting after missing out of the previous Games.
The Lithuanian squad featured three Olympic medalists from London 2012, namely light welterweight boxer Evaldas Petrauskas, breaststroke swimmer and world record holder Rūta Meilutytė, and defending champion Laura Asadauskaitė in the women's modern pentathlon. Track cyclist Simona Krupeckaitė topped the list of experienced Lithuanian athletes to make her fourth Olympic appearance, while Laser Radial sailor and Beijing 2008 silver medalist Gintarė Scheidt was selected to lead the Lithuanian delegation as the flag bearer in the opening ceremony at her third Games, a historic first by a female in the nation's Olympic history. [1] [4] Other notable Lithuanian athletes included NBA players Jonas Valančiūnas and Domantas Sabonis (son of basketball legend and three-time Olympian Arvydas Sabonis), multiple-time European rowing medalist Mindaugas Griškonis, and swimming stalwarts Simonas Bilis and Giedrius Titenis.
Lithuania left Rio de Janeiro with four medals (one silver and three bronze), failing to collect a gold for the third time in its Olympic history. [5] Three of these medals were awarded to the Lithuanian team in weightlifting and rowing for the first time in 16 years, including a silver-medal feat from Griskonis and his new partner Saulius Ritter in the men's double sculls. Meanwhile, Aurimas Lankas and Edvinas Ramanauskas continued to add canoeing medals for Lithuania with a bronze in the men's K-2 200 m, following Jevgenijus Šuklinas' runner-up finish at London 2012. [6] Once again, the men's basketball squad failed to reach the medal rounds for the second straight time, losing to Australia in the quarterfinals. [7]
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Sport | Men | Women | Total |
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Athletics | 7 | 9 | 16 |
Basketball | 12 | 0 | 12 |
Boxing | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Canoeing | 6 | 0 | 6 |
Cycling | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Gymnastics | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Judo | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Modern pentathlon | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Rowing | 7 | 3 | 10 |
Sailing | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Shooting | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Swimming | 5 | 1 | 6 |
Tennis | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Weightlifting | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Wrestling | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Total | 48 | 19 | 67 |
Lithuanian athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event): [8] [9]
Athlete | Event | Final | |
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Result | Rank | ||
Valdas Dopolskas | Marathon | 2:28:21 | 111 |
Remigijus Kančys | 2:21:10 | 75 | |
Arturas Mastianica | 50 km walk | DNF | |
Marius Šavelskis | 20 km walk | 1:29:26 | 59 |
Tadas Šuškevičius | 50 km walk | 4:04:10 | 33 |
Marius Žiūkas | 20 km walk | 1:22:27 SB | 26 |
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Neringa Aidietytė | 20 km walk | — | DNF | ||||
Eglė Balčiūnaitė | 800 m | 2:02.98 SB | 6 | Did not advance | |||
Rasa Drazdauskaitė | Marathon | — | 2:35:50 | 37 | |||
Diana Lobačevskė | — | 2:30:48 | 17 | ||||
Živilė Vaiciukevičiūtė | 20 km walk | — | 1:41:28 | 56 | |||
Brigita Virbalytė-Dimšienė | — | 1:35:11 | 29 | ||||
Vaida Žūsinaitė | Marathon | — | 2:35:53 | 38 |
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
Andrius Gudžius | Men's discus throw | 65.18 SB | 4 q | 60.66 | 12 |
Airinė Palšytė | Women's high jump | 1.94 | 11 Q | 1.88 | 13 |
Zinaida Sendriūtė | Women's discus throw | 60.79 | 11 q | 61.89 SB | 10 |
The Lithuanian men's basketball team qualified for the Olympics by attaining a top two finish after the final match of the EuroBasket 2015 in France. [10]
The following is the Lithuania roster in the men's basketball tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics. [11]
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Croatia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 400 | 407 | −7 | 8 [lower-alpha 1] | Quarterfinals |
2 | Spain | 5 | 3 | 2 | 432 | 357 | +75 | 8 [lower-alpha 1] | |
3 | Lithuania | 5 | 3 | 2 | 392 | 428 | −36 | 8 [lower-alpha 1] | |
4 | Argentina | 5 | 3 | 2 | 441 | 428 | +13 | 8 [lower-alpha 1] | |
5 | Brazil (H) | 5 | 2 | 3 | 411 | 407 | +4 | 7 | |
6 | Nigeria | 5 | 1 | 4 | 392 | 441 | −49 | 6 |
7 August 2016 14:15 |
Brazil | 76–82 | Lithuania |
Scoring by quarter: 17–27, 12–31, 23–12, 24–12 | ||
Pts: Barbosa 21 Rebs: Nenê 8 Asts: Huertas 3 | Pts: Kalnietis 16 Rebs: Jankūnas 7 Asts: Kalnietis 8 |
Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 7,990 Referees: Eddie Viator (FRA), Steven Anderson (USA), José Reyes (MEX) |
9 August 2016 19:00 |
Lithuania | 89–80 | Nigeria |
Scoring by quarter: 13–16, 23–25, 29–13, 24–26 | ||
Pts: Mačiulis 21 Rebs: Sabonis 7 Asts: Kalnietis 12 | Pts: Diogu 19 Rebs: Diogu 7 Asts: Ere 4 |
Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 5,785 Referees: Stephen Seibel (CAN), Robert Lottermoser (GER), Anne Panther (GER) |
11 August 2016 22:30 |
Lithuania | 81–73 | Argentina |
Scoring by quarter:16–15, 14–12, 27–22, 24–24 | ||
Pts: Kuzminskas 23 Rebs: Valančiūnas 10 Asts: Kalnietis 7 | Pts: Ginóbili 22 Rebs: Nocioni, Scola 7 Asts: Scola 4 |
Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 11,093 Referees: Ilija Belošević (SRB), Damir Javor (SLO), Eddie Viator (FRA) |
13 August 2016 19:00 |
Spain | 109–59 | Lithuania |
Scoring by quarter:26–11, 22–18, 36–16, 25–14 | ||
Pts: Gasol 23 Rebs: Reyes 9 Asts: Llull 6 | Pts: Kuzminskas 17 Rebs: Valančiūnas 10 Asts: Mačiulis 2 |
Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 11,045 Referees: Ilija Belošević (SRB), Roberto Vázquez (PUR), Oļegs Latiševs (LAT) |
15 August 2016 22:30 |
Lithuania | 81–90 | Croatia |
Scoring by quarter:21–13, 20–34, 14–28, 26–15 | ||
Pts: Kalnietis 26 Rebs: Valančiūnas 6 Asts: Kalnietis 11 | Pts: Bogdanović 22 Rebs: Simon 10 Asts: Simon 6 |
Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 7,809 Referees: Borys Ryzhyk (UKR), Steven Anderson (USA), Piotr Pastusiak (POL) |
17 August 2016 11:00 |
Australia | 90–64 | Lithuania |
Scoring by quarter:26–17, 22–13, 22–13, 20–21 | ||
Pts: Mills 24 Rebs: Bogut 7 Asts: Bogut 6 | Pts: Kalnietis, Kavaliauskas 12 Rebs: Valančiūnas 8 Asts: Kalnietis 5 |
Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 9,348 Referees: Steven Anderson (USA), Stephen Seibel (CAN), Piotr Pastusiak (POL) |
Lithuania has entered two boxers to compete in each of the following weight classes into the Olympic boxing tournament. London 2012 bronze medalist Evaldas Petrauskas and European champion Eimantas Stanionis had claimed their Olympic spots at the 2016 European Qualification Tournament in Samsun, Turkey. [12]
Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||
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Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | |||
Evaldas Petrauskas | Men's light welterweight | Kumar (IND) L 1–2 | Did not advance | |||||
Eimantas Stanionis | Men's welterweight | Liu W (CHN) W 3–0 | Giyasov (UZB) L 0–3 | Did not advance |
Lithuanian canoeists have qualified a total of four boats in each of the following distances for the Games through the 2015 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships. [13] The sprint canoeing roster was named to the Olympic squad at the conclusion of the 2016 European Sprint Qualifier in Duisburg, Germany. [14]
Athlete | Event | Heats | Semifinals | Final | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Ignas Navakauskas | Men's K-1 200 m | 35.144 | 4 Q | 35.168 | 5 FB | 37.075 | 9 |
Henrikas Žustautas | Men's C-1 200 m | 40.048 | 2 Q | 41.187 | 6 FB | 40.230 | 11 |
Aurimas Lankas Edvinas Ramanauskas | Men's K-2 200 m | 31.755 | 1 FA | Bye | 32.382 | ||
Ričardas Nekriošius Andrej Olijnik | Men's K-2 1000 m | 3:24.246 | 3 Q | 3:18.526 | 2 FA | 3:14.748 | 5 |
Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)
Lithuanian riders qualified for a maximum of two quota places in the men's Olympic road race by virtue of their top 15 final national ranking in the 2015 UCI Europe Tour. [15] One additional spot was awarded to the Lithuanian cyclist in the women's road race by virtue of her top 100 individual placement in the 2016 UCI World Rankings. [16]
Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
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Ignatas Konovalovas | Men's road race | OTL | |
Ramūnas Navardauskas | 6:22:23 | 35 | |
Daiva Tušlaitė | Women's road race | 3:58:34 | 34 |
Following the completion of the 2016 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Lithuania has entered one rider to compete only in both women's sprint and keirin at the Olympics, by virtue of her final individual UCI Olympic rankings in those events.
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round 1 | Repechage 1 | Round 2 | Repechage 2 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||
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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) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Rank | ||
Simona Krupeckaitė | Women's sprint | 10.978 65.585 | 10 Q | Meares (AUS) W 11.308 63.671 | Bye | Ligtlee (NED) L | Cueff (FRA) Hansen (NZL) W 11.614 61.994 | Marchant (GBR) L, L | Did not advance | 5th place final Zhong (CHN) Lee W S (HKG) Voynova (RUS) L | 7 |
Athlete | Event | 1st round | Repechage | 2nd round | Final |
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Rank | Rank | Rank | Rank | ||
Simona Krupeckaitė | Women's keirin | 2 Q | Bye | 5 | 12 |
Lithuania has entered one artistic gymnast into the Olympic competition. Robert Tvorogal had claimed his Olympic spot in the men's apparatus and all-around events at the Olympic Test Event in Rio de Janeiro. [17]
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||||||||||||||
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Apparatus | Total | Rank | Apparatus | Total | Rank | ||||||||||||
F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | ||||||
Robert Tvorogal | All-around | 13.866 | 13.366 | 13.466 | 14.113 | 13.500 | 14.166 | 82.497 | 42 | Did not advance |
Lithuania has qualified one judoka for the women's heavyweight category (+78 kg) at the Games. Santa Pakenytė earned a continental quota spot from the European region as the highest-ranked Lithuanian judoka in the IJF World Ranking List of 30 May 2016. [18] [19]
Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / BM | |
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Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
Santa Pakenytė | Women's +78 kg | Bye | Yamabe (JPN) L 000–100 | Did not advance |
Lithuania has qualified three modern pentathletes for the following events at the Games. Reigning London 2012 champion Laura Asadauskaitė sought an opportunity to defend her Olympic title in the women's event, after being crowned the 2015 UIPM World Cup champion in Minsk, Belarus. [20] Meanwhile, Justinas Kinderis and Ieva Serapinaitė were ranked among the top 10 modern pentathletes, not yet qualified, in their respective events based on the UIPM World Rankings as of 1 June 2016. [21]
Athlete | Event | Fencing (épée one touch) | Swimming (200 m freestyle) | Riding (show jumping) | Combined: shooting/running (10 m air pistol)/(3200 m) | Total points | Final rank | |||||||||
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RR | BR | Rank | MP points | Time | Rank | MP points | Penalties | Rank | MP points | Time | Rank | MP Points | ||||
Justinas Kinderis | Men's | 18–17 | 3 | 18 | 211 | 2:06.84 | 30 | 320 | EL | =33 | 0 | 11:27.33 | 15 | 613 | 1144 | 34 |
Laura Asadauskaitė | Women's | 19–16 | 2 | 11 | 216 | 2:21.01 | 28 | 277 | EL | =31 | 0 | 12:01.01 OR | 1 | 579 | 1072 | 30 |
Ieva Serapinaitė | 15–20 | 0 | 26 | 190 | 2:14.43 | 10 | 297 | 35 | 26 | 265 | 14:29.68 | 35 | 431 | 1183 | 28 |
Lithuania has qualified a total of five boats for each of the following classes into the Olympic regatta. Rowers competing in the single and double sculls (both men and women), as well as the men's quadruple sculls, had confirmed Olympic places for their boats at the 2015 FISA World Championships in Lac d'Aiguebelette, France.
Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Armandas Kelmelis | Single sculls | 7:34.59 | 5 R | 7:13.36 | 1 QF | 7:04.67 | 5 SC/D | 7:20.72 | 4 FD | 7:00.72 | 19 |
Mindaugas Griškonis Saulius Ritter | Double sculls | 6:29.11 | 1 SA/B | Bye | — | 6:14.61 | 1 FA | 6:51.39 | |||
Aurimas Adomavičius Martynas Džiaugys Dominykas Jančionis Dovydas Nemeravičius | Quadruple sculls | 5:58.70 | 5 R | 5:55.78 | 3 FB | — | 6:15.16 | 9 |
Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Lina Šaltytė | Single sculls | 8:35.92 | 3 QF | Bye | 7:38.39 | 5 SC/D | 7:55.57 | 1 FC | 7:30.38 | 14 | |
Milda Valčiukaitė Donata Vištartaitė | Double sculls | 7:04.82 | 1 SA/B | Bye | — | 6:52.46 | 2 FA | 7:43.76 |
Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage
Lithuanian sailors have qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the 2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships, the individual fleet Worlds, and European qualifying regattas. [22]
Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | M* | ||||
Juozas Bernotas | Men's RS:X | 19 | 23 | 17 | 29 | 14 | 26 | DNF | 21 | UFD | 26 | 29 | EL | 278 | 26 | |
Gintarė Scheidt | Women's Laser Radial | 1 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 4 | 11 | — | 8 | 90 | 7 |
M = Medal race; DNF = Did not finish; UFD = "U" flag disqualification; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race;
Lithuania has received an invitation from ISSF to send Ronaldas Račinskas in the men's skeet to the Olympics, as long as the minimum qualifying score (MQS) was fulfilled by 31 March 2016. [23] [24]
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
Ronaldas Račinskas | Men's skeet | 112 | 30 | Did not advance |
Qualification Legend: Q = Qualify for the next round; q = Qualify for the bronze medal (shotgun)
Lithuanian swimmers have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)): [25] [26]
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||||
Simonas Bilis | 50 m freestyle | 22.01 NR | 14 Q | 21.71 NR | 6 Q | 22.08 | 8 | ||
100 m freestyle | 49.16 | 30 | Did not advance | ||||||
Danas Rapšys | 100 m backstroke | 54.40 | 24 | Did not advance | |||||
200 m backstroke | 1:59.58 | 21 | Did not advance | ||||||
Andrius Šidlauskas | 100 m breaststroke | 1:00.59 | 23 | Did not advance | |||||
Giedrius Titenis | 100 m breaststroke | 59.90 | 12 Q | 59.80 | 10 | Did not advance | |||
200 m breaststroke | 2:12.13 | 22 | Did not advance | ||||||
Simonas Bilis Deividas Margevičius Danas Rapšys Giedrius Titenis | 4 × 100 m medley relay | 3:35.90 | 14 | — | Did not advance |
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Rūta Meilutytė | 100 m breaststroke | 1:06.35 | 4 Q | 1:06.44 | 4 Q | 1:07.32 | 7 |
Lithuania has entered one tennis player for the first time into the Olympic tournament. Ričardas Berankis (world no. 54) qualified directly for the men's singles as one of the top 56 eligible players in the ATP World Rankings as of 6 June 2016. [27] [28]
Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | |
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Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
Ričardas Berankis | Men's singles | Millman (AUS) L 0–6, 0–6 | Did not advance |
Lithuania has qualified one male weightlifter for the Olympics by virtue of his top 15 individual finish, among those who had not secured any quota places through the World or European Championships, in the IWF World Rankings as of 20 June 2016, signifying the nation's return to the sport after an eight-year hiatus. The place was awarded to rookie Aurimas Didžbalis in the men's middle-heavyweight division (94 kg). [29]
Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | ||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
Aurimas Didžbalis | Men's −94 kg | 177 | =2 | 215 | 3 | 392 |
Lithuania has qualified one wrestler for the men's Greco-Roman 66 kg into the Olympic competition as a result of his wrestle-off triumph at the initial meet of the World Qualification Tournament in Ulaanbaatar. [30] [31]
Key:
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Final / BM | |
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Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
Edgaras Venckaitis | −66 kg | Bye | Stäbler (GER) L 1–3 PP | Did not advance | 11 |
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea, competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's seventeenth appearance at the Olympics. The Korean Olympic Committee sent the nation's smallest ever delegation to the Games in Olympic history since 1984. A total of 205 athletes, 103 men and 101 women, competed in 24 sports.
Great Britain, or in full Great Britain and Northern Ireland, represented by the British Olympic Association (BOA), competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016 and the team of selected athletes was officially known as Team GB. British athletes have appeared in every Summer Olympic Games of the modern era, alongside Australia, France, Greece, and Switzerland, though Great Britain is the only country to have won at least one gold medal at all of them. The team represented the United Kingdom, the three Crown Dependencies, and the thirteen British Overseas Territories, ten of whom sent representatives.
Belarus competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. It was the nation's sixth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics in the post-Soviet era.
The United States of America (USA), represented by the United States Olympic Committee (USOC), competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, from August 5 to 21, 2016. U.S. athletes have appeared in every Summer Olympic Games of the modern era, with the exception of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, which they boycotted in protest of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. For the second consecutive time in the Summer Olympics, the United States was represented by more female than male athletes (264 men and 291 women).
Italy competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. Italy has competed in every Summer Olympics, except the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis.
Hungary competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. Hungarian athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games, except for two occasions. Hungary was not invited to the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, because of its role in the first World War, and it was also part of the Soviet boycott, when Los Angeles hosted the 1984 Summer Olympics.
Turkey competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. Since the nation's debut in 1908, Turkish athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games, except for three occasions. Turkey failed to register any athletes at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, did not attend the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles at the period of worldwide Great Depression, and also joined the United States-led boycott, when Moscow hosted the 1980 Summer Olympics. The Turkish team consisted of 103 athletes, 55 men and 48 women, across twenty-one sports.
Bulgaria competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. Bulgaria made their official debut at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens. Bulgarian athletes had appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympics since 1924, except for three occasions: the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, and the 1932 and 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles because of Bulgaria's actions in World War II, the worldwide Great Depression and the Soviet boycott, respectively.
Croatia competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's seventh consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics. The Croatian Olympic Committee confirmed a roster of 87 athletes, 68 men and 19 women, to compete across 18 sports at the Games.
Poland competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. Since the nation's official debut in 1924, Polish athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games except the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, because of the Soviet boycott.
Belgium competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. Since the nation's official debut in 1900, Belgian athletes had appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games, with the exception of the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis. The Belgian team consisted of 108 athletes, 70 men and 38 women, across nineteen sports.
Argentina competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's twenty-fourth appearance at the Summer Olympic Games, having missed only three editions since their 1900 debut: the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis, the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm and the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow because of its support for the United States-led boycott. The Argentine Olympic Committee sent the nation's largest ever delegation to the Games in Olympic history, surpassing the record set in London 1948.
Iran competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, from 5 to 21 August 2016. Since the nation's return in 1948 after having made their debut in 1900, Iranian athletes had attended in every Summer Olympic Games of the modern era, with the exception of the 1980 and 1984 Summer Olympics.
Azerbaijan competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's sixth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics in the post-Soviet era.
Latvia competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's seventh consecutive appearance at the Games in the post-Soviet era and eleventh overall in Summer Olympic history.
Hungary competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Hungarian athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games, except for two occasions. Hungary was not invited to the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, because of its role in the first World War, and was also part of the Soviet boycott, when Los Angeles hosted the 1984 Summer Olympics.
Lithuania competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was the nation's eighth consecutive appearance at the Games in the post-Soviet era and tenth overall in Summer Olympic history.
Cuba competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Cuban delegation was their smallest since 1964, which coincidentally was also in Tokyo. It was the nation's twenty-first appearance at the Summer Olympics. Cuba improved on its 2016 result, by winning 7 gold and 15 total medals after 5 and 11 in Rio.
Latvia competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was the nation's eighth consecutive appearance at the Games and twelfth overall in Summer Olympic history.
Lithuania competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. It was the nation's ninth consecutive appearance at the Games in the post-Soviet era and eleventh overall in Summer Olympic history.