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| Lithuania at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics | |
|---|---|
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| WA code | LTU |
| National federation | Lietuvos lengvosios atletikos federacija |
| Website | www |
| in Beijing | |
| Competitors | 15 |
| Medals Ranked =23rd |
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| World Championships in Athletics appearances | |
Lithuania competed at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics in London, United Kingdom, from 4 to 13 August 2017.
The following competitor from Lithuania won medals at the Championships:
| Medal | Athlete | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
 Gold | Andrius Gudžius | Discus throw | 5 August |
(q – qualified, NM – no mark, SB – season best)
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | ||
| Remigijus Kančys | Marathon | 2:16:34 | 24 |
| Ignas Brasevičius | 2:22:20 SB | 51 | |
| Marius Žiūkas | 20 kilometres walk | 1:22:38 | 29 |
| Arturas Mastianica | 50 kilometres walk | DNF | – |
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Andrius Gudžius | Discus throw | 67.01 | 2 Q | 69.21 PB | |
| Edis Matusevičius | Javelin throw | NM | – | Did not advance | |
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Eglė Balčiūnaitė | 800 metres | 2:01.21 SB | 12 Q | 2:00.48 SB | 13 | Did not advance | |
| Vaida Žūsinaitė | Marathon | — | 2:41:44 SB | 45 | |||
| Monika Vaiciukevičiūtė | 20 kilometres walk | — | 1:38:08 | 45 | |||
| Živilė Vaiciukevičiūtė | 1:31:23 PB | 19 | |||||
| Brigita Virbalytė-Dimšienė | 1:30:45 SB | 16 | |||||
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Airinė Palšytė | High jump | 1.92 | =6 q | 1.92 | =7 |
| Dovilė Dzindzaletaitė | Triple jump | 13.97 | 15 | Did not advance | |
| Zinaida Sendriūtė | Discus throw | 61.48 SB | 12 q | NM | – |
| Liveta Jasiūnaitė | Javelin throw | 55.80 | 26 | Did not advance | |
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