Lithuania men's national handball team

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Lithuania
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Information
Association Lithuanian Handball Federation
Coach Gintaras Savukynas
Most goals Aidenas Malašinskas (418)
Colours
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1st
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2nd
Results
World Championship
Appearances1 (First in 1997 )
Best result10th (1997)
European Championship
Appearances2 (First in 1998 )
Best result9th (1998)
Last updated on 22 January 2022.
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Lithuanian team.

The Lithuania national handball team is the national handball team of Lithuania.

Contents

Competitive record

World Championship

World Championship record
YearRoundPositionGPWDLGSGA
Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg 1938 Part of Soviet Union
Flag of Sweden.svg 1954
Flag of East Germany.svg 1958
Flag of Germany.svg 1961
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 1964
Flag of Sweden.svg 1967
Flag of France.svg 1970
Flag of East Germany.svg 1974
Flag of Denmark.svg 1978
Flag of Germany.svg 1982
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 1986
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 1990
Flag of Sweden.svg 1993 Did not qualify
Flag of Iceland.svg 1995
Flag of Japan.svg 1997 Round of 16106213130134
Flag of Egypt.svg 1999 Did not qualify
Flag of France.svg 2001
Flag of Portugal.svg 2003
Flag of Tunisia.svg 2005
Flag of Germany.svg 2007
Flag of Croatia.svg 2009
Flag of Sweden.svg 2011
Flag of Spain.svg 2013
Flag of Qatar.svg 2015
Flag of France.svg 2017
Flag of Denmark.svg / Flag of Germany.svg 2019
Flag of Egypt.svg 2021
Flag of Poland.svg / Flag of Sweden.svg 2023
Flag of Croatia.svg / Flag of Denmark.svg / Flag of Norway.svg 2025
Flag of Germany.svg 2027 TBD
Flag of France.svg / Flag of Germany.svg 2029
Flag of Denmark.svg / Flag of Iceland.svg / Flag of Norway.svg 2031
Total1/296213130134

European Championship

European Championship record
YearRoundPositionGPWDLGSGA
Flag of Portugal.svg 1994 Did not qualify
Flag of Spain.svg 1996
Flag of Italy.svg 1998 Preliminary round96213138151
Flag of Croatia.svg 2000 Did not qualify
Flag of Sweden.svg 2002
Flag of Slovenia.svg 2004
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 2006
Flag of Norway.svg 2008
Flag of Austria.svg 2010
Flag of Serbia.svg 2012
Flag of Denmark.svg 2014
Flag of Poland.svg 2016
Flag of Croatia.svg 2018
Flag of Austria.svg / Flag of Norway.svg / Flag of Sweden.svg 2020
Flag of Hungary.svg / Flag of Slovakia.svg 2022 Preliminary round2130038295
Flag of Germany.svg 2024 Did not qualify
Flag of Denmark.svg / Flag of Norway.svg / Flag of Sweden.svg 2026 TBD
Flag of Portugal.svg / Flag of Spain.svg / Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 2028
Total2/189216220246

Current squad

No.Pos.NameDate of birth (age)HeightApp.GoalsClub
7CB Aidenas Malašinskas Flag of Ukraine.svg HC Motor Zaporizhzhia
35RW Valdas Drabavičius Flag of Lithuania.svg VHC Šviesa
27CB Vaidotas Grosas Flag of Lithuania.svg Granitas Kaunas
17LB Jonas Truchanovičius Flag of France.svg Montpellier Handball
21P Mindaugas Tarcijonas Flag of Poland.svg SPR Tarnów
14LB Gerdas Babarskas Flag of France.svg Chambéry Savoie Mont-Blanc Handball
88RB Mindaugas Dumčius Flag of Germany.svg HC Elbflorenz
32GK Giedrius Morkūnas Flag of Finland.svg Riihimäki Cocks
5CB Gabrielius Virbauskas Flag of Lithuania.svg Dragūnas Klaipėda
3LW Mindaugas Urbonas Flag of Russia.svg HBC CSKA Moscow
11CB Benas Petreikis Flag of Germany.svg EHV Aue
12GK Vilius Rašimas Flag of Germany.svg EHV Aue
30p Benas Butkus Flag of Lithuania.svg Dragūnas Klaipėda
15LB Lukas Simėnas Flag of Lithuania.svg Dragūnas Klaipėda
13RB Gytis Šmantauskas Flag of Lithuania.svg Dragūnas Klaipėda
20LW Skirmantas Plėta Flag of France.svg Les Vikings de Caen

Notable players

Notable former coaches

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