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| Country/Region |  Lithuania |
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| Code | LTU |
| Created | 1924 |
| Recognized | 1924 (officially restored: November 1991) |
| Continental Association | EOC |
| Headquarters | Vilnius, Lithuania |
| President | Daina Gudzinevičiūtė |
| Secretary General | Mindaugas Griškonis |
| Website | www.ltok.lt |
The Lithuanian National Olympic Committee (Lithuanian : Lietuvos tautinis olimpinis komitetas, LTOK) is the National Olympic Committee representing Lithuania.
Lithuania's national Olympic committee was established and recognized in 1924. In the same year LTOK sent its first delegation to the 1924 Summer Olympics. During Soviet Union occupation time LTOK was disestablished. At 1988 movement for freedom times there was offered to restore national committee. On October 10, 1988 LSSR physical education and sport organization created a special group to reestablish National Olympic Committee of Lithuania. Group chairman become Artūras Poviliūnas . At same year December 11 in Vilnius was held delegates session in which LTOK was restored, and Artūras Poviliūnas was elected its president. LTOK delegates on February 15, 1990, in Lausanne met IOC spokesman. Following the Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania on March 11, the republic withdrew its athletes from all Soviet national competitions. [1] Lithuania attempted to first compete on its own at the 1990 Goodwill Games that would be contested from July to August, but the request was rejected and an attempt to make the athletes carry the republic's flag during welcoming ceremonies and wear patches on their Soviet uniforms bearing the Lithuanian insignia was not accepted by the LTOK. [2] Only four Lithuanian athletes accepted to play for the USSR at the Goodwill Games. [3]
In a 1991 IOC meeting at Berlin, the National Olympic Committee of Lithuania was officially recognized. Lithuania was along with Baltic neighbors Latvia and Estonia one of the first parts of the former USSR to participate as an independent country.
LTOK has 40 full time members, 3 approved observers and 12 Olympic-friendly unions: [8]
| Member | Sports |
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| Lithuanian Chess Federation | Chess |
| Lithuanian Dance Sport Federation | Dance sport |
| Lithuanian Orienteering Federation | Orienteering |
Olympic sport federations not part of LTOK: Lithuanian Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation, Lithuanian Luge Federation, Lithuanian Softball Federation
Lithuania competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. This was the nation's sixth appearance at the Summer Olympics. The National Olympic Committee of Lithuania sent the nation's smallest delegation to the Games since the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. A total of 59 athletes, 47 men and 12 women, competed in 13 sports, including the men's basketball team as the nation's team-based sport.
Daina Gudzinevičiūtė is an Olympic shooting champion from Lithuania, president of the National Olympic Committee, and a member of the International Olympic Committee.
Lithuania competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. Lithuania is represented by the Lithuanian National Olympic Committee.
China–Lithuanian relations are the bilateral foreign relations between the People's Republic of China (China) and Lithuania. The PRC has a chargé d'affaires in Vilnius. In December 2021, Lithuania closed its embassy in Beijing
Mindaugas Griškonis is a former Lithuanian rower. Competing in the single sculls he won six medals at the European and world championships between 2007 and 2015, including three European gold medals. He placed eighth at the 2008 and 2012 Olympics, before getting his first Olympic medal in the double scull event in 2016, a silver with Saulius Ritter.
Lithuania competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's eighth appearance at the Summer Olympics. The National Olympic Committee of Lithuania sent a total of 62 athletes to the Games, 39 men and 23 women, to compete in 14 sports. Men's basketball was the only team-based sport in which Lithuania had its representation in these Olympic games.
Aurimas Didžbalis is a Lithuanian Olympian weightlifter. He competes in the 94 kg class.
Lithuania competed at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria. Lithuania was represented by 6 athletes in three sports.
Agnė Sereikaitė is a Lithuanian short track speed skater.
Juozas Bernotas is windsurfer from Lithuania. He started his career in 1999. His first coach was R.Vilkas, the second coach was G.Bernotas.
Rokas Milevičius is an yacht sailor from Lithuania.
Aleksandr Kazakevič is a Lithuanian Greco-Roman wrestler.
Darius Škarnulis is a Lithuanian race walker. Škarnulis represented Lithuania at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, and competed in the men's 50 km race walk, along with his teammate and twin brother Donatas. While his twin brother did not finish the walk, Darius received a final warning for not following the proper form during the 10 km lap, and was subsequently disqualified.
Rokas Zaveckas is a Lithuanian alpine and freestyle skier.
Andrejus Olijnikas is a Lithuanian canoeist.
Deividas Margevičius is a Lithuanian butterfly swimmer. In 2016 he won the national 100 m, setting a new national record at 53.53. With the best national season time (53.12) he was selected to represent Lithuania in 2016 Summer Olympics in the 4 × 100 m medley relay.
Živilė Vaiciukevičiūtė is a female professional race walker who competes internationally for Lithuania.
Adolfas Varanauskas was a Lithuanian athlete. He competed in the men's shot put at the 1964 Summer Olympics, representing the Soviet Union.
Lithuania competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, from 4 to 20 February 2022.
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.
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