Lithuania at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
| Lithuania at the 2008 Summer Paralympics | |
|---|---|
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| IPC code | LTU |
| NPC | Lithuanian Paralympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Beijing | |
| Competitors | 27 in 5 sports |
| Medals Ranked 56th |
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| Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
 Soviet Union (1988) | |
Lithuania competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China.[1]
Medalists
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Silver |
Aldona Grigaliuniene | Athletics | Women's Shot Put - F37/38 |
| Silver |
Arcydas Juchna Saulius Leonavicius Nerijus Montvydas Genrik Pavliukianec Zydrunas Simkus Marius Zibolis |
Goalball | Men's team |
Sports
Athletics
Men's track
| Athlete | Class | Event | Heats | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
| Linas Balsys | T12 | 10000m | — | DNF | |||||
| Marathon | — | 2:39:55 | 12 | ||||||
Men's field
| Athlete | Class | Event | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Points | Rank | |||
| Algirdas Tatulis | F42 | Discus throw | 35.38 | - | 10 |
| Rolandas Urbonas | F11-12 | Discus throw | 44.41 | 874 | 7 |
| Shot put | 14.72 | 908 | 7 | ||
Women's field
| Athlete | Class | Event | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Points | Rank | |||
| Ramune Adomaitiene | F35-38 | Javelin throw | NMR | ||
| F37-38 | Shot put | 10.03 | 878 | 11 | |
| Malda Baumgarte | F57-58 | Javelin throw | 20.72 | 703 | 11 |
| Aldona Grigaliuniene | F37-38 | Discus throw | 26.73 | 902 | 8 |
| Shot put | 12.58 | 1102 |
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| Irena Perminiene | F54-56 | Shot put | 5.97 | 962 | 6 |
| Dangute Skeriene | F12-13 | Shot put | 10.17 | 815 | 8 |
Goalball
The men's team won the silver medal after losing in the gold medal match against China.
Players
- Arvydas Juchna
- Saulius Leonavicius
- Nerijus Montvydas
- Genrik Pavliukianec
- Zydrunas Simkus
- Marius Zibolis
Tournament
- Quarterfinals
- Semifinals
- Gold medal match
Judo
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage round 1 |
Repechage round 2 |
Final/ Bronze medal contest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result | ||
| Jonas Stoskus | Men's 90kg |  Mammadov (AZE)L 0000–0211 |
— |  Junk (GER)L 0000-1102 |
did not advance | ||
Swimming
Men
| Athlete | Class | Event | Heats | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | |||
| Andrius Bickauskas | S1 | 50m backstroke | — | 2:27.68 | 5 | |
| Kestutis Skucas | S4 | 50m freestyle | 49.56 | 11 | did not advance | |
| 200m freestyle | 3:55.82 | 9 | did not advance | |||
| 50m backstroke | 49.67 | 4 Q | 50.59 | 5 | ||
Volleyball
Women's tournament
The women's volleyball team didn't win any medals; they were 6th out of 8 teams.
- Players
- Malda Baumgarde
- Liudmila Budiniene
- Ruta Cvirkiene
- Virginija Dmitrijeva
- Rita Latauskaite
- Karolina Lingyte
- Neringa Susinskyte
- Jolita Urbutiene
- Jurate Verbuviene
- Virginija Ziltye
- Group B Matches
| 7 September 2008 9:00 |
 Lithuania (LTU)
|
0–3 |  United States (USA)
|
China Agricultural University Gymnasium |
| (15–25, 18–25, 09–25) | ||||
| 8 September 2008 9:00 |
 China (CHN)
|
3-0 | Lithuania (LTU)
|
China Agricultural University Gymnasium |
| (25–18, 25–17, 25–14) | ||||
| 9 September 2008 12:00 |
Lithuania (LTU)
|
3-0 |  Latvia (LAT)
|
China Agricultural University Gymnasium |
| (16–25, 25–16, 25–19, 25–19) | ||||
- 5-8th Semifinals
| 12 September 2008 17:30 |
 Japan (JPN)
|
1–3 | Lithuania (LTU)
|
China Agricultural University Gymnasium |
| (17–25, 25–20, 18–25, 19–25) | ||||
- 5th-6th Classification match
| 13 September 2008 14:00 |
Lithuania (LTU)
|
0–3 |  Ukraine (UKR)
|
China Agricultural University Gymnasium |
| (18–25, 19–25, 19–25) | ||||
See also
External links
References
- ^ "Second group of delegations enters Paralympic Village" Archived 2008-09-04 at the Wayback Machine, Xinhua, September 1, 2008