Lithuania at the 2008 Summer Olympics
| Lithuania at the 2008 Summer Olympics |
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| IOC code | LTU | ||||||||
| NOC | National Olympic Committee of Lithuania | ||||||||
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| in Beijing | |||||||||
| Competitors | 71 in 16 sports | ||||||||
| Flag bearer |
Šarūnas Jasikevičius (opening) Gintarė Volungevičiūtė (closing) |
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Medals Ranked 56th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |||||||||
| Other related appearances | |||||||||
 Russian Empire (1900–1912) Soviet Union (1952–1988) |
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| Qualified for the quarterfinals |
Lithuania competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics, held in Beijing, People's Republic of China from August 8 to August 24, 2008.
Lithuania's men's basketball team qualified for the Olympics by placing third at Eurobasket 2007. Because the reigning world champions (and automatic qualifiers), Spain, were second at that tournament, Lithuania joined Russia to fill out Europe's two continental qualification spots. The Lithuanian team will seek to get past the semifinal round for the first time since beginning to compete separately—in the four tournaments since then, Lithuania has taken three bronze medals and a fourth-place finish.
The following is the Lithuania roster in the men's basketball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Lithuania qualified three boxers for the Olympic boxing tournament. Semiotas qualified at the 2007 World Championships. Kavaliauskas and Jakšto both earned spots at the second European tournament.
Qualification Legend: QS = Qualify to semi-final; QF = Qualify directly to final
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
M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race; CAN = Race cancelled;
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