Lithuania competed at the Summer Olympic Games for the first time at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. On Olympic application Lithuania listed seven sports (boxing, cycling, fencing, football, wrestling, gymnastics, and shooting), but sent athletes only for football and cycling.[1]
| Lithuania at the 1924 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | LTU |
| NOC | National Olympic Committee of Lithuania |
| Website | www |
| in Paris | |
| Competitors | 13 in 2 sports |
| Medals |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
 Russian Empire (1908–1912) Soviet Union (1952–1988) | |
Cycling edit
Isakas Anolikas (a Lithuanian Jew) and Juozas Vilpišauskas participated in the individual time trial over 188 km. Due to mechanical malfunctions both athletes did not finish the road race.[2]
Road cycling edit
| Cyclist | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | ||
| Isakas Anolikas | Time trial | Did not finish | |
| Juozas Vilpišauskas | Did not finish | ||
Football edit
Due to lack of funds and general disorganization the team was assembled the last minute. It lacked official documents to travel to Paris, professional uniforms, training and practice.[3] Hastily assembled men did not have time to play a single game before departing for the Olympics. The team doubted if they could arrive on time and asked to postpone the match.[4] The train journey from Kaunas to Paris took about 40 hours and athletes arrived at 2 am, only 12 hours before the first game against Switzerland, the ultimate silver winner.[4] The match was lost 0–9.[5] Lithuania was eliminated from further competition with final 17th place.
- Team
- Round 1
Switzerland  | 9–0 |  Lithuania |
|---|---|---|
Sturzenegger  2' 43' 68' 85' Dietrich 14' Abegglen 41' 50' 58' Ramseyer 63' (pen.) |
Report |
References edit
- ^ Rimša, Pranas. "80 Metų pasaulio olimpinėje šeimoje" (in Lithuanian). Penki Kontinentai. Retrieved 2008-08-22.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Cycling at the 1924 Paris Summer Games: Men's Road Race, Individual". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2008-08-22.
- ^ Poderys, Romas (2008-07-26). "Į olimpiadą – be kamuolio". Kauno diena (in Lithuanian). 321 (28384). ISSN 1392-7639.
- ^ a b Saulis, Vytautas; Gediminas Kalinauskas (1997). Lietuvos futbolas 1922–1997 (in Lithuanian). Vilnius: Diemedis. pp. 9–11. ISBN 9986-23-034-9.
- ^ "Olympic Football Tournament Paris 1924". FIFA. Archived from the original on June 14, 2010. Retrieved 2008-08-22.
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