About Sports

Almost all sports included into the programme of Olympic Games are trained at the Lithuanian Sports University. The most popular ones among students – basketball, football, handball, volleyball, track-and-field athletics, swimming, sport aerobics, judo and others.

LSU is an important centre of sports science, the fosterer of physical education, sport values and traditions. The university has educated about 15000 physical education teachers, coaches of different sports, physiotherapists, managers of tourism and sport and representatives of other specialities during its functioning.

A number of world famous sportsmen, scientists, coaches and public figures studied at our university: the rower, bronze medal winner of Sydney Olympic Games B. Šakickienė, the European boxing champion A. Šocikas, the Olympic gold medal winner and world basketball champion M. Paulauskas, twice Olympic champion V. Alekna, the Olympic champions V. Chomičius, R. Kurtinaitis, the European basketball champions L. Brazdeikytė, R. Kreivytė and others.

LSU sportsmen who pay their tribute to the fame of the university in the world are: the vice-champion of heptathlon in Athens Olympic Games and the 5th place winner in London Olympic Games A. Skujytė, the European champion and participant of London Olympic Games, rower D. Vištartaitė, the European high jump vice-champion, the participant of London Olympic Games R. Stanys, the 4th place winner of World Indoor Hurdling Championship and the participant of London Olympic Games S. Tamošaitytė, The bronze medal winner of World BMX Cycling Championship 2009 and the champion of Summer Universiade 2011 in Shenzhen(China), the participant of London Olympic Games V. Rimšaitė, the 12th place winner of London Olympic Games, windsurfer J. Bernotas, the champion of European Sambo Junior Championships, the 3rd place winner of the World Junior Championships M. Blažaitytė, the vice-champion of Summer Universiade 2011 in Shenzhen(China), the participant of London Olympic Games, the world and Lithuanian record holder, sprinter R. Sakalauskas, the vice-champion of the World Canoeing and Kayaking Rowing Championship R. Nekrošius, the 8th place winner of European Women‘s Elite Cycling A. Sošenko and many other perspective sportsmen.

LSU has gained respect in a wide range of sports games in different Lithuanian championships. Basketball players have become winners in numerous Lithuanian championships as well as handballers, volleyballers, footballers are also famous for their sports results.

LSU women handball players won silver medals and women basketball players – bronze medals during the first European Universities Sports Games in Spain, in 2012. Such famous sportswomen as J. Štreimikytė, L. Dambrauskaitė, K. Kalesinskaitė, L. Brazdeikytė, R. Aleliūnaitė, J. ir A. Kaušaitės, R. Kreivytė, J. Vilutytė played in the basketball team of LSU at different periods of time. The Olympic champions like R. Kurtinaitis, V. Chomičius, S. Jovaiša, the prize winners of the Olympic Games S. Štombergas, R. Vaišvila, G. Markevičius, D. Lukminas, R. Brazdauskis, D. Dimavičius represented the men‘s basketball team.

LSU students – Olympic champions and prize winners

Name, Surname	Sport	Venue of Olympic Games	Year	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Place
S. Butautas	Basketball	Helsinki	1952		S
J. Lagunavičius	Basketball	Helsinki	1952		S
K. Petkevičius	Basketball	Helsinki	1952		S
K. Petkevičius	Basketball	Melbourne	1956		S
S. Stonkus	Basketball	Melbourne	1956		S
A. Mikėnas	Track-and-field athletics	Melbourne	1956	G
A. Varanauskas	Track-and-field athletics	Tokyo	1964
M. Paulauskas	Basketball	Mexico	1968			B
M. Paulauskas	Basketball	Munich	1972	G
V. Česiūnas	Canoeing and Kayaking	Munich	1972	G
A. Nenėnienė	Handball	Montreal	1976	G
V. Butkus	Rowing	Montreal	1976			B
G. Ramoškienė	Rowing	Montreal	1976			B
L. Kaminskaitė	Rowing	Montreal	1976			B
A. Čikotas	Rowing	Montreal	1976				7
A. Nenėnienė	Handball	Moscow	1980	G
J. Narmontas	Rowing	Moscow	1980			B
S. Jovaiša	Basketball	Moscow	1980			B
A.Šalna	Biathlon	Sarajevo	1984	G
V. Chomičius	Basketball	Seoul	1988	G
R. Kurtinaitis	Basketball	Seoul	1988	G
S. Brazauskaitė	Rowing	Seoul	1988				4
G. Umaras	Cycling track	Seoul	1988
A. Gudeliūnaitė	Rowing	Seoul	1988				4
G. Juškevičius	Boxing	Barcelona	1992				5-8
V. Karpačiauskas	Boxing	Barcelona	1992				5-8
S. Jovaiša	Basketball	Barcelona	1992			B
V. Chomičius	Basketball	Barcelona	1992			B
R. Kurtinaitis	Basketball	Barcelona	1992			B
R. Brazdauskis	Basketball	Barcelona	1992			B
G. Krapikas	Basketball	Barcelona	1992			B
R. Kurtinaitis	Basketball	Atlanta	1996			B
V. Kidykas	Track-and-field athletics	Atlanta	1996				8
V. Alekna	Track-and-field athletics	Atlanta	1996				5
M. Ežerskis	Wrestling	Sydney	2000				8
B.Šakickienė	Rowing	Sydney	2000			B
V. Alekna	Track-and-field athletics	Sydney	2000	G
V. Alekna	Track-and-field athletics	Athens	2004	G
V. Alekna	Track-and-field athletics	Beijing	2008			_B
M. Mizgaitis	Wrestling	Beijing	2008			_B
G. Volungevičiūtė	Sailing	Beijing	2008		S
V. Alekna	Track-and-field athletics	London	2012				4
A.Skujytė	Track-and-field athletics	London	2012				5
Z. Sendriūtė	Track-and-field athletics	London	2012				8

LSU students – champions of world universiades

Name, Surname	Sport	Higher School	Venue, Year
A. Šocikas	Boxing	LIPE	Budapest, 1949
			Budapest, 1954
R. Mažeikis	Football	LIPE	Zagreb, 1987
V. Buzmakovas	Football	LIPE	Zagreb, 1987
R. Tautkus	Football	LIPE	Zagreb, 1987
V. Baltušnikas	Football	LIPE	Zagreb, 1987
S. Butautas	Basketball	LIPE	Budapest, 1949
			Berlin, 1951
K. Petkevičius	Basketball	LIPE	Budapest, 1949

J. Lagunavičius	Basketball	LIPE	Budapest, 1949
			Berlin, 1951
Z. Sabulis	Basketball	LIPE	Budapest, 1949
M. Paulauskas	Basketball	LIPE	Turin, 1970
V. Chomičius	Basketball	LIPE	Kobe, 1985
R. Kurtinaitis	Basketball	LIPE	Kobe, 1985
A. Kasteckaja	Track-and-field athletics	LIPE	Bucharest, 1981
			400 m.. hurdle running and 4x400m relay running
V. Žemaitytė	Track-and-field athletics	LAPE	Bangkok, 2007
R. Alijevas	Basketball	LAPE	Bangkok, 2007
G. Kurtinaitis	Basketball	LAPE	Bangkok, 2007
V. Rimšaitė	BMX cycling	LAPE	Shenzhen, 2011
A. Sošenko	Cycling	LAPE	Shenzhen, 2011

3. Prize winners of LSU team in the first European Student Sport Games

Sport	Year	Town	Place	Coach
Handball (w)	2012	Cordova	2	A. Skarbalius
Basketball (w)	2012	Cordova	3	R. Kreivytė

4. LSU lecturers, presidents of Lithuanian Sports Federations:

1. A. Barisas – kayaking – canoeing, 1992 – 2004.

2. G. Stasiulevičius – handball,1991 – 1996.

3. I. Zuozienė – swimming, 2009 – 2012.

4. S. Stonkus – basketball, 1961 – 1971., 1979 – 1983., 1990 – 1994 .

5. Č. Garbaliauskas – Lithuanian Students Sport Association from nuo 1990.

6. R. Kairaitis – Lithuanian Bodybuilding and Fitness from1991.

5. LSU lecturers are members of executive committees of international sports organisations :

1. G. Stasiulevičius – EHF (European Handball Federation 1991 - 1996)

2. Č. Garbaliauskas – EUSA (European University Sports Association from 2005)

3. M. Balčiūnas – member of European FIBA Board from 2006.

6. LSU students, academics of Lithuanian Olympic Academy

Artūras Poviliūnas, 2005 .
Stasys Stonkus, 2005 .
Kestas Miškinis, 2006.
Povilas Karoblis, 2006 .
Česlovas Garbaliauskas, 2010 .