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Lithuania men's national handball team

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Lithuania
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Information
AssociationLithuanian Handball Federation
CoachGintaras Savukynas
Most goalsAidenas Malašinskas (418)
Colours
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Team colours
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1st
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2nd
Results
World Championship
Appearances1 (First in 1997)
Best result10th (1997)
European Championship
Appearances2 (First in 1998)
Best result9th (1998)
Last updated on 22 January 2022.
Lithuanian team.

The Lithuania national handball team is the national handball team of Lithuania.

Competitive record

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World Championship

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World Championship record
Year Round Position GP W D L GS GA
Nazi Germany 1938 Part of Soviet Union
Sweden 1954
East Germany 1958
West Germany 1961
Czechoslovakia 1964
Sweden 1967
France 1970
East Germany 1974
Denmark 1978
West Germany 1982
Switzerland 1986
Czechoslovakia 1990
Sweden 1993 Did not qualify
Iceland 1995
Japan 1997 Round of 16 10 6 2 1 3 130 134
Egypt 1999 Did not qualify
France 2001
Portugal 2003
Tunisia 2005
Germany 2007
Croatia 2009
Sweden 2011
Spain 2013
Qatar 2015
France 2017
Denmark/Germany 2019
Egypt 2021
Poland/Sweden 2023
Croatia/Denmark/Norway 2025
Germany 2027 TBD
France/Germany 2029
Denmark/Iceland/Norway 2031
Total 1/29 6 2 1 3 130 134

European Championship

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European Championship record
Year Round Position GP W D L GS GA
Portugal 1994 Did not qualify
Spain 1996
Italy 1998 Preliminary round 9 6 2 1 3 138 151
Croatia 2000 Did not qualify
Sweden 2002
Slovenia 2004
Switzerland 2006
Norway 2008
Austria 2010
Serbia 2012
Denmark 2014
Poland 2016
Croatia 2018
Austria/Norway/Sweden 2020
Hungary/Slovakia 2022 Preliminary round 21 3 0 0 3 82 95
Germany 2024 Did not qualify
Denmark/Norway/Sweden 2026 TBD
Portugal/Spain/Switzerland 2028
Total 2/18 9 2 1 6 220 246

Current squad

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No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
7 CB Aidenas Malašinskas Ukraine HC Motor Zaporizhzhia
35 RW Valdas Drabavičius Lithuania VHC Šviesa
27 CB Vaidotas Grosas Lithuania Granitas Kaunas
17 LB Jonas Truchanovičius France Montpellier Handball
21 P Mindaugas Tarcijonas Poland SPR Tarnów
14 LB Gerdas Babarskas France Chambéry Savoie Mont-Blanc Handball
88 RB Mindaugas Dumčius Germany HC Elbflorenz
32 GK Giedrius Morkūnas Finland Riihimäki Cocks
5 CB Gabrielius Virbauskas Lithuania Dragūnas Klaipėda
3 LW Mindaugas Urbonas Russia HBC CSKA Moscow
11 CB Benas Petreikis Germany EHV Aue
12 GK Vilius Rašimas Germany EHV Aue
30 p Benas Butkus Lithuania Dragūnas Klaipėda
15 LB Lukas Simėnas Lithuania Dragūnas Klaipėda
13 RB Gytis Šmantauskas Lithuania Dragūnas Klaipėda
20 LW Skirmantas Plėta France Les Vikings de Caen

Notable players

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Notable former coaches

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References

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