▁scient ists ▁from ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : Cal iforn ia ▁Institute ▁of ▁Technology ▁al umn i ▁Category : C orn ell ▁University ▁al umn i ▁Category : Year ▁of ▁birth ▁missing ▁( l iving ▁people ) <0x0A> </s> ▁Lith u ania ▁competed ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁Summer ▁Olympics ▁in ▁London , ▁from ▁ 2 7 ▁July ▁to ▁ 1 2 ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁This ▁was ▁the ▁nation ' s ▁e ighth ▁appearance ▁at ▁the ▁Summer ▁Olympics . ▁The ▁National ▁Olympic ▁Committee ▁of ▁Lith u ania ▁( , ▁L TO K ) ▁sent ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 6 2 ▁athlet es ▁to ▁the ▁Games , ▁ 3 9 ▁men ▁and ▁ 2 3 ▁women , ▁to ▁comp ete ▁in ▁ 1 4 ▁sports . ▁Men ' s ▁basketball ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁team - based ▁sport ▁in ▁which ▁Lith u ania ▁had ▁its ▁representation ▁in ▁these ▁Olympic ▁games . ▁ ▁The ▁Lith uan ian ▁team ▁featured ▁past ▁Olympic ▁medal ists , ▁including ▁Las er ▁Rad ial ▁sail or ▁and ▁world ▁champion ▁G int ar ė ▁Sche id t , ▁who ▁previously ▁won ▁the ▁silver ▁in ▁Be ij ing . ▁T rap ▁shoot er ▁D ain a ▁G ud z ine vi či ū t ė , ▁and ▁disc us ▁thro wer ▁and ▁two - time ▁Olympic ▁champion ▁Vir g il ij us ▁Ale k na , ▁who ▁became ▁Lith u ania ' s ▁flag ▁bear er ▁at ▁the ▁opening ▁ceremony , ▁made