Lithuania men's national handball team
| Lithuania | |||
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| Information | |||
| Association | Lithuanian Handball Federation | ||
| Coach | Gintaras Savukynas | ||
| Most goals | Aidenas Malašinskas (418) | ||
| Colours | |||
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| Results | |||
| World Championship | |||
| Appearances | 1 (First in 1997) | ||
| Best result | 10th (1997) | ||
| European Championship | |||
| Appearances | 2 (First in 1998) | ||
| Best result | 9th (1998) | ||
| Last updated on 22 January 2022. | |||
The Lithuania national handball team is the national handball team of Lithuania.
Competitive record
World Championship
| World Championship record | ||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
| 1938 | Part of Soviet Union | |||||||
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| 1990 | ||||||||
| 1993 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| 1995 | ||||||||
| 1997 | Round of 16 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 130 | 134 |
| 1999 | Did not qualify | |||||||
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| / 2019 | ||||||||
| 2021 | ||||||||
| / 2023 | ||||||||
| // 2025 | ||||||||
| 2027 | TBD | |||||||
| / 2029 | ||||||||
| // 2031 | ||||||||
| Total | 1/29 | – | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 130 | 134 |
European Championship
| European Championship record | ||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
| 1994 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| 1996 | ||||||||
| 1998 | Preliminary round | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 138 | 151 |
| 2000 | Did not qualify | |||||||
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| // 2020 | ||||||||
| / 2022 | Preliminary round | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 82 | 95 |
| 2024 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| // 2026 | ||||||||
| // 2028 | TBD | |||||||
| Total | 2/18 | – | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 220 | 246 |
Current squad
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Notable players
- Jonas Truchanovičius 1st Lithuanian to win EHF Champions League
Notable former coaches
- Voldemaras Novickis (1993–2000)
- Gintaras Savukynas (2009–2014, 2022–present)
- Mindaugas Andriuska (2020–2022)