Lithuania, after declaring restoration of independence in 1918, sent its athletes to the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris for the first time.

Lithuania debuted at the Olympic Games on May 25, 1924, at 2:40pm (Paris time) when the match between Lithuanian and Swiss teams started.

In 1928 Summer Olympics Lithuania had 12 representatives for 4 sports: 2 boxers, 4 cyclists, and 5 athletics and one weightlifter.

[citation needed] In 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Lithuania was not invited by Germany due to German territorial claims over Klaipėda region and Trial of Neumann and Sass.

After the Second World War, Lithuanians participated in the Olympic Games with the Soviet Union team.