Vytautas Strolia (born 28 November 1992 in Anykščiai, Lithuania) is a Lithuanian athlete. He competes in cross-country skiing and biathlon events. He competed at multiple FIS Nordic World Ski Championships and Biathlon World Cups. He had represented Lithuania in three Winter Olympics Games in 2014, 2018, and 2022.
Early career Vytautas Strolia was born 28 November 1992 in Anykščiai, Lithuania.
Career Strolia started competing in Nordic Junior World Ski Championships in 2009. He made his debut at the Nordic World Ski Championships at Oslo in 2011. He further took part in the Junior World Ski Championships in 2012 and the World Ski Championships in 2013. He started competing in the Biathlon World Cup events in 2014. Strolia was named to the Lithuanian team for the 2014 Winter Olympics held at Sochi. This was his debut at the Winter Olympics. He competed in two cross-country events at the competition. He finished in 67th and 70th place in the men's 30 km skiathlon and 15 km classical events respectively.
In 2018, Strolia was named to the Lithuanian team for the 2018 Winter Olympics. This was his second consecutive appearance at the Winter Olympics. Strolia competed in three individual biathlon events in the Games. He registered the best finish of 43rd amongst the 60 competitors in the men's pursuit event. He was part of the Lithuanian team for the 2022 Winter Olympics. This was his third and last appearance at the Winter Olympics. He competed in three events at the Games. He finished 43rd, 21st and 58th in the sprint, individual and pursuit events respectively.
Biathlon results All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union. Olympic Games 0 medals EventIndividualSprintPursuitRelay 2018 Pyeongchang82nd49th43rd——19th 2022 Beijing 21st 43rd 58th— 14th— 2026 Milano-Cortina 19th 49th 39th— 15th 20th
World Championships 0 medals EventIndividualSprintPursuitRelay 2015 Kontiolahti 66th 69th 23rd 2016 Oslo 87th 87th 23rd 23rd 2017 Hochfilzen 73rd 54th 56th 25th 24th 2019 Östersund 61st 26th DSQ 21st 2020 Antholz-Anterselva 55th 28th 31st 24th 16th 2021 Pokljuka 65th 62nd 25th 17th 2023 Oberhof44th42nd49th 16th18th 2024 Nové Město na Moravě15th56thDNS 20th17th24th 2025 Lenzerheide 72nd 28th 34th 18th 16th *During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program. **The single mixed relay was added as an event in 2019.
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External links
Vytautas Strolia at Milano Cortina 2026