25 Sep 2000: (L to R) Frantz Kruger of South Africa (Bronze), Virgil Alekna of Lithuania (Gold) and Lars Riedle of Germany (Silver) on the podium after the Mens Discus Final at the Olympic Stadium on Day Ten of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia. \ Mandatory Credit: Mike Powell /Allsport

25 Sep 2000: Virgil Alekna of Lithuania on his way to winning Gold in the Mens Discus Final at the Olympic Stadium on Day Ten of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia. \ Mandatory Credit: Mike Powell /Allsport

23 Sep 2000: Virgilijus Alenkna of Lithuania in action in the Discus qualifying at the Olympic Stadium on Day nine of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia. Mandatory Credit: Nick Wilson/ALLSPORT

TURIN, ITALY - FEBRUARY 20: Margarita Drobiazko and Povilas Vanagas of Lithuania perform during the Free Dance program of the figure skating during Day 10 of the Turin 2006 Winter Olympic Games on February 20, 2006 at Palavela in Turin, Italy. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)

ATHENS - AUGUST 21: Virgillijus Alekna of Lithuania competes in the men's discus qualifying round on August 21, 2004 during the Athens 2004 Summer Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in the Sports Complex in Athens, Greece. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Virgillijus Alekna

ATHENS - AUGUST 24: Gold medalist Virgilijus Alekna of Lithuania celebrates on the podium during the medal ceremony of the men's discus medal ceremony on August 24, 2004 during the Athens 2004 Summer Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in the Sports Complex in Athens, Greece. Zoltan Kovago of Hungary came second and Aleksander Tammert of Estonia came third. (Photo by Mark Dadswell/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Virgilijus Alekna

ATHENS - AUGUST 23: Virgillijus Alekna of Lithuania competes in the men's discus event during the finals on August 23, 2004 during the Athens 2004 Summer Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in the Sports Complex in Athens, Greece. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Virgillijus Alekna

BEIJING - AUGUST 20: (L-R) Piotr Malachowski of Poland, Gerd Kanter of Estonia and Virgilijus Alekna of Lithuania pose after being presented with their medals in the men's discus throw final at the National Stadium during Day 12 of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 20, 2008 in Beijing, China.

Arvydas Sabonis of Lithuania goes up for the shot during the Lithuania v Yugoslavia men's basketball game at the Georgia Dome at the 1996 Centennial Olympic Games in Atlanta, Georgia.

London 2012 - The expression on 15-year-old Lithuanian swimmer Ruta Meilutyte's face says it all: did I really just win gold in the 100m breaststroke?