Rokas Guščinas

Guščinas began gymnastics when he was five years old.^[1] He competed at his first World Championships in 2007 and finished 121st in the all-around during the qualification round.^[2] At the 2008 Junior European Championships, he qualified for the horizontal bar final and finished fifth.^[3]

Guščinas finished 100th in the all-around qualifications at the 2010 World Championships.^[4] He competed at the 2012 Olympic Test Event and finished 42nd in the all-around, earning a berth for the 2012 Summer Olympics.^[5] At the Olympic Games, he only competed on the pommel horse and finished 17th in the qualification round, missing the final by 0.534 points.^[6]

At the 2013 World Championships, Guščinas finished 25th in the all-around qualification round and was the first reserve for the final.^[7] Then at the 2014 World Championships, he finished 57th in the all-around qualification round.^[8] He advanced to the all-around final at the 2015 European Championships and finished 14th.^[9] He then represented Lithuania at the 2015 European Games and qualified for the all-around final, finishing eighth.^[10] Additionally, he was the first reserve for the rings final.^[11] He then finished 59th in the all-around qualifications at the 2015 World Championships.^[12]

Guščinas was unable to compete for qualification to the 2016 Summer Olympics due to a wrist injury. He had a total of five surgeries on his wrist and missed multiple years of competition.^[13] He announced his retirement after the 2019 World Championships due to the injuries.^[1]

Since his retirement from gymnastics, Guščinas has competed in ultramarathons.^[14] He has opened multiple gymnastics clubs in Lithuania.^[1]