Nepal at the 2008 Summer Olympics

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Nepal at the
2008 Summer Olympics
IOC codeNEP
NOCNepal Olympic Committee
Websitewww.nocnepal.org.np
in Beijing
Competitors8 in 5 sports
Flag bearer Deepak Bista
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Nepal competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics which were held in Beijing, People's Republic of China from August 8 to August 24, 2008. The country was represented by eight athletes, who competed in judo, shooting, swimming and taekwondo.[1][2]

This was the nation's first Olympic appearance as a new republic following the civil war which the monarchy rule was ceased to exist in 2006.

Athletics

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Men
Athlete Event Final
Result Rank
Arjun Kumar Basnet Marathon 2:23:09 45
Women
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Chandra Kala Thapa 100 m 13.15 9 Did not advance
Key
  • Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
  • Q = Qualified for the next round
  • q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
  • NR = National record
  • N/A = Round not applicable for the event
  • Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

Judo

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Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Repechage 3 Final / BM
Opposition
Result
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Result
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Result
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Result
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Result
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Result
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Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Devu Thapa Women's −63 kg Bye  Wang C-F (TPE)
L 0000–1000
Did not advance

Shooting

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Women
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Phool Maya Kyapchhaki 10 m air rifle 380 46 Did not advance

Swimming

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Men
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Prasiddha Jung Shah 50 m freestyle 27.59 81 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Karishma Karki 50 m freestyle 32.35 81 Did not advance

Taekwondo

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Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Bronze Medal Final
Opposition
Result
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Result
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Result
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Result
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Result
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Result
Rank
Deepak Bista Men's −80 kg  Saei (IRI)
L 0–7
Did not advance  Zhu G (CHN)
L 2–6
Did not advance

Weightlifting

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Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Kamal Bahadur Adhikari Men's −69 kg 114 28 154 22 268 22

See also

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References

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