Nepal at the Olympics facts for kids
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Nepal is a country in Asia that loves sports! They have sent their athletes to the Olympic Games many times. Nepal has taken part in twelve Summer Olympics and four Winter Olympic Games. While Nepal hasn't won an official Olympic medal yet, some interesting things have happened in their Olympic history.
A Nepali person named Tejbir Bura won a gold medal in mountain climbing (alpinism) at the 1924 Winter Olympics. He was part of a team that tried to climb Mount Everest in 1922. Because people from different countries were on the team, the medal was given to a mixed team. This special medal isn't listed on the official Olympic website today.
Another Nepali athlete, Bidhan Lama, won a bronze medal in taekwondo at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. However, this medal is not counted as an official Olympic medal. This is because taekwondo was a demonstration sport at those Games. A demonstration sport is like a test event, not a full competition.
The Nepal Olympic Committee is the group that organizes Nepal's participation in the Olympics. It was started in 1962 and officially recognized in 1963.
Olympic Medals for Nepal
Nepal has participated in many Olympic Games, but they have not yet won any official medals. The tables below show how Nepal has done in both the Summer and Winter Olympics.
Summer Olympics Medal Table
This table shows Nepal's results at the Summer Olympic Games.
| Games | Athletes | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
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 1964 Tokyo |
6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
 1968 Mexico City |
did not participate | |||||
 1972 Munich |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
 1976 Montreal |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
 1980 Moscow |
13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
 1984 Los Angeles |
10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
 1988 Seoul |
16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
 1992 Barcelona |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1996 Atlanta |
6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
 2000 Sydney |
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
 2004 Athens |
6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
 2008 Beijing |
8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
 2012 London |
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
 2016 Rio de Janeiro |
7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
 2020 Tokyo |
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
 2024 Paris |
7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2028 Los Angeles |
future event | |||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | |
Winter Olympics Medal Table
This table shows Nepal's results at the Winter Olympic Games.
| Games | Athletes | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
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| 2002 Salt Lake City |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
 2006 Turin |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2010 Vancouver |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
 2014 Sochi |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
 2018 Pyeongchang |
did not partiticipate | |||||
| 2022 Beijing |
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 2026 Milan/Cortina |
future event | |||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | |
See also
- Sport in Nepal
- List of flag bearers for Nepal at the Olympics
- Nepal at the Paralympics
- Nepal at the World Games
- Nepal at the Asian Games
- Nepal at the South Asian Games
- List of Olympic athletes of Nepal
- Nepal Olympic Museum
- Nepal Olympic Committee
