Nepal at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Nepal at the 1980 Summer Olympics
IOC code	NEP
NOC	Nepal Olympic Committee
Website	www.nocnepal.org.np
in Moscow
Competitors	13
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
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Nepal competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR.

Results by event

Athletics

Men's 100 metres

• Raghuraj Onta

• Heat — 11.61 (→ did not advance) ^[1]

Men's 5,000 metres

• Laxman Basnet

• Heat — 16:11.7 (→ did not advance)

Men's 10,000 metres

• Narbahadur Dahal (otherwise Nara Bahadur Dahal)

• Heat — 31:19.8 (→ did not advance)

Men's Marathon

• Baikuntha Manandhar

• Final — 2:23:51 (→ 37th place)

• Mukundahari Shrestha

• Final — 2:38:52 (→ 45th place)

Boxing

Men's Flyweight (51 kg)

• Rabiraj Thapa
  1. First Round — Bye
  2. Second Round — Lost to János Váradi (Hungary) after referee stopped contest in first round

Men's Bantamweight (54 kg)

• Pushkardhoj Shahi
  1. First Round — Bye
  2. Second Round — Lost to Ali ben Maghenia (France) walk-over

Men's Featherweight (57 kg)

• Narendra Poma
  1. First Round — Bye
  2. Second Round — Lost to Sidnei Dalrovere (Brazil) after referee stopped contest in first round

Men's Light-Welterweight (63,5 kg)

• Bishnu Malakar
  1. First Round — Lost to Ryu Bun-Hwa (North Korea) after referee stopped contest in first round

References

1. "Daily Olympian Sports Scoreboard". The Olympian. 24 July 1980. Retrieved 3 June 2025.

• Official Olympic Reports