| Nepal at the 1988 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | NEP |
| NOC | Nepal Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Seoul | |
| Competitors | 16 in 5 sports |
| Flag bearer | Krishna Bahadur Basnet |
| Medals |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Nepal competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. Bidhan Lama, won a bronze medal in taekwondo which was then an exhibition sport.
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. [1]
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Boxing | 5 | – | 5 |
| Judo | 2 | – | 2 |
| Shooting | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Weightlifting | 1 | – | 1 |
| Total | 13 | 3 | 16 |
| Athlete | Events | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Position | Time | Position | Time | Position | ||
| Krisnaba Basnyat | Marathon | 2:47:57 | 85 | ||||
| Teeka Bogate | Marathon | 2:31:49 | 66 | ||||
| Dambar Kunwar | 110m Hurdles | 16.51 | 40 | Did not advance | |||
| 400m Hurdles | 56.80 | 37 | Did not advance | ||||
| Baikuntha Manandhar | Marathon | 2:25:57 | 54 | ||||
| Haribahadur Rokaya | 1500m | 4:01.17 | 53 | Did not advance | |||
| 5000m | 14:53.75 | 48 | Did not advance | ||||
| 10,000m | 30:48.16 | 38 | Did not advance | ||||
| Athlete | Event | Result | Points | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dambar Kunwar | Decathlon | 100 m | 12.12 | 628 | 30 |
| Long jump | 5.83 | 550 | 37 | ||
| Shot put | 9.71 | 468 | 37 | ||
| High jump | 1.70 | 544 | 37 | ||
| 400 m | 52.32 | 711 | 28 | ||
| 110 m hurdles | 17.05 | 619 | 34 | ||
| Discus throw | 27.10 | 408 | 34 | ||
| Pole vault | 2.80 | 309 | 32 | ||
| Javelin throw | 39.10 | 429 | 34 | ||
| 1500 m | 4:41.24 | 673 | 22 | ||
| Final | — | 5339 | 34 | ||
| Athlete | Events | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Position | Time | Position | Time | Position | ||
| Rajkumari Pandey | Marathon | 3:10:31 | 60 | ||||
| Menuka Rawat | Marathon | 3:11:17 | 61 | ||||
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | ||
| Dambardut Ta Bhatta | Light Flyweight |  Epton (GBR)L0:5 | Did not advance | ||||
| Jhapat Singh Bhujel | Light Welterweight |  Mphande (MAW)L0:5 | Did not advance | ||||
| Giri Rambahadur | Bantamweight |  Mwema (KEN)LRSCH | Did not advance | ||||
| Dalbahadur Ranamagar | Lightweight |  Hegazy (EGY)L0:5 | Did not advance | ||||
| Bishnubahadur Singh | Flyweight |  Espenola (PAR)W5:0 |  Johnson (USA)LRSCH | Did not advance | |||
Men
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | First Repechage Round | Repechage Quarterfinals | Repechage Semifinals | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | ||
| Gangabahadur Dangol | −71kg |  Gueorgui Tenadze (URS)L 0100-0000 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Rishiram Pradhan | −65kg |  Petřikov (TCH)L 0200-0000 | Did not advance | ||||||
Women
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | Score | Total | |||
| Parbati Thapa | 10m Air Rifle | 375 | 43 | Did not advance | 43 | |
Men
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & jerk | Total | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
| Bharat Sawad | Flyweight | 75 kg | 24 | 105 kg | 21 | 180 kg | 22 |
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