| Nepal at the 1976 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | NEP |
| NOC | Nepal Olympic Committee |
| inMontreal | |
| Competitors | 1 in 1 sport |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Nepal sent a delegation to compete at the1976 Summer Olympics inMontreal,Quebec, Canada from 17 July to 1 August 1976. This was the nation's third time competing at aSummer Olympic Games. Nepal's delegation consisted of a singleMarathon runner,Baikuntha Manandhar. He finishedthe race in 50th place.
TheNepal Olympic Committee was recognized by theInternational Olympic Committee on 31 December 1962.[1] They first participated at theSummer Olympic Games at the1964 Tokyo Olympics.They missed thefollowing edition, then returned for the1972 Munich Olympics and have taken part in every Summer Olympiad since.[2] The 1976 Summer Olympics were held inMontreal, Quebec, Canada from 17 July to 1 August 1976; a total of 6,084 athletes representing 92National Olympic Committees took part.[3] Nepal sent only one athlete to Montreal,Marathon runnerBaikuntha Manandhar.[4]
Baikuntha Manandhar was 23 years old at the time of the Montreal Olympics, and was making the first of his four consecutive Olympic appearances.[5][6] On 31 July, he took part in themen's Marathon, and finished the race in 2 hours, 30 minutes and 7 seconds.[7] This put him in 50th place out of 60 competitors who finished the race.[8] The gold medal was won byWaldemar Cierpinski ofEast Germany in a time of 2 hours, 9 minutes and 55 seconds; the silver medal was won byFrank Shorter of theUnited States, and the bronze was earned byKarel Lismont ofBelgium.[8]
| Athletes | Events | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| Baikuntha Manandhar | Men's Marathon | 2:30:07 | 50 |