Deepak Bista

Deepak Bista
Deepak Bista
Personal information
Nationality Nepali
Born (1976-07-02) 2 July 1976
Height 179 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
Country    Nepal
Sport Taekwondo

Deepak Bista (Nepali: दीपक विष्ट, born July 2, 1976) is a male Nepalese taekwondo practitioner. He won the bronze medal in the welterweight category (-78 kg) at the 2006 Asian Games, and competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics. On August 8, 2008 at the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics, Bista was the flagbearer for Nepal. He is the only one history maker by winning 4 gold medal continuously in SAARC game. And he is the most successful sports player ever in Nepal.

Deepak Bista at Olympics

References

  • Deepak Bista's profile at NBC Olympics
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Deepak Bista". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC.
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