Deepak Bista
 Deepak Bista | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Native name | दीपक विष्ट |
| Nationality | Nepali |
| Born | 2 July 1976 |
| Height | 179 cm (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Nepal |
| Sport | Taekwondo |
Medal record | |
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.
Bista holds the record for highest number of gold medals, tied with Gaurika Singh,[2] in South Asian Games.
Deepak Bista at Olympics
References[]
- Deepak Bista's profile at NBC Olympics
- Deepak Bista at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
External links[]
- Deepak Bista at TaekwondoData.com
- Deepak Bista at Olympedia
- Official website
- Deepak Bista on Facebook
- from a farm–boy to a trendsetter-My Republica[permanent dead link]
Categories:
- 1976 births
- Living people
- Taekwondo practitioners at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Nepalese male taekwondo practitioners
- Olympic taekwondo practitioners of Nepal
- Asian Games medalists in taekwondo
- Taekwondo practitioners at the 2002 Asian Games
- Taekwondo practitioners at the 2006 Asian Games
- Asian Games bronze medalists for Nepal
- Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games
- South Asian Games gold medalists for Nepal