Bidhan Lama (विधान लामा)
1988 Summer Olympics medalist for Nepal
Born22 March 1966 (1966-03-22) (age 57)
Kathmandu, Nepal
NationalityNepalese
Height160.02 cm (5 ft 3 in)
StyleTaekwondo
OccupationTaekwondo Instructor
Medal record
Representing    Nepal
1988 Asian Taekwondo Championships
Silver medal – second place 1988 Asian Taekwondo Championships -50 kg
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place1986 Seoul-50 kg
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place1987 Barcelona-50 kg
1988 Summer Olympics
Bronze medal – third place Taekwondo at the 1988 Summer Olympics -50 kg

Bidhan Lama (विधान लामा) is a Nepalese taekwondo practitioner who competed in the −50 kg division. He won the first Medal at Asian Game from Nepal. He won bronze medals at the 1986 Asian Games, 1987 World Taekwondo Championships and at the 1988 Summer Olympics, where taekwondo was then an exhibition event.[1][2] He is the only sports person from Nepal to win an Olympic medal.[3]

Bidhan Lama is the most successful and historical medal winning athlete of Nepali sports.[4] Lama defeated the U.K. Ebenezer Ghansah (GBR) in the first fight in the 1988 Summer Olympics, defeated the Germans Choi Chan-ok (FRG) in the quarter-final and defeated the Americans Juan Moreno (USA) in the Semi-final to give Nepal the bronze medal. Although this is a demonstration game, this is a historic medal for Nepal.[5]

Lama won the first and historic silver medal for Nepal in the 1988 Asian Taekwondo Championships. At that time, the biggest and most historic medal of Nepali Taekwondo was the first medal.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Taekwondo at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games: Men's Finweight. sports-reference.com
  2. ↑ LAMA, Bidham. taekwondodata.com
  3. ↑ Pictures of Bidhan Lama who win Olympic Medal for Nepal. veergorkha.com. February 11, 2014
  4. ↑ "विधानको त्यो पदक". ekantipur.com.
  5. ↑ "Taekwondo at the 1988 Summer Olympics".
  6. ↑ "1988 Asian Taekwondo Championships".


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