Baikuntha Manandhar ( ne, वैकुण्ठ मानन्धर; born 24 December 1951) is a Nepali

marathon The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of , usually run as a road race, but the distance can be covered on trail routes. The marathon can be completed by running or with a run/walk strategy. There are also wheelchair div ...

runner. He competed in four consecutive Olympic Games, from 1976 to 1988. He has won three consecutive gold medals in South Asian Games making a record. His record was broken by Deepak Bista by securing four gold medals consecutively in Taekwondo.

Biography

Manandhar was born in 24 December 1951 in Kalimati, Kathmandu. He was married to Subhadra Manadhar. She died in 2021 aged 68. Manadhar has two sons and two daughters.

Participation

International events

*1976 Olympic Games - 50th position in man's marathon *1980 Olympic Games - 37th position in man's marathon *1984 Olympic Games - 46th position in man's marathon *1988 Olympic Games - 54th position in man's marathon *1983 World Championships - 43rd position in man's marathon

Awards

* Prithvi Award -2072 BS by Department of Sports * Pulsar Sports Life Time Achievement Award

References

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* 1952 births Living people Sportspeople from Kathmandu Nepalese male long-distance runners Nepalese male marathon runners Olympic athletes of Nepal Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics 20th-century Nepalese people {{Nepal-athletics-bio-stub