Dawa Dachhiri Sherpa ( ne, दाछिरी शेर्पा) (born November 3, 1969) is a
Nepal
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सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mai ...
i
cross-country skier and runner who has competed since 2003. Competing in three
Winter Olympics
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, he earned his best finish of 86th in the 15 km event at
Sochi
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in
2014
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.
Skiing
At the
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009
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in
Liberec
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, Sherpa finished 127th in the individual sprint event while being lapped in the 30 km mixed pursuit event.
His best career finish was eighth in a 15 km event in
Bulgaria
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in 2009.
Ultrarunning
He previously held the record for the
Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc
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Since UTMB Group's partnership with IRONMAN Group in 2021, UTMB World Series will formally launch ...
, an ultramarathon held in the Alps, having completed the first edition of this race in 20h05m in 2003.
Olympic Winter Games
World Championships
References
External links
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1969 births
Living people
People from Solukhumbu District
Sherpa people
Nepalese male cross-country skiers
Cross-country skiers at the 2006 Winter Olympics
Cross-country skiers at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Cross-country skiers at the 2014 Winter Olympics
Olympic cross-country skiers for Nepal
Cross-country skiers at the 2003 Asian Winter Games
Cross-country skiers at the 2007 Asian Winter Games
Male ultramarathon runners
Trail runners