Devu Thapa ( ne, देबु थापा) (born February 7, 1974, in
Jumla) is a
Nepal
Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne,
सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mai ...
ese
judoka
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, who played for the light middleweight category. At age thirty-four, Thapa made her official debut for the
2008 Summer Olympics
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in
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, where she competed in the
women's 63 kg class. She lost her first preliminary match to Chinese Taipei's
Wang Chin-Fang, who was able to score an automatic
ippon at twenty-two seconds.
References
External links
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NBC Olympics ProfileDEVA THAPA CAREER
1974 births
Living people
People from Jumla District
Nepalese female judoka
Olympic judoka for Nepal
Judoka at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Judoka at the 2006 Asian Games
Asian Games competitors for Nepal
Olympic athletes for Nepal
21st-century Nepalese women
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