Parvati Thapa (sometimes spelled Parbati Thapa) (born 1970) is a Nepalese sports shooter who participated in the Women's 10 metre air rifle event at the

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held in Seol, South Korea. She was the first woman to represent Nepal at the Olympics.

Early life

Thapa was born in 1970 in Nepalgunj. She took up shooting after her elder brother Laxman Thapa, himself a sport shooter insisted. Her younger brother has also competed at national-level shooting championships organised in Nepal.

Career

Thapa was a finalist at the

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in Beijing, obtaining 96.5 points and finishing in the sixth position. This led to her being chosen to represent Nepal at the

held in Seol. In the qualifier for the Women's 10 metre air rifle event, she scored 375 points and tied with

Fabienne Diato-Pasetti Fabienne Diato-Pasetti (b. October 4, 1965 in La Colle, Monaco) is a Monégasque Olympic rifle shooter, who specializes in the 10 metre air rifle advent. She has competed in the 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, and the 2008 Summer Olympics. Dia ...

of Monaco for the 43rd position. Thapa did not qualify for the final round. She won a silver medal at the

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, Colombo. She has also participated in five shooting World Cups and at national level, has 16 gold, six silver and one bronze medal to her credit. Later Thapa became an instructor.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Thapa, Parvati 1970 births Living people Nepalese female sport shooters Shooters at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic shooters for Nepal People from Banke District South Asian Games silver medalists for Nepal South Asian Games medalists in shooting 20th-century Nepalese women 20th-century Nepalese people