Nepal sent a delegation to compete at the

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in Montreal, Quebec, Canada from 17 July to 1 August 1976. This was the nation's third time competing at a

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. Nepal's delegation consisted of a single

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,

Baikuntha Manandhar Baikuntha Manandhar ( ne, वैकुण्ठ मानन्धर; born 24 December 1951) is a Nepali marathon runner. He competed in four consecutive Olympic Games, from 1976 to 1988. He has won three consecutive gold medals in South Asian ...

. He finished the race in 50th place.

Background

The

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was recognized by the International Olympic Committee on 31 December 1962. They first participated at the

at the

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.They missed the following edition, then returned for the

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and have taken part in every Summer Olympiad since. The 1976 Summer Olympics were held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada from 17 July to 1 August 1976; a total of 6,084 athletes representing 92 National Olympic Committees took part. Nepal sent only one athlete to Montreal,

runner

Athletics

Baikuntha Manandhar was 23 years old at the time of the Montreal Olympics, and was making the first of his four consecutive Olympic appearances. On 31 July, he took part in the men's Marathon, and finished the race in 2 hours, 30 minutes and 7 seconds. This put him in 50th place out of 60 competitors who finished the race. The gold medal was won by

Waldemar Cierpinski Waldemar Cierpinski (born 3 August 1950) is a former East German athlete and two time Olympic Champion in the marathon. He lives in Halle an der Saale. Career He was born to Polish parents who had moved to Germany in 1945, in Neug ...

of East Germany in a time of 2 hours, 9 minutes and 55 seconds; the silver medal was won by Frank Shorter of the United States, and the bronze was earned by Karel Lismont of Belgium.

References

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1976 in Nepal