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Deepak Bista
Deepak Bista
Personal information
Native nameदीपक विष्ट
NationalityNepali
Born (1976-07-02) 2 July 1976 (age 48)
Height179 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
Country   Nepal
SportTaekwondo
Medal record
Men's taekwondo
Representing  Nepal
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Busan Featherweight
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Doha Welterweight
South Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1999 Kathmandu
Gold medal – first place 2004 Islamabad
Gold medal – first place 2006 Colombo
Gold medal – first place 2010 Dhaka [1]

Deepak Bista (Nepali: दीपक विष्ट, born July 2, 1976) is a male Nepalese taekwondo practitioner. He won the bronze medal in the welterweight category (-78 kg) at the 2006 Asian Games, and competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics. On August 8, 2008 at the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics, Bista was the flagbearer for Nepal.

Bista holds the record for highest number of gold medals, tied with Gaurika Singh[2], in South Asian Games.

Deepak Bista at Olympics

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