Gupta Bahadur

Gupta Bahadur

Personal information
Full name	Gupta Bahadur Gurung
Born	7 September 1976 (1976-09-07) (age 48) Nepal[1]
Occupation(s)	Indian Army, Athlete
Sport
Country	India
Sport	Cross-country skiing

Gupta Bahadur Gurung (born 7 September 1976) is an Indian skier.[2][3] He qualified for 2006 Winter Olympics, where he represented India. He participated in Men's sprint event of Cross-country skiing. He finished 78 in his event.[4][5]

He was third in the International Cross-country skiing race at Gulmarg in January 2005. He also participated and did well in Cross-country races held in Bolu Gerede and Uludag Balkan.

He joined the Indian Army in 1999, and subsequently started training for up 15 km cross-country skiing. He won National Championships and was named the best athlete at the National Winter Games in Auli, 2002.[6]

See also

• Cross-country skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's sprint
• Cross-country skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics
• 2006 Winter Olympics

References

1. "Cash crunch puts Winter Games body in a bind". The Tribune. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
2. "GURUNG Gupta Bahadur". FIS. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
3. "Bahardur Gurung Gupta". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
4. "Four Indians to participate in Winter Olympics". DNA. 31 January 2006.
5. "Keshavan tipped to win hearts at Turin". The Hindu. 8 February 2006. Archived from the original on 15 April 2007.
6. "Racing up the slope". Indian Express. 19 May 2005.

External links

• Gupta Bahadur at FIS (cross-country)
• Gupta Bahadur at Olympedia
• "Yahoo! Sports profile for the 2006 Winter Olympics". Archived from the original on 22 October 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2010.