Chitra Bahadur Gurung

Chitra Bahadur Gurung
Personal information
Full nameChitra Bahadur Gurung
National team Nepal
Born(1970-05-21)21 May 1970
Kathmandu, Nepal
Died22 November 2010(2010-11-22) (aged 40)
Falls Church, Virginia,
United States[1]
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle

Chitra Bahadur Gurung (Nepali: चित्रबहादुर गुरुङ) (May 21, 1970 – November 22, 2010) was a Nepalese former swimmer, who specialized in sprint freestyle events.[2] Gurung represented Nepal at the 2000 Summer Olympics, where he became the nation's flag bearer in the opening ceremony. He also held a Nepalese record in the 50 m freestyle.[3]

Gurung competed only in the men's 50 m freestyle at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. He received a ticket from FINA, under a Universality program, in an entry time of 27.28.[4] He challenged six other swimmers in heat one, including 16-year-olds Wael Ghassan of Qatar and Hassan Mubah of the Maldives. Diving in with a 0.87-second deficit, Gurung scorched the field to register a second-seeded time and a personal best of 27.02. Gurung failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed sixty-ninth overall out of 80 swimmers in the prelims.[5][6]

On November 22, 2010, Gurung died in Falls Church, Virginia, as informed by the Nepal National and International Players' Association. The reason of his untimely demise was still under investigation.[1][7]

References

  1. 1 2 "Gurung passes away". The Himalayan Times. 22 November 2010. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
  2. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Chitra Bahadur Gurung". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
  3. ↑ Pokhrel, Nabin (8 April 2012). "Ordinary performance from Nepali swimmer". Asia News Network. Archived from the original on 26 February 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
  4. ↑ "Swimming – Men's 50m Freestyle Startlist (Heat 1)" (PDF). Sydney 2000. Omega Timing. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
  5. ↑ "Sydney 2000: Swimming – Men's 50m Freestyle Heat 1" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. p. 103. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 August 2011. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  6. ↑ "Results from the Summer Olympics – Swimming (Men's 50m Freestyle)". Canoe.ca. Archived from the original on April 15, 2001. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  7. ↑ "Former Olympian Gurung dies". República. 22 November 2010. Retrieved 14 June 2013.


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