# Nepal at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Nepal competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. Bidhan Lama, won a bronze medal in taekwondo which was then an exhibition sport.

## Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| Athletics | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Boxing | 5 | – | 5 |
| Judo | 2 | – | 2 |
| Shooting | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Weightlifting | 1 | – | 1 |
| Total | 13 | 3 | 16 |

## Athletics
### Men
#### Track events

| Athlete | Events | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Events | Time | Position | Time | Position | Time | Position |
| Krisnaba Basnyat | Marathon | | | | | 2:47:57 | 85 |
| Teeka Bogate | Marathon | | | | | 2:31:49 | 66 |
| Dambar Kunwar | 110m Hurdles | 16.51 | 40 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Dambar Kunwar | 400m Hurdles | 56.80 | 37 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Baikuntha Manandhar | Marathon | | | | | 2:25:57 | 54 |
| Haribahadur Rokaya | 1500m | 4:01.17 | 53 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Haribahadur Rokaya | 5000m | 14:53.75 | 48 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Haribahadur Rokaya | 10,000m | 30:48.16 | 38 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

#### Combined events

| Athlete | Event | Event | Result | Points | Rank |
| Dambar Kunwar | Decathlon | 100 m | 12.12 | 628 | 30 |
| Dambar Kunwar | Decathlon | Long jump | 5.83 | 550 | 37 |
| Dambar Kunwar | Decathlon | Shot put | 9.71 | 468 | 37 |
| Dambar Kunwar | Decathlon | High jump | 1.70 | 544 | 37 |
| Dambar Kunwar | Decathlon | 400 m | 52.32 | 711 | 28 |
| Dambar Kunwar | Decathlon | 110 m hurdles | 17.05 | 619 | 34 |
| Dambar Kunwar | Decathlon | Discus throw | 27.10 | 408 | 34 |
| Dambar Kunwar | Decathlon | Pole vault | 2.80 | 309 | 32 |
| Dambar Kunwar | Decathlon | Javelin throw | 39.10 | 429 | 34 |
| Dambar Kunwar | Decathlon | 1500 m | 4:41.24 | 673 | 22 |
| Dambar Kunwar | Decathlon | Final | — | 5339 | 34 |

### Women
#### Track events

| Athlete | Events | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Events | Time | Position | Time | Position | Time | Position |
| Rajkumari Pandey | Marathon | | | | | 3:10:31 | 60 |
| Menuka Rawat | Marathon | | | | | 3:11:17 | 61 |

## Boxing

| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result |
| Dambardut Ta Bhatta | Light Flyweight | Epton (GBR) L 0:5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jhapat Singh Bhujel | Light Welterweight | Mphande (MAW) L 0:5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Giri Rambahadur | Bantamweight | | Mwema (KEN) L RSCH | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Dalbahadur Ranamagar | Lightweight | Hegazy (EGY) L 0:5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Bishnubahadur Singh | Flyweight | Espenola (PAR) W 5:0 | Johnson (USA) L RSCH | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Judo

Men
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | First Repechage Round | Repechage Quarterfinals | Repechage Semifinals | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result |
| Gangabahadur Dangol | −71kg | Gueorgui Tenadze (URS) L 0100-0000 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Rishiram Pradhan | −65kg | Petřikov (TCH) L 0200-0000 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Shooting

Women
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Rank | Score | Total | Rank |
| Parbati Thapa | 10m Air Rifle | 375 | 43 | Did not advance | Did not advance | 43 |

## Weightlifting

Men
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Snatch | Clean & jerk | Clean & jerk | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Total | Rank |
| Bharat Sawad | Flyweight | 75 kg | 24 | 105 kg | 21 | 180 kg | 22 |