# Nepal at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Nepal competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics which were held in Beijing, People's Republic of China from August 8 to August 24, 2008. The country was represented by eight athletes, who competed in judo, shooting, swimming and taekwondo.
This was the nation's first Olympic appearance as a new republic following the civil war which the monarchy rule was ceased to exist in 2006.

## Athletics
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank |
| Arjun Kumar Basnet | Marathon | 2:23:09 | 45 |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Chandra Kala Thapa | 100 m | 13.15 | 9 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Key

* Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
* Q = Qualified for the next round
* q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
* NR = National record
* N/A = Round not applicable for the event
* Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

## Judo

| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Repechage 3 | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Devu Thapa | Women's −63 kg | Bye | Wang C-F (TPE) L 0000–1000 | 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 |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Phool Maya Kyapchhaki | 10 m air rifle | 380 | 46 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Swimming
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Prasiddha Jung Shah | 50 m freestyle | 27.59 | 81 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Karishma Karki | 50 m freestyle | 32.35 | 81 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Taekwondo

| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Bronze Medal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Deepak Bista | Men's −80 kg | Saei (IRI) L 0–7 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Zhu G (CHN) L 2–6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Weightlifting

| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Total | Rank |
| Kamal Bahadur Adhikari | Men's −69 kg | 114 | 28 | 154 | 22 | 268 | 22 |