Nepal at the 2014 Winter Olympics

Nepal competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia from 7 to 23 February 2014. Dachhiri Sherpa represented the country again (as he did in the previous two Winter Olympics) as the only athlete.[3] A contingent of seven officials and one coach were also part of the Nepali delegation.[4] Sherpa competed in his final games during the 15 km classical race.[5]

Nepal at the
2014 Winter Olympics
IOC codeNEP
NOCNepal Olympic Committee
Websitewww.nocnepal.org.np
in Sochi
Competitors1 in 1 sport
Flag bearer Dachhiri Sherpa (opening[1]
and closing)[2]
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)

Cross-country skiing
Dachhiri Sherpa competed in cross-country skiing as the only athlete from Nepal.
Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics

According to the final quota allocation released on January 20, 2014, Nepal had one athlete in qualification position.[6] Dachhiri Sherpa finished his only race in 86th position (out of 87 athletes that completed the race).[7][8]

Distance
Athlete Event Final
Time Deficit Rank
Dachhiri Sherpa Men's 15 km classical 55:39.3 +17:09.6 86

References
  1. "Sochi 2014 Opening Ceremony - Flagbearers" (PDF). olympic.org. Sochi 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Organizing Committee. 7 February 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
  2. "Sochi 2014 Closing Ceremony - Flagbearers" (PDF). The International Olympic Committee (IOC). 23 February 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  3. "Dachhiri to represent Nepali contingent at Winter Olympics". The Himalayan Times. Kathmandu, Nepal: International Media Network Nepal Pvt. Ltd. 27 January 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
  4. "Sherpa to represent Nepal in Winter Olympics". República. Kathmandu, Nepal. 27 January 2014. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
  5. Zaccardi, Nick (31 January 2014). "Nepal cross-country skier expects to finish last at Sochi Olympics". NBC. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
  6. "Summary of Quota allocation as per 20.01.2014" (PDF). www.fis-ski.com. FIS. 20 January 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  7. "Dachhiri Sherpa finishes 86th in Winter Olympics". República. Kathmandu, Nepal. 14 February 2014. Archived from the original on 23 February 2014. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
  8. Basu, Anand (14 February 2014). "Olympics-Cross Country-Men's 15 km classic result". Reuters. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
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