Chitra Bahadur Gurung, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Olympic swimmer
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Place of Birth: Kathmandu, Central Region, Nepal
About Chitra Bahadur Gurung
- Chitra Bahadur Gurung (Nepali: ??????????? ?????) (May 21, 1970 – November 22, 2010) was a Nepalese former swimmer, who specialized in sprint freestyle events.
- 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.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.
- 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.On November 22, 2010, Gurung was found dead in Falls Church, Virginia, as informed by the Nepal National and International Players' Association.
- The reason of his untimely demise was still under investigation.
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