The Most Famous

ATHLETES from Nepal

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This page contains a list of the greatest Nepalese Athletes. The pantheon dataset contains 6,025 Athletes, 1 of which were born in Nepal. This makes Nepal the birth place of the 198th most number of Athletes behind Togo, and Samoa.

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The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Nepalese Athletes of all time. This list of famous Nepalese Athletes is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.

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1. Alexander Shah (b. 2002)

With an HPI of 8.02, Alexander Shah is the most famous Nepalese Athlete.  His biography has been translated into 5 different languages on wikipedia.

Alexander Gadegaard Shah (also known as Alex Shah born: 29 October 2002) is a Nepalese origin professional swimmer. He represented Nepal in 2020 Tokyo Olympics in the 100 meter freestyle. Shah was selected to the Olympics as a wild card qualifier. His father is Nepalese and mother is Danish. He is the brother of swimmer Sofia Shah.

People

Pantheon has 1 people classified as Nepalese athletes born between 2002 and 2002. Of these 1, 1 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Nepalese athletes include Alexander Shah. As of April 2024, 1 new Nepalese athletes have been added to Pantheon including Alexander Shah.

Living Nepalese Athletes

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Newly Added Nepalese Athletes (2024)

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