Arjun Kumar Basnet ( ne, अर्जुन कुमार बस्नेत) (born December 5, 1975) is a

Nepal Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mai ...

ese marathon runner. Basnet represented

at the

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, where he competed for the men's marathon. He finished the race in forty-fifth place, approximately 26 seconds behind South Africa's Hendrick Ramaala, with his personal best time of 2:23:09.

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NBC Olympics Profile
Living people 1975 births People from Solukhumbu District Nepalese male long-distance runners Nepalese male marathon runners Olympic athletes for Nepal Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Asian Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Asian Games Asian Games competitors for Nepal {{Nepal-athletics-bio-stub