Bidhan Lama (विधान लामा) is a Nepalese taekwondo practitioner who competed in the −50 kg division. He won the first Medal at Asian Game from Nepal. He won bronze medals at the 1986 Asian Games, 1987 World Taekwondo Championships and at the 1988 Summer Olympics, where taekwondo was then an exhibition event.^[1][2] He is the only sports person from Nepal to win an Olympic medal.^[3]

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Bidhan Lama (विधान लामा)
1988 Summer Olympics medalist for Nepal
Born	22 March 1966 (1966-03-22) (age 58) Kathmandu, Nepal
Nationality	Nepalese
Height	160.02 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Style	Taekwondo
Occupation	Taekwondo Instructor
Medal record Representing  Nepal 1988 Asian Taekwondo Championships 1988 Asian Taekwondo Championships -50 kg Asian Games 1986 Seoul -50 kg World Championships 1987 Barcelona -50 kg 1988 Summer Olympics Taekwondo at the 1988 Summer Olympics -50 kg

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Lama played taekwondo for a long time as a athlete in the Nepal Taekwondo Association. Bidhan Lama is the most successful and historical medal winning athlete of Nepali sports.^[4] Lama defeated the U.K. Ebenezer Ghansah (GBR) in the first fight in the 1988 Summer Olympics, defeated the Germans Choi Chan-ok (FRG) in the quarter-final and defeated the Americans Juan Moreno (USA) in the Semi-final to give Nepal the bronze medal. Although this is a demonstration game, this is a historic medal for Nepal.^{[5][circular reference]}

Lama won the first and historic silver medal for Nepal in the 1988 Asian Taekwondo Championships. At that time, the biggest and most historic medal of Nepali Taekwondo was the first medal.^{[6][circular reference]}