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Tejbir Bura was part of the [[1922 British Mount Everest expedition]], an attempt to climb [[Mount Everest]], which was led by [[Charles Granville Bruce]]. The father of the Modern Olympics, [[Pierre de Coubertin]] stated that an Olympic medal should be awarded to the Mount Everest climbers who were part of the 1922 Mount Everest expedition.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://someshverma.com/tag/tejbir-bura/|title=Tejbir Bura – OFFSIDE !|website=someshverma.com|language=en-US|access-date=2017-12-05}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thegurkhamuseum.co.uk/1924-winter-olympic-medal/|title=1924 Winter Olympic Medal – The Gurkha Museum|website=thegurkhamuseum.co.uk|language=en-GB|access-date=2017-12-05}}</ref> The athletes who were part of that expedition received gold medals at the [[1924 Winter Olympics]], although they are not considered in the medal tallies of the [[International Olympic Committee]]. Tejbir Bura was the first Nepalese to win an Olympic medal, and he is still regarded as the only gold medalist for Nepal in its Olympic history, despite that his medal isn't recognised as official according to the rules of the IOC.<ref>{{Cite news|date=17 Aug 2012|first=Somesh|last=Verma|work=The Kathmandu Post|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181216221606/http://kathmandupost.ekantipur.com/printedition/news/2012-08-17/the-faceless-hero-nepals-only-olympic-gold-medalist-in-focus.html|url=http://kathmandupost.ekantipur.com/printedition/news/2012-08-17/the-faceless-hero-nepals-only-olympic-gold-medalist-in-focus.html|title=The faceless hero Nepal’s only Olympic Gold medalist in focus|archive-date=16 December 2018|access-date=2017-12-05|language=en}}</ref> | Tejbir Bura was part of the [[1922 British Mount Everest expedition]], an attempt to climb [[Mount Everest]], which was led by [[Charles Granville Bruce]]. The father of the Modern Olympics, [[Pierre de Coubertin]] stated that an Olympic medal should be awarded to the Mount Everest climbers who were part of the 1922 Mount Everest expedition.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://someshverma.com/tag/tejbir-bura/|title=Tejbir Bura – OFFSIDE !|website=someshverma.com|language=en-US|access-date=2017-12-05}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thegurkhamuseum.co.uk/1924-winter-olympic-medal/|title=1924 Winter Olympic Medal – The Gurkha Museum|website=thegurkhamuseum.co.uk|language=en-GB|access-date=2017-12-05}}</ref> The athletes who were part of that expedition received gold medals at the [[1924 Winter Olympics]], although they are not considered in the medal tallies of the [[International Olympic Committee]]. Tejbir Bura was the first Nepalese to win an Olympic medal, and he is still regarded as the only gold medalist for Nepal in its Olympic history, despite that his medal isn't recognised as official according to the rules of the IOC.<ref>{{Cite news|date=17 Aug 2012|first=Somesh|last=Verma|work=The Kathmandu Post|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181216221606/http://kathmandupost.ekantipur.com/printedition/news/2012-08-17/the-faceless-hero-nepals-only-olympic-gold-medalist-in-focus.html|url=http://kathmandupost.ekantipur.com/printedition/news/2012-08-17/the-faceless-hero-nepals-only-olympic-gold-medalist-in-focus.html|title=The faceless hero Nepal’s only Olympic Gold medalist in focus|archive-date=16 December 2018|access-date=2017-12-05|language=en}}</ref> | ||
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