Gaurika Singh

Gaurika Singh
Gaurika Singh After Receiving a Silver Medal at the 2016 South Asian Games
Personal information
Full nameGaurika Singh
National teamNepal
Born26 November 2002 (2002-11-26) (age 21)[1]
Kathmandu, Nepal
Height171 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight58 kg (128 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle, Backstroke, Breaststroke, Butterfly, Medley
ClubCamden Swiss Cottage Swimming Club
CoachAdam Taylor
Medal record
Representing  Nepal
South Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Kathmandu 100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2019 Kathmandu 200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2019 Kathmandu 400 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2019 Kathmandu 200 m backstroke
Silver medal – second place 2019 Kathmandu 50 m backstroke
Silver medal – second place 2019 Kathmandu 100 m backstroke
Silver medal – second place 2016 Guwahati 200 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Kathmandu 4×100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Kathmandu 4×200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Kathmandu 4×100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Guwahati 100 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Guwahati 200 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Guwahati 400 m freestyle
File:V. Malvika (INDIA) won Gold Medal, Shivani Kataria (INDIA) won Silver Medal and Gaurika Singh (NEPAL) won Bronze Medal, in the Women’s swimming 400m Freestyle category, at the 12th South Asian Games-2016,

Gaurika Singh (Nepali: गौरिका सिंह; born 26 November 2002) is a Nepalese origin swimmer. She has held many national records since beginning her swimming career at the young age of eight. She has set the record of winning 4 gold medals in a season of the 2019 South Asian games held in Nepal. She won two silver and three bronze medals for swimming at the 2016 South Asian Games.[2][3][4] She also participated at the 2016 Summer Olympics, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, as the youngest Olympian, representing Nepal in the Women's 100m backstroke.[5] She has been included in Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia 2021 Entertainment and Sports list.[6]

  1. ^ Gaurika Singh Archived 5 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
  2. ^ "Singh claims historic individual medal in swimming – The Himalayan Times". The Himalayan Times. 8 February 2016. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  3. ^ "Nepal bag 5 more medals in SAG, Gaurika Singh sets national record in swimming – The Himalayan Times". The Himalayan Times. 7 February 2016. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  4. ^ "Nepal adds one each silver and bronze to medal count". kathmandupost.ekantipur.com. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
  5. ^ "Women's 100m Freestyle Heats Results". Omega Timing. 6 August 2015. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
  6. ^ "Gaurika Singh". Forbes. 20 April 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2021.