Gaurika Singh
Gaurika Singh After Receiving a Silver Medal at the 2016 South Asian Games | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Gaurika Singh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | Nepal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 November 2002 (age 22) Kathmandu, Nepal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 171 cm (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 58 kg (128 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle, Backstroke, Breaststroke, Butterfly, Medley | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Camden Swiss Cottage Swimming Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Adam Taylor | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Gaurika Singh (Nepali: गौरिका सिंह; born 26 November 2002) is a Nepalese 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. She also participated at the 2016 Summer Olympics, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, as the youngest Olympian, representing Nepal in the Women's 100m backstroke. She has been included in Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia 2021 Entertainment and Sports list.