# Arjun Kumar Basnet

_Nepalese marathon runner_

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Last updated: 2026-10-13

> Arjun Kumar Basnet is a Nepalese marathon runner. Basnet represented Nepal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, 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.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 5 December 1975 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4791569#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Kangel ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4791569#P19))
- **Citizenship:** Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4791569#P27))
- **Occupation:** marathon runner ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4791569#P106))

## Questions

**When was Arjun Kumar Basnet born?**  
Arjun Kumar Basnet was born on 5 December 1975 in Kangel.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Arjun Kumar Basnet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arjun_Kumar_Basnet) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): अर्जुन कुमार बस्नेत](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9C%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%A8_%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0_%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%A4) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q4791569](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4791569) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)

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## Cite this page

"Arjun Kumar Basnet". DigiNepal. Last updated 13 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/arjun-kumar-basnet. Retrieved 4 November 2026.