# Devu Thapa

_Olympic judoka_

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Last updated: 2026-10-13

> Devu Thapa is a Nepalese judoka, who competed in the light middleweight category. At age thirty-four, Thapa made her official debut at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she competed in the women's 63 kg class. She lost her first preliminary match to Chinese Taipei's Wang Chin-Fang, who was able to score an automatic ippon at twenty-two seconds.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 7 February 1974 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16215125#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Jumla ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16215125#P19))
- **Citizenship:** Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16215125#P27))
- **Occupation:** judoka ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16215125#P106))

## Questions

**When was Devu Thapa born?**  
Devu Thapa was born on 7 February 1974 in Jumla.

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- [Wikipedia (English): Devu Thapa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devu_Thapa) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q16215125](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16215125) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)

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"Devu Thapa". DigiNepal. Last updated 13 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/devu-thapa. Retrieved 21 October 2026.