# Santoshi Shrestha

_Nepali Athlete_

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Last updated: 2026-10-13

> Santoshi Shrestha is a Nepalese female long distance runner, who set a new record in Nepali athletics by winning the gold medal in the women's 10,000m race at the 2019 South Asian Games. Until her entry in the South Asian Games, Shrestha competed in middle distance events.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 1 August 1993 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82908710#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Dhading District ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82908710#P19))
- **Citizenship:** Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82908710#P27))
- **Occupation:** athlete; athletics competitor ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82908710#P106))
- **X (Twitter):** santoshiSun ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82908710#P2002))

## Questions

**When was Santoshi Shrestha born?**  
Santoshi Shrestha was born on 1 August 1993 in Dhading District.

## Related

- [Dhading District](https://diginpl.com/places/dhading-district)

## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Santoshi Shrestha](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santoshi_Shrestha) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): सन्तोषी श्रेष्ठ](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%B7%E0%A5%80_%E0%A4%B6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B7%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A0) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q82908710](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82908710) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Santoshi shrestha.jpg by BhattaraiAbhishek (CC BY-SA 4.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Santoshi_shrestha.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

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## Cite this page

"Santoshi Shrestha". DigiNepal. Last updated 13 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/santoshi-shrestha. Retrieved 21 October 2026.