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Tejbir Bura

तेजविर बुढा

Nepalese mountaineer

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Tejbir Bura was a Nepalese soldier, mountaineer and a gold medalist in alpinism, as he was recognized during the 1924 Winter Olympics for his participation in the 1922 British Mount Everest expedition. In 1922 he was a non-commissioned officer (NCO) of the 6th Gurkha Rifles, part of the British India Army, and held the rank of Naik, which in India is equivalent to the rank of corporal.

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  1. Wikipedia (English): Tejbir Bura · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikipedia (Nepali): तेजविर बुढा · CC BY-SA 4.0
  3. Wikidata item Q15284092 · CC0 1.0
  4. Image: Tejbir Bura.png by G.I Finch (Public domain)

Last updated · facts checked 4 November 2026

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"Tejbir Bura". DigiNepal. Last updated 18 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/tejbir-bura. Retrieved 4 November 2026.

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