Sherab Zam
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Bhutan |
| Born | October 10, 1983 Kashithang, Dagana District, Bhutan |
| Years active | 2005—2014 |
| Height | 152 cm (5 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 51 kg (112 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Bhutan |
| Sport | Target archery |
Sherab Zam (10 October 1983) is a Bhutanese archer. she was selected to be Bhutan’s flagbearer and a competitor at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Later in life she became a coach for various archery teams
Biography
Zam was born on 10 October 1983.[1] Although she did archery as a child, she returned to the sport in 2005 after seeing a newspaper ad for the Bhutanese national team tryouts.[2] In 2012, she qualified for the Summer Olympics through an invitation from the Tripartite Commission.[3] In an interview before the Games with Reuters, Zam said that, "Participation is more important than winning a medal."[4] Although she didn’t own a bow, her training included preparation in South Korea and India.[2] Her coach for the women’s individual archery event, Tshering Choden, had represented Bhutan at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics. The two trained for several weeks in the Netherlands as part of a Dutch-Bhutanese exchange program.[4] Zam was chosen to be Bhutan's flagbearer for both the opening and closing ceremonies.[5][6] In the ranking round, she placed 61st out of 64 competitors and was eliminated in the Round of 32 after a 0–6 loss to American archer Khatuna Lorig.[7] After her competition, she said, "I am not that good at archery but I love it. It was so good to meet world ranking archers who are famous and to watch how they do it. I have learnt a lot from them." She also said that meeting Queen Elizabeth II was the highlight of her time in London.[8] In January 2014, she left the national team and shifted to coaching. Since then, she has been an assistant coach for the Bhutanese national archery team[9] and a coach at Chundu Armed Forces Public School.[10]
References
- ^ "Olympedia – Sherab Zam". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 2025-06-29.
- ^ a b Goldsmith, Belinda (25 May 2012). "Olympics-Happiness for Bhutan Olympians is not golden". Reuters. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
- ^ "Invitation places for London 2012 Olympic Games". World Archery Federation. Archived from the original on 11 September 2012. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
- ^ a b Radio Netherlands Worldwide article Archived 2012-06-25 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "London 2012 Opening Ceremony – Flag Bearers" (PDF). Olympics. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
- ^ "London 2012 Closing Ceremony – Flag Bearers" (PDF). Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
- ^ "2012 Olympics - Individual Women Archery Results". Archived from the original on 2013-04-04. Retrieved 2012-08-01.
- ^ Goldsmith, Belinda (5 August 2012). "Bhutan is happy to be one of smallest nations at Games". Special Broadcasting Service. Archived from the original on 6 August 2012. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
- ^ Bhutan Archery Federation — Sherab Zam
- ^ Gurung, Victor (12 May 2025). "Before the Sun Rises". Bhutan Olympic Committee. Retrieved 29 June 2025.