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Bhutan at the 2004 Summer Olympics

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Bhutan at the
2004 Summer Olympics
IOC codeBHU
NOCBhutan Olympic Committee
Websitebhutanolympiccommittee.org
in Athens
Competitors2 in 1 sport
Flag bearer Tshering Chhoden
Tashi Peljor
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Bhutan competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. It was the nation's sixth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics since its debut in 1984. The delegation consisted of two athletes competing in one sport; Tshering Choden and Tashi Peljor in archery. Bhutan did not win any medals during the Athens Olympics. Choden served as the team's flagbearer in the opening ceremony; while Peljor held the flag at the closing ceremony. Thus, Mauritania had yet to win an Olympic medal.

Peljor defeated Jocelyn de Grandis and won, advancing to the Round of 32. In that round he lost to Anton Prylepau, 152–155 on 17 August. On 15 August, Choden participated in the Round of 64 against Lin Sang and won 159–156, advancing to the Round of 32. In that round she lost to Reena Kumari, 134–134 on 17 August; in the tiebreaker she lost 4–7.

Background

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The Bhutan Olympic Committee was created on 23 November 1983.[1][2] The appearance of Bhutan at the Athens Summer Olympics marked their sixth consecutive summer appearance since it first entered the Games during the 1984 Summer Olympics. Bhutan participated for the first time in the 1984 Olympic Games held in Los Angeles when three male and three female archers represented Bhutan.[3] Bhutan has never won an Olympic medal.[4]

The 2004 Summer Olympics were held from 13 to 29 August 2004 in Athens, Greece.[5] Bhutan sent a delegation of two athletes.[6] Tshering Choden served as the team's flagbearer in the opening ceremony;[7] while Tashi Peljor held the flag at the closing ceremony.[7]

Competitors

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This was Peljor's debut appearance at the Olympics. Although he would later compete in the men's individual archery event at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where he would place tied for 56th.[8]

This was Choden's second appearance at the Olympics. She had first competed in the women's individual archery event at the 2000 Summer Olympics, placing 43rd.[9] She later retired from archery in 2005 but returned to the sport as a coach in 2007.[10] She coached the only Bhutanese archer at the 2012 Olympic Games, Sherab Zam.[10][11]

Sport Men Women Total
Archery 1 1 2
Total 1 1 2

Archery

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Main article: Archery at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Bhutan was represented by one male and one female athlete at the 2004 Summer Olympics in archery: Peljor in the men's individual, and Choden in the women's individual.[12] This was Peljor's debut appearance at the Olympics.[8] On 12 August, he participated in the ranking round of the men's individual. He got 627 points and placed in the 52nd seed. On 16 August, he participated in the Round of 64 against Jocelyn de Grandis and won 161–136, advancing to the Round of 32. In that round he lost to Anton Prylepau, 152–155 on 17 August.[13]

This was Choden's second appearance at the Olympics.[9] On 12 August, she participated in the ranking round of the men's individual. She got 600 points and placed in the 54th seed. On 15 August, she participated in the Round of 64 against Lin Sang and won 159–156, advancing to the Round of 32. In that round she lost to Reena Kumari, 134–134 on 17 August;[14] in the tiebreaker she lost 4–7.[15]

Athlete Event Ranking round Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Score Seed Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Tashi Peljor Men's individual 627 52  de Grandis (FRA)
W 161–136 		 Prylepau (BLR)
L 152–155 		did not advance
Tshering Choden Women's individual 600 54  Lin (CHN)
W 159–156 		 Kumari (IND)
L 134 (4)–134 (7) 		did not advance

References

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  1. ^ "Bhutan". Olympic.org. Archived from the original on 6 April 2010. Retrieved 2010-04-20.
  2. ^ "The Athens Olympiad: Bhutan to compete in archery". Retrieved 2010-04-20.
  3. ^ "Paris 2024: Adventure of a lifetime for Bhutan athletes – DW – 07/19/2024". dw.com. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
  4. ^ "Olympedia – Bhutan (BHU)". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 2025-04-01.
  5. ^ "Olympedia – 2004 Summer Olympics Overview". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 2025-04-21.
  6. ^ "Olympedia – Bhutan at the 2004 Summer Olympics". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 2025-04-21.
  7. ^ a b "Olympedia – Flagbearers for Bhutan". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 2025-04-21.
  8. ^ a b "Tashi Peljor". Olympics. Retrieved 21 April 2025.
  9. ^ a b "Olympedia – Tshering Choden". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 2025-04-21.
  10. ^ a b Goldsmith, Belinda (25 May 2012). "Olympics-Happiness for Bhutan Olympians is not golden". Reuters. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  11. ^ "London 2012: Bhutanese archer trains alone at University of Warwick". BBC News. 18 July 2012. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  12. ^ Nestler, Stefan (July 19, 2024). "Paris 2024: Adventure of a lifetime for Bhutan athletes". dw.com. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  13. ^ "Olympedia – Individual, Men". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 2025-04-21.
  14. ^ "Olympedia – Individual, Women". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 2025-04-21.
  15. ^ "Olympedia – Individual, Women – Round Two, Match #11". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 2025-04-21.
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