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

Bhutan competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, which took place 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 at Athens, nor in any previous Olympics. Choden served as the team's flagbearer in the opening ceremony, while Peljor held the flag at the closing ceremony.

Peljor defeated Jocelyn de Grandis and advanced to the Round of 32, where he lost to Anton Prylepau, 152–155. Choden won against Lin Sang and advanced to the Round of 32, where she tied Reena Kumari 134–134 before losing in a 4–7 tiebreaker.

Background

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The Bhutan Olympic Committee was created in 1983.[1] The participation of Bhutan at the Athens Summer Olympics marked their sixth consecutive summer appearance since the country's debut in the 1984 Summer Olympics.[2] Bhutan had never won an Olympic medal. Archery is the country's national sport.[3]

The 2004 Summer Olympics were held from 13 to 29 August 2004 in Athens, Greece.[4] Bhutan sent a delegation of two athletes.[5] Tshering Choden served as the team's flagbearer in the opening ceremony,[6] while Tashi Peljor held the flag at the closing ceremony.[6]

Competitors

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Bhutan was represented by one male and one female athlete at the 2004 Summer Olympics in archery: Tashi Peljor in the men's individual, and Tshering Choden in the women's individual.[5]

This was Peljor's debut appearance at the Olympics. He later competed in the men's individual archery event at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where he tied for 56th place.[7]

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.[8] She later retired from archery in 2005 but returned to the sport as a coach in 2007.[9] She coached the only Bhutanese archer at the 2012 Olympic Games, Sherab Zam.[9][10]

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

On 12 August, Peljor participated in the ranking round of the men's individual. He scored 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,[11] which The Washington Post called "the biggest upset of the day".[12] Peljor then advanced to the Round of 32, where he lost to Anton Prylepau, 152–155 on 17 August.[11]

This was Choden's second appearance at the Olympics.[8] On 12 August, she participated in the ranking round of the women's individual. She scored 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 tied Reena Kumari, 134–134 on 17 August;[13] in the tiebreaker she lost 4–7.[14]

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

As of 2020, these were the best Olympic results in archery that Bhutan had achieved.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Bhutan". International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 6 April 2010. Retrieved 20 April 2010.
  2. ^ Nestler, Stefan (19 July 2024). "Paris 2024: Adventure of a lifetime for Bhutan athletes". Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
  3. ^ a b "Bhutan (BHU)". Olympedia.org. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
  4. ^ "2004 Summer Olympics Overview". Olympedia.org. Retrieved 2025-04-21.
  5. ^ a b "Bhutan at the 2004 Summer Olympics". Olympedia.org. Retrieved 2025-04-21.
  6. ^ a b "Flagbearers for Bhutan". Olympedia.org. Retrieved 2025-04-21.
  7. ^ "Tashi Peljor". Olympics. Retrieved 21 April 2025.
  8. ^ a b "Tshering Choden". Olympedia.org. Retrieved 2025-04-21.
  9. ^ a b Goldsmith, Belinda (25 May 2012). "Olympics-Happiness for Bhutan Olympians is not golden". Reuters. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  10. ^ "London 2012: Bhutanese archer trains alone at University of Warwick". BBC News. 18 July 2012. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  11. ^ a b "Individual, Men". Olympedia.org. Retrieved 2025-04-21.
  12. ^ "Greece's First Gold of Games Is Surprise Party". The Washington Post. 17 August 2004. p. D11. ProQuest 409663874.
  13. ^ "Olympedia – Individual, Women". Olympedia.org. Retrieved 2025-04-21.
  14. ^ "Olympedia – Individual, Women – Round Two, Match #11". Olympedia.org. Retrieved 2025-04-21.
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