Bhutan sent a delegation to compete at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles (LA), United States, from July 28 to August 12, 1984. It was the nation's debut appearance at the Summer Olympics. Thinley Dorji served as the team's flag-bearer. The delegation consisted of six athletes competing in archery. Bhutan did not win any medals at LA. Overall, the nation's best result was Sonam Chuki, who finished 43rd, and its worst was Lhendup Tshering, who finished 60th.
The 1984 Summer Olympics were held from July 28 to August 12, 1984 in Los Angeles, United States.[5] The Bhutanese delegation consisted of six archers.[6]Thinley Dorji was chosen as the flag-bearer for the opening ceremony.[7] The fact that women competed was controversial, due to traditional Bhutanese archery barring them to competing.[8]
Competitors
This was Thinley Dorji's first appearance at the Olympics. However, he would later participate in the 1988 Olympic Games, placing 73rd in the men's individual archery event.[9] It was Nawang Pelzang's first and only Olympics.[10] He had won the Bhutan National Archery Championship five years earlier, in 1979.[11] It was also the first and only Olympics for Lhendup Tshering,[12]Sonam Chuki,[13]Rinzi Lham,[14] and Karma Chhoden.[15]As of 2024[update], Lham is the youngest Bhutanese competitor to compete at the Summer Olympics, she was 16 years and 304 days old at the time of her participation.[16] The competitors were selected from the 38 competitors at the 1979 Bhutan National Archery Championship.[11]
Points for archery were calculated in a format called the double FITA round, which included 288 arrows shot at four different distances over two rounds: 90 meters, 70 meters, 50 meters, 30 meters for men,[17] and which included 288 arrows shot at four different distances over two rounds: 70 meters, 60 meters, 50 meters, 30 meters for women.[18]
Bhutan was represented by three male archers at the Games: Dorji, Pelzang, and Tshering.[19] In the first round, Dorji scored 1,134 points to finish 53rd, Pelzang came 56th with 1,118 points, and Tshering's score was 1,021, which placed him in 60th. In the second round, Dorji scored 1,164 points to finish 48th, Pelzang came 54th with 1,103 points, and Tshering's score was 976, which placed him in 60th again. Overall, Dorji came 53rd with 2,298 points, Pelzang earned himself 55th with 2,221 points, and Tshering came 60th with 1,997.[20]
Bhutan was represented by three female archers at the Games: Chuki, Lham, and Chhoden.[19] In the first round, Chuki scored 1,122 points to come 42nd, Lham came 44th with 1,106 points, and Chhoden's score was 1,048, which placed her in 46th. In the second round, Chuki scored 1,072 points to come 44th, Lham came 43rd with 1,103 points, and Chodden's score was 1,038, which placed her in 46th again. Overall, Chuki came 43rd with 2,194 points, Lham finished 44th with 2,183 points, and Chhoden came 46th with 2,086.[21]
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