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Born | 10 October 1967 |
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Country | Bhutan |
Sport | Archery |
Rinzi Lham (born 10 October 1967), is an archer who internationally represented Bhutan
Lham competed for Bhutan at the 1984 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles in the individual event where she finished 44th. [1]
Lham is the youngest Bhutanese competitor to compete at the Summer Olympics, she was 16 years and 304 days old. [2]
Jigme Wangchuck was the 2nd Druk Gyalpo or king of Bhutan from 26 August 1926, until his death. He pursued legal and infrastructural reform during his reign. Bhutan continued to maintain almost complete isolation from the outside world during this period; its only foreign relations were with the British Raj in India. He was succeeded by his son, Jigme Dorji Wangchuck.
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Bhutan sent a delegation to compete at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States from 19 July to 4 August 1996. This was the Kingdom's fourth appearance at a Summer Olympic Games. The delegation to Atlanta consisted of two archers, Jubzhang Jubzhang and Ugyen Ugyen. Neither advanced past the round of 64 in their events, though Jubzhang pushed his match to a shootout.
Bhutan sent a delegation to compete at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia from 15 September to 1 October 2000. This was the Kingdom's fifth appearance at a Summer Olympic Games. The delegation to Sydney consisted of two archers, Jubzhang Jubzhang and Tshering Chhoden. Both Jubzhang and Choden did not advance past the round of 64 in their respective matches.
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The first Olympics that Bhutan participated in was the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. For each Summer Olympic Games from then until 2008, Bhutan was only represented by archers. Archery is the national sport of Bhutan. The first non-archer to compete for Bhutan was Kunzang Choden in the 2012 Olympics. She competed in the women's 10m air-rifle event. The 2012 Bhutan team contained no men. Bhutan has never won an Olympic Medal. In spite of being very mountainous, it has never competed in the Winter Games.
Bhutan sent a delegation to compete in the 2008 Summer Olympics, held in Beijing, People's Republic of China from 8–24 August 2008. This was Bhutan's seventh time participating in a Summer Olympic Games. The delegation consisted of two archers, Tashi Peljor and Dorji Dema. Neither was able to win their first round match.
The Bhutan Olympic Committee (BOC) was created on 23 November 1983 with the 4th King of Bhutan as its President, with its headquarters at Thimphu, Bhutan. Following this recognition, Bhutan participated for the first time in the 1984 Olympic Games held in Los Angeles when three men and three women archers represented Bhutan.
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Aum Tshewang Lham was a vocalist from Tshangkha, Trongsa Bhutan. She was among the selected in a group by the Third Bhutanese King, Jigme Dorji Wangchuck, who is also known as the Third Druk Gyalpo, to go and record the first ever traditional music album of Bhutanese culture; in the year 1968 in Calcutta, India. Among the selected were: Bhutan's most famous female vocalist at the time, 'Aum Thinlem' and 'Aum Dawpey' a famous Bhutanese lute instrument player who was the only one to be rewarded the 'Thugesy' by the king whom Aum Tshewang Lham served for four years.