Sangay Tenzin

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Sangay Tenzin
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NationalityFlag of Bhutan.svg  Bhutan
Born (2003-09-07) 7 September 2003 (age 21)
Gelephu, Bhutan
Sport
SportSwimming

Sangay Tenzin (born 7 September 2003) is a Bhutanese swimmer. [1] He competed in the 2020 [2] and 2024 Summer Olympics. [3] [4]

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Early life and education

Tenzin was born on 7 September 2003. [5]

Olympic career

In the 2020 Summer Olympics, Tenzin participated in the men's 100 m freestyle. He qualified via a universality place. This was Tenzin's debut appearance at the Olympics as well as the first appearance of a Bhutanese swimmer. [6] On 27 July, he participated in the heats of the men's 100 metre freestyle in heat one. He finished the race in 57.57 seconds, in 68th place overall, and failed to advanced to the semifinals. [7]

At the 2024 Summer Olympics, Tenzin participated in the same event. [8] He qualified via universality place again. [8] This was Tenzin's second appearance at the Olympics. [9] On 30 July, he participated in the heats of the men's 100 metre freestyle in heat one. He finished the race in 56.08 seconds, third out of seven competitors in his heat and 74th overall, and failed to advanced to the semifinals. [10]

References

  1. ↑ Namgay, Thinley (December 20, 2021). "Sangay Tenzin and Kinley Lhendup give their best". Kuensel .
  2. ↑ "Sangay Tenzin". Olympics.com. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  3. ↑ Namgay, Thinley (June 19, 2024). "Swimmer Sangay Tenzin to make his second Olympics show". Kuensel .
  4. ↑ Wangdi, Karma (May 21, 2024). "Swimmer Sangay Tenzin to represent Bhutan at Summer Olympics in Paris". BBS.bt.
  5. ↑ "Olympedia – Sangay Tenzin". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 2025-04-01.
  6. ↑ "Sangay Tenzin: A new peak for swimming in Bhutan". World Aquatics. 2024-08-01. Retrieved 2025-04-01.
  7. ↑ "Heats results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 July 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  8. 1 2 Race, Retta (12 July 2024). "Initial Olympic Swimming Entries Published for 2024 Paris Games". www.swimswam.com. SwimSwam. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  9. ↑ "Kinzang Lhamo". Olympics.com. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
  10. ↑ "Results" (PDF). olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-08-17. Retrieved 2024-02-14.


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