Sherab Zam

{{short description|Bhutanese archer}} {{Infobox sportsperson | honorific_prefix = | name = Sherab Zam | image = | image_size = | caption = | headercolor = | textcolor = |  | nationality = {{BTN}} | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1983|10|10}} | birth_place = Kashithang, Dagana District, Bhutan | death_date =  | death_place = | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = | monuments = | residence = | education = | alma_mater = | occupation = | years_active = 2005—2014 | employer = | height = 152 cm | weight = 51 kg |  | country = {{BTN}} | sport = Target archery | position = }}

'''Sherab Zam''' (10 October 1983) is a Bhutanese archer. she was selected to be Bhutan’s flagbearer and a competitor at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Later in life she became a coach for various archery teams

== Biography == Zam was born on 10 October 1983.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Olympedia – Sherab Zam |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/120672 |access-date=2025-06-29 |website=www.olympedia.org}}</ref> Although she did archery as a child, she returned to the sport in 2005 after seeing a newspaper ad for the Bhutanese national team tryouts.<ref name="reuters interview">{{cite news |author=Goldsmith, Belinda |date=25 May 2012 |title=Olympics-Happiness for Bhutan Olympians is not golden |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/oly-arch-bhutan-idUSL5E8GK08520120525 |access-date=26 July 2016 |agency=Reuters}}</ref> In 2012, she qualified for the Summer Olympics through an invitation from the Tripartite Commission.<ref name="Arch WC">{{cite web |title=Invitation places for London 2012 Olympic Games |url=http://www.archery.org/content.asp?me_id=461&cnt_id=7012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120911115703/http://www.archery.org/content.asp?me_id=461&cnt_id=7012 |archive-date=11 September 2012 |access-date=26 July 2016 |publisher=World Archery Federation}}</ref> In an interview before the Games with Reuters, Zam said that, "Participation is more important than winning a medal."<ref name=":0">[http://www.rnw.nl/english/article/bhutans-sole-olympic-archer-aims-london-success Radio Netherlands Worldwide article] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120625164127/http://www.rnw.nl/english/article/bhutans-sole-olympic-archer-aims-london-success|date=2012-06-25}}</ref> Although she didn’t own a bow, her training included preparation in South Korea and India.<ref name="reuters interview" /> Her coach for the women’s individual archery event, Tshering Choden, had represented Bhutan at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics. The two trained for several weeks in the Netherlands as part of a Dutch-Bhutanese exchange program.<ref name=":0" /> Zam was chosen to be Bhutan's flagbearer for both the opening and closing ceremonies.<ref name="oc fb">{{cite web |title=London 2012 Opening Ceremony – Flag Bearers |url=https://stillmed.olympic.org/Documents/Games_London_2012/Flagbearers.pdf |access-date=30 July 2016 |publisher=Olympics}}</ref><ref name="cc fb">{{cite web |title=London 2012 Closing Ceremony – Flag Bearers |url=https://stillmed.olympic.org/Documents/Games_London_2012/London_2012_Closing_Ceremony-Flag_Bearers.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160815055250/https://stillmed.olympic.org/Documents/Games_London_2012/London_2012_Closing_Ceremony-Flag_Bearers.pdf |archive-date=15 August 2016 |access-date=30 July 2016 |publisher=Olympics}}</ref> In the ranking round, she placed 61st out of 64 competitors and was eliminated in the Round of 32 after a 0–6 loss to American archer Khatuna Lorig.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2012 Olympics - Individual Women Archery Results |url=http://www.london2012.com/archery/event/women-individual/phase=arw070600/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130404114727/http://www.london2012.com/archery/event/women-individual/phase=arw070600/index.html |archive-date=2013-04-04 |access-date=2012-08-01}}</ref> After her competition, she said, "I am not that good at archery but I love it. It was so good to meet world ranking archers who are famous and to watch how they do it. I have learnt a lot from them." She also said that meeting Queen Elizabeth II was the highlight of her time in London.<ref name="after games interview">{{cite news |author=Goldsmith, Belinda |date=5 August 2012 |title=Bhutan is happy to be one of smallest nations at Games |url=http://www.sbs.com.au/news/olympics/articles/UK-OLY-SMALLNATIONS-BHUTAN-DAY9-BRE87406K.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120806044002/http://www.sbs.com.au/news/olympics/articles/UK-OLY-SMALLNATIONS-BHUTAN-DAY9-BRE87406K.html |archive-date=6 August 2012 |access-date=30 July 2016 |work=Special Broadcasting Service}}</ref> In January 2014, she left the national team and shifted to coaching. Since then, she has been an assistant coach for the Bhutanese national archery team<ref>[http://www.baf.org.bt/sherab-zam/ Bhutan Archery Federation — Sherab Zam]</ref> and a coach at Chundu Armed Forces Public School.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gurung |first=Victor |date=12 May 2025 |title=Before the Sun Rises |url=https://bhutanolympiccommittee.org/before-the-sun-rises/ |access-date=29 June 2025 |website=Bhutan Olympic Committee |language=en-US}}</ref>

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==External links== * {{Sports links}} * [https://archive.today/20130128142820/http://www.london2012.com/athlete/zam-sherab-1018794/ Profile] * [https://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/archery/sherab-zam-1018794/ Yahoo sport profile]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Zam, Sherab}} Category:Bhutanese female archers Category:Olympic archers for Bhutan Category:1983 births Category:Archers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Category:Living people Category:People from Dagana District

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