Tshering Choden (archer)

Tshering Choden (born 1 January 1979 or 6 July 1980[1]: 4 ) is an archer from Bhutan who competed at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics.

[3] Choden began the women's individual event with fifty-fourth place in the preliminary 72-arrow ranking round, scoring 600 points from 720.

[1]: 7  She delivered a surprise result in the opening elimination round with victory over China's Lin Sang by a margin of three points,[4] becoming the first Bhutanese archer ever to win a match at the Olympics.

[3] Choden faced India's Reena Kumari in the second round, the pair posting identical scores of 134 points over the regulation eighteen arrows.

[6] She coached the only Bhutanese archer at the 2012 Olympic Games, Sherab Zam.