Sherab Zam

{{short description|Bhutanese archer}}

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| birth_place = Kashithang, Dagana District, Bhutan

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Sherab Zam (10 October 1983) is a Bhutanese archer. She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics at the Women's individual event.[http://www.bhutanobserver.bt/sherab-zam-represent-bhutan-london-olympics/ Sherab Zam to represent Bhutan in London Olympics] Also, she was selected to be Bhutan's flag-bearer at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[http://ph.news.yahoo.com/photos/bhutans-flag-bearer-sherab-zam-holds-national-flag-photo-220526039.html Bhutan's flag bearer Sherab Zam holds the national flag]{{dead link|date=May 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

She is coached by Tshering Chhoden who competed in the 2000 and 2004 Olympics in the archery competition. The duo trained for several weeks in the Netherlands, as part of a Dutch-Bhutanese exchange program.[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 }}

In the 2012 Olympic archery competition, Sherab was ranked 61st (out of 64 competitors). She was subsequently eliminated in the 1/32 round, in which she was beaten 0-6 by US archer Khatuna Lorig.{{Cite web |url=http://www.london2012.com/archery/event/women-individual/phase=arw070600/index.html |title=2012 Olympics - Individual Women Archery Results |access-date=2012-08-01 |archive-date=2013-04-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130404114727/http://www.london2012.com/archery/event/women-individual/phase=arw070600/index.html |url-status=dead }}

Member of National Team since June 2005 till January 2014.

Assistant Coach since January 2014.[http://www.baf.org.bt/sherab-zam/ Bhutan Archery Federation — Sherab Zam]

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