TENZIN Sangay

Bhutan

Swimming

Date of Birth: 7 Sep 2003

Age: 17

Gender: Male

Birth Country:

Bhutan

Place of residence : THIMPHU

Residence Country:

Bhutan

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Swimming	Men's 100m Freestyle

Schedule

Change

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 100m Freestyle - Heat 1	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

World Championships

Year	Location	50Free	100Free
2019	Gwangju, KOR	H (29.49)	H (1:07.28)

Legend
Free - Freestyle, Back - Backstroke, Breast - Breaststroke, Fly - Butterfly, IndMed - Individual Medley, SF - Semifinal, H - Heats, DNS - Did Not Start, M - Men, W - Women, X - Mixed, DSQ - Disqualified, [Relay athlete without time] - Did not swim in final

Nickname:

ST (Athlete, 31 Jul 2021)

Hobbies:

Football, reading. (Athlete, 31 Jul 2021)

Occupation:

Athlete

Languages spoken:

English, Hindi, Nepali

Club name:

FINA Training Centre [Thailand]

Coach:

Miguel Lopez

Start:

He began swimming in 2009 in Gelephu, Bhutan. (kuenselonline.com, 23 Jun 2021)

Ambition:

To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (bbs.bt, 15 Apr 2021)

Training:

In 2019 he began training in Phuket, Thailand, with support from the International Swimming Federation [FINA] scholarship programme. (kuenselonline.com, 23 Jun 2021; 17 Apr 2021; bbs.bt, 15 Apr 2021)

Hero:

Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo. (Athlete, 31 Jul 2021)

Influence:

His father. (Athlete, 31 Jul 2021)

Philosophy:

"The sky is the limit." (Athlete, 31 Jul 2021)

General Interest

General
SWIMMING DEVELOPMENT
He feels Bhutan are early in their development in the sport of swimming. "We are completely new to this sport. Even our officials are new to the sports. But we are still learning the basics of swimming and as time passes by, we hope we will reach the level of other sports as well." (bbs.bt, 15 Apr 2021)

Milestones

He became the first swimmer to represent Bhutan in swimming at the Olympic Games when he competed in the men's 100m freestyle at the 2020 Games in Tokyo. (SportsDeskOnline, 31 Jul 2021)

Social Media

Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/Sangayte
https://instagram.com/sangay_stee

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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