Rocio Restrepo
Rocio Restrepo | |
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Born | Rocío del Pilar Restrepo Lugo[1] November 21, 1987[2] |
Bowling Information | |
Affiliation | PWBA |
Dominant hand | Right |
Wins | 4 PWBA Tour |
Sponsors | Roto Grip, VISE, Logo Infusion[2] |
Personal blog | facebook |
Rocío del Pilar Restrepo Lugo[1] (born November 21, 1987) is a Colombian ten-pin bowler[3] who now resides in the United States.[2] She bowls professionally on the Professional Women's Bowling Association (PWBA) Tour, and also internationally as a member of Team Colombia.
Background[]
Restrepo graduated from Wichita State University in 2010 with a degree in Communications and Broadcast Journalism.[1]
Amateur bowling career[]
At age 15, Restrepo was the youngest bowler to win a medal at the World Championships,[2] receiving a silver medal at the 2003 WTBA World Tenpin Bowling Championship in Kuala Lumpur.[4]
A member of the Colombian national youth team (2002-2008) and Colombian national team (since 2003), Restrepo was a five-time Colombian national champion.[2]
Restrepo bowled at Wichita State University, and was a member of their 2007 and 2009 championship teams at the Intercollegiate Team Championships.[2] She was the 2013 USBC Women’s Championships all-events champion and the 2016 USBC Women's Championships Diamond Team champion.[2]
In addition to participating in team wins at various PABCON and WTBA events,[2] Restrepo won the individual gold medal in the Women's Masters division at the 2016 Pan American Bowling Confederation (PABCON) Champion of Champions tournament in Puebla, Mexico.[5]
In 2017, Restrepo won the gold medal in the team competition at The World Games 2017 in Wrocław, Poland.
Professional bowling career[]
Restrepo has bowled on the PWBA Tour since its rebirth in 2015. She currently owns four PWBA Tour titles, including two victories in the 2016 season.
PWBA Tour wins[]
- 2016 PWBA Greater Detroit Open (Canton, Michigan)[2][6]
- 2016 PWBA St. Petersburg-Clearwater Open (Seminole, Florida)[2]
- 2017 QubicaAMF PWBA Sonoma County Open (Rohnert Park, California)[2]
- 2018 BowlerX.com PWBA Twin Cities Open (Eagan, Minnesota)[7]
References[]
- ^ a b c "Shocker Bowling 2009-2010 Players / Rocio Restrepo". Wichita State University. 2010. Archived from the original on September 12, 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Rocio Restrepo". PWBA.com. Archived from the original on September 11, 2017.
- ^ "Rocio Restrepo". Toronto2015.org. Retrieved 2016-01-05.
- ^ "World Championships 2003 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia" (PDF download). etbf.eu. European TenPin Bowling Federation. 2003. p. 1. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 11, 2017.
- ^ Cannizzario, Matt (April 27, 2016). "Team USA Sweeps Doubles in Mexico, Qualifies for World Games". United States Bowling Congress. Archived from the original on April 28, 2016.
- ^ Bigham, Terry (July 20, 2016). "Restrepo Grabs First PWBA Title at Greater Detroit Open". Bowlers Journal. Luby Publishing. Archived from the original on July 22, 2016. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
- ^ Smith, Aaron (August 11, 2018). "Restrepo wins 2018 BowlerX.com PWBA Twin Cities Open". bowl.com. United States Bowling Congress. Archived from the original on August 12, 2018. Retrieved October 9, 2018.
- Colombian ten-pin bowling players
- 1987 births
- Living people
- Bowlers at the 2015 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games medalists in bowling
- Pan American Games gold medalists for Colombia
- Pan American Games bronze medalists for Colombia
- World Games gold medalists
- Competitors at the 2017 World Games
- Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games
- Colombian sportspeople stubs
- Bowling biography stubs