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Rocio Restrepo

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Rocio Restrepo
Restrepo in 2011
Personal information
Birth nameRocío del Pilar Restrepo Lugo[2]
Born (1987-11-21) November 21, 1987 (age 36)[1]
Bowling Information
AffiliationPWBA
Dominant handRight
Wins4 PWBA Tour
SponsorsRoto Grip, VISE, Logo Infusion[1]
Personal blogfacebook.com/rociorestrepo300/

Rocío del Pilar Restrepo Lugo[2] (born November 21, 1987) is a Colombian ten-pin bowler[3] who now resides in the United States.[1] She bowls professionally on the Professional Women's Bowling Association (PWBA) Tour, and also internationally as a member of Team Colombia.

Background

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Restrepo graduated from Wichita State University in 2010 with a degree in Communications and Broadcast Journalism.[2]

Amateur bowling career

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At age 15, Restrepo was the youngest bowler to win a medal at the World Championships,[1] 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.[1]

Restrepo bowled at Wichita State University, and was a member of their 2007 and 2009 championship teams at the Intercollegiate Team Championships.[1] She was the 2013 USBC Women's Championships all-events champion and the 2016 USBC Women's Championships Diamond Team champion.[1]

In addition to participating in team wins at various PABCON and WTBA events,[1] 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

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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

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  1. 2016 PWBA Greater Detroit Open (Canton, Michigan)[1][6]
  2. 2016 PWBA St. Petersburg-Clearwater Open (Seminole, Florida)[1]
  3. 2017 QubicaAMF PWBA Sonoma County Open (Rohnert Park, California)[1]
  4. 2018 BowlerX.com PWBA Twin Cities Open (Eagan, Minnesota)[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Rocio Restrepo". PWBA.com. Archived from the original on September 11, 2017.
  2. ^ a b c "Shocker Bowling 2009-2010 Players / Rocio Restrepo". Wichita State University. 2010. Archived from the original on September 12, 2017.
  3. ^ "Rocio Restrepo". Toronto2015.org. Retrieved January 5, 2016.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ 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.
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