Bowling at the 2015 Pan American Games
| Bowling at the 2015 Pan American Games | |
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 Bowling pictogram for the games | |
| Venue | Pan Am Bowling Centre |
| Dates | July 22–25 |
| No. of events | 4 (2 men, 2 women) |
| Competitors | 56 from 15 nations |
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| Singles | men | women |
| Doubles | men | women |
Bowling competitions at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto were held from July 22 to 25 at the Planet Bowl (Pan Am Bowling Centre), due to naming rights the venue was known as the latter for the duration of the games.[1][2][3] A total of four events were contested (two each for men and women).[1]
During the men's doubles event Canadian bowler François Lavoie scored a perfect game in the fifth round, the first in Pan American Games history.[4][5]
Competition schedule[edit]
The following is the competition schedule for the bowling competitions:[6]
| Q | Qualifications | ¼ | Quarterfinals | ½ | Semifinals | F | Final |
| Event↓/Date → | Wed 22 | Thu 23 | Fri 24 | Sat 25 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | Q | ¼ | ½ | F | ||
| Women's singles | Q | ¼ | ½ | F | ||
| Men's doubles | Q | F | ||||
| Women's doubles | Q | F | ||||
Medal table[edit]
* Host nation (Canada)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 2 |  Colombia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 |  Canada* | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 |  Brazil | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 |  Venezuela | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 |  Dominican Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (6 entries) | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | |
Medalists[edit]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles |
Marcelo Suartz Brazil
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Amleto Monacelli Venezuela
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Dan MacLelland Canada
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Devin Bidwell United States
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| Men's doubles |
Canada François Lavoie Dan MacLelland |
Colombia Jaime González Manuel Otalora |
United States Devin Bidwell Tommy Jones | |||
| Women's singles |
Shannon Pluhowsky United States
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Aumi Guerra Dominican Republic
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Liz Johnson United States
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Rocio Restrepo Colombia
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| Women's doubles |
Colombia Clara Guerrero Rocio Restrepo |
United States Liz Johnson Shannon Pluhowsky |
Venezuela Patricia de Faria Karen Marcano | |||
Participation[edit]
A total of 15 countries have qualified athletes. The number of athletes a nation has entered is in parentheses beside the name of the country.
Argentina (4)
Aruba (4)
Brazil (4)
Canada (4)
Chile (2)
Colombia (4)
Costa Rica (4)
Dominican Republic (4)
El Salvador (4)
Guatemala (4)
Mexico (4)
Panama (2)
Puerto Rico (4)
United States (4)
Venezuela (4)
Qualification[edit]
A total of 56 bowlers will qualify to compete at the Games. Each country is allowed to enter a maximum of two male and two female athletes. Each gender has a quota of 14 nations (28 bowlers) for a total of 56 athletes.[7][8]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Pan Am Bowling Centre". toronto2015.org. TO2015. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
- ^ "Competition Schedule" (PDF). toronto2015.org. TO2015. 18 August 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
- ^ "Planet Bowl chosen as Pan Am Games' bowling venue". Etobicoke Guardian. Toronto, Canada. 4 December 2013. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
- ^ Bitton, Tyler (23 July 2015). "Francois Lavoie rolls perfect game to lift Canada to bowling gold". www.cbc.ca/sports/. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC). Retrieved 8 January 2022.
- ^ "Francois Lavoie, Dan MacLelland shatter five records to cruise to Men's Doubles gold medal". www.bowlingdigital.com/. Bowling Digital. 24 July 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
Lavoie ended the 300 game jinx ended when he fired the first 300 game in Pan American Games history in the fifth game
- ^ "Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games Ticket Program Guide" (PDF). toronto2015.org. TO2015. 20 April 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 April 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
- ^ Wiseman, Lucas (16 September 2014). "Team USA wins team, sweeps all-events at PABCON". www.bowl.com/. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
- ^ "Sport Technical Manual Bowling". scribd.com. TO2015. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
