Arianne Cerdeña
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Arianne Cerdeña | |
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| Nationality | Filipino |
| Known for | Asian Games Gold Medalist 1988 World Bowler of the Year awardee |
Arianne Cerdeña is a World Ten-pin bowling Champion from the Philippines. She won for the Philippines its first gold medal in the Summer Olympics.[1][2][3] She won the medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics, though bowling was only a demonstration sport. She was elected by the World Bowling Writers female "World Bowler" in 1988.[citation needed]
World Championships and World Games
Cerdeña won a silver medal in Trios with Bong Coo and Lita de la Rosa in the quadrennial Fédération Internationale des Quilleurs FIQ World Championship now WTBA World Tenpin Bowling Championships in 1983 held in Caracas, Venezuela.
Cerdeña also captured two silver medals at the quadrennial World Games held at Karlsruhe, West Germany 1989, in singles and mixed doubles with Jorge Fernandez.
World Cup
Arianne Cerdeña won the 1993 Bowling World Cup Brent Peterson Country Award with Paeng Nepomuceno in Johannesburg, South Africa. She placed third in the singles event.[4]
Asian Games
Cerdeña is an Asian Games Gold Medalist. She was a member of the gold medal Team of Five with Bong Coo, Catalina Solis, Cecilia Gaffud and Rebecca Watanabe. She shared the doubles bronze medal with Bong Coo.
References
- ^ Rosario A. Garcellano Manila Standard, Wednesday, September 27, 1988 Page 12
- ^ "World Bowling 1998 Summer Olympics". Archived from the original on 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2015-05-06.
- ^ "Meanwhile at the Olympics".
- ^ "Final Standings Women". Qubicaamf.com. Retrieved 2015-05-06.