Bowling at the 2015 Pan American Games

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Bowling at the XVII Pan American Games
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Bowling pictogram for the games
Venue Pan Am Bowling Centre
DatesJuly 22–25
No. of events4 (2 men, 2 women)
Competitors56 from 15 nations
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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]

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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

Bowling competition took place at Planet Bowl (Pan Am Bowling Centre) Planet Bowl Pan Am Games.jpg
Bowling competition took place at Planet Bowl (Pan Am Bowling Centre)
Bowling competition took place at Planet Bowl (Pan Am Bowling Centre) Bowling2015pan.jpg
Bowling competition took place at Planet Bowl (Pan Am Bowling Centre)

The following is the competition schedule for the bowling competitions: [6]

QQualifications¼Quarterfinals½SemifinalsFFinal
Event↓/Date →Wed 22Thu 23Fri 24Sat 25
Men's singles Q¼½F
Women's singles Q¼½F
Men's doubles QF
Women's doubles QF

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Canada)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1135
2Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 1113
3Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada*1012
4Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 1001
5Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela 0112
6Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 0101
Totals (6 nations)44614

Medalists

EventGoldSilverBronze
Men's singles
details
Marcelo Suartz
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Amleto Monacelli
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela
Dan MacLelland
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Devin Bidwell
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Men's doubles
details
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
François Lavoie
Dan MacLelland
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Jaime González
Manuel Otalora
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Devin Bidwell
Tommy Jones
Women's singles
details
Shannon Pluhowsky
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Aumi Guerra
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic
Liz Johnson
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Rocio Restrepo
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Women's doubles
details
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Clara Guerrero
Rocio Restrepo
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Liz Johnson
Shannon Pluhowsky
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela
Patricia de Faria
Karen Marcano

Participation

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.

Qualification

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]

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References

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