Karen Marcano

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Karen Marcano
Personal information
Born27 July 1979 (1979-07-27) (age 46)
Caracas, Venezuela
Height165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Medal record
Women's Bowling
Representing Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2013 Las VegasDoubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2013 Las VegasTeam of 5
World Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2013 Cali Singles
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2006 Cartagena Trios
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2010 Puerto Rico Masters event
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2006 CartagenaTeam of 5
PABCON
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2010 Las VegasMasters event
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2011Mixed Doubles

Karen Marcano (born 27 July 1979) is a Venezuelan ten-pin bowler. [1] In 2008 she finished first in the Women's World Ranking Masters. [2] In 2009 she won a gold medal at the Pan American Bowling Confederation Championships in San Juan, Puerto Rico. She also won the bronze medal at the masters event of the World Games in 2013 in Colombia.

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World Tenpin Bowling Championships

In the 2013 combined WTBA World Championships in Henderson, Nevada, Karen teamed up with her sister Alicia Marcano. The sisters led the doubles qualifying round with a 2,880 total and a 240 average. Only 21 pins separated them from the World Championships record. [3] However, according to the format of the games, the first-place finisher in the TV semifinals will face the fourth-place finisher from the US duo. They were defeated by the Americans and were forced to settle for bronze with Australia. They also won the team bronze medal at the event. [4]

Games in the Continent

She won two gold medals in masters at Pan American Bowling Confederation Men's Championships (PABCON) Women's and Central American Games in 2010. In 2011 Karen and Amleto Monacelli won the gold medal for the country at PABCON Champion of Champions. She accumulated five medals in the Bolivarian Games, in total Karen has 11 individual titles on the continent. [5]

She finished in 9th position of the combined rankings at the 2006 AMF World Cup.

Accolades

Other Accomplishments and Awards

Other Titles

References

  1. ↑ "Karen Marcano". Toronto2015.org. Toronto 2015 Pan Am / Parapan Am Games. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
  2. ↑ "Women's Final". bowlingdigital.com. Archived from the original on 17 November 2010. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
  3. ↑ Wiseman, Lucas (22 August 2013). "USA wins women's doubles gold, silver at Worlds". bowl.com. United States Bowling Congress. Archived from the original on 28 August 2021. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  4. ↑ "World Exclusive – Venezuela's Karen Marcano Talks Ten Pin". TalkTenpin.net. 21 February 2017. Archived from the original on 25 September 2024. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  5. ↑ "Karen Marcano starts PABCON Championships with victory in Singles". bowlingdigital.com. Archived from the original on 6 February 2010. Retrieved 21 February 2010.


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