Maria Bulanova

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Maria Bulanova
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Maria Bulanova

(1998-10-13) October 13, 1998 (age 24)
Moscow, Russia
Occupation Ten-pin bowler
Years active2005–present

Maria Bulanova (born October 13, 1998) is a right-handed ten-pin bowler from Moscow, Russia, and is considered one of the top players on the Federation of Bowling of Russia. The youngest holder of the highest Russian's bowling sports rank - Master of sports of Russia of the international class. Russian national team (youth & adult) member since 2012. Champion of Russia 2013-2015, the first in Russian history individual [1] and team [2] gold winner in international youth championships. Fifteen time prize winner of European youth championships (3 gold, 6 silver and 6 bronze). Winner of European Champions Cup 2015. The first Russian athlete to win a Gold medal in an international adult championship. [3] She is a member of team Alliance (Nizhniy Novgorod, Russia) and a member of the Brunswick pro staff.

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In September 2013, Bulanova became the youngest player ever to win a European Bowling Tour title, at age 14. [4] [5] [6]

In March 2016 she broke the record over 6 games in singles of European Youth Championships by a score of 1470. [7] [8]

She studied at Vanderbilt University (class 2020) in Nashville, TN. Representing the Vanderbilt Commodores as a part of their Women’s Bowling Team - National Collegiate Athletic Association's National Bowling Championships 2018. [9] [10] [11] 2 times First-team All-American (2017, [12] 2019 [13] ) and Second-team All-American 2018. [14] The National Rookie of the Year 2017. [12] The Division I Player of the Year 2019. [15] [13] [16] Bulanova included in Russian bowling Hall of fame since 2014 [17] and was awarded the Female Amateur Athlete of the Year 2019 honoree of Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame. [18] [19]

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  13. 1 2 3 "2018-19 NTCA PRESS RELEASE" (PDF). Retrieved 2019-04-19.
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  16. 1 2 "Maria Bulanova was named the Division I Player of the Year at the NCAA's annual Awards Dinner Wednesday night" . Retrieved 2019-04-19.
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Maria Bulanova, twice champion of European Youth Championship 2014 (singles & team events) and silver prize winner in all events Eyc2014-bulanova.jpg
Maria Bulanova, twice champion of European Youth Championship 2014 (singles & team events) and silver prize winner in all events
Prize winners of European Youth Championship 2014 in singles event with champion Maria Bulanova Eyc2014-bulanova-singles.jpg
Prize winners of European Youth Championship 2014 in singles event with champion Maria Bulanova
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Maria Bulanova


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