Karen Marcano
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| Born | 27 July 1979 (age 45) Caracas, Venezuela | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 165 cm (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
World Tenpin Bowling Championships
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- Bronze medal in doubles at 2015 Pan American Games
- Rolled 300 game at 2015 World Bowling Women's Championships
- Two bronze medals in doubles and team at 2013 World Bowling Women's Championships
- Bronze medal in singles at 2013 World Games
- Bronze medal in singles at 2011 Pan American Games
- Gold medal in Masters at 2010 PABCON Women's Championships
- Gold medal Singles and two bronze medals in trios and Masters at 2009 PABCON Women's Championships
- Gold medal in trios and bronze medal in doubles at 2005 PABCON Women's Championships
- Bronze medals in singles and team at 2001 PABCON Women's Championships
Other Accomplishments and Awards
- Runner-up at 2015 PWBA/PBA Tomball Southwest Open
- 2014 Venezuelan national champion
- 2006 and 2014 South American Games champion
- 2001, 2009 and 2010 Pan American champion
- 2006 and 2010 Central American champion
- Runner-up at 2008 Women's World Ranking Masters
- Four-time Venezuela Bowler of the Year
Other Titles
[edit]- Sur American Games Masters Champion
- Sur American Championship Masters Champion
- Pre-Olimpics Event Masters Champion 2x
- Alba Games Masters Champion
- Tournament of La Raza Masters Champion 2x
- Tournament of La Raza Masters Champion
- World Games "Buena voluntad" Masters Champion
References
[edit]- ^ "Karen Marcano". Toronto2015.org. Toronto 2015 Pan Am / Parapan Am Games. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
- ^ "Women's Final". bowlingdigital.com. Archived from the original on 17 November 2010. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Karen Marcano starts PABCON Championships with victory in Singles". bowlingdigital.com. Archived from the original on 6 February 2010. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
External links
[edit]- Karen Marcano at the Lima 2019 Pan American Games
- Karen Marcano at the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games (archived)
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- Living people
- Bowlers at the 2011 Pan American Games
- 1979 births
- Venezuelan ten-pin bowling players
- Bowlers at the 2015 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games medalists in bowling
- Pan American Games bronze medalists for Venezuela
- World Games bronze medalists
- World Games medalists in bowling
- Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Venezuela
- Competitors at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games
- Competitors at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games
- South American Games gold medalists for Venezuela
- South American Games medalists in bowling
- Competitors at the 2014 South American Games
- Competitors at the 2018 South American Games
- Bowlers at the 2019 Pan American Games
- Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in bowling
- Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games
- 20th-century Venezuelan women
- 21st-century Venezuelan women
- World Games medalists for Venezuela
- Medalists at the 2013 World Games
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