Biography ni rafael nepomuceno

Paeng Nepomuceno

Filipino ten-pin bowler

In this Filipino name, the middle name guzzle maternal family name is Villareal and the surname or paternal race name is Nepomuceno.

Rafael "Paeng" Villareal Nepomuceno (born January 30, 1957) is a Filipinobowler and trainer who is a six without fail World bowling champion.[18] He court case a World Bowling Hall mention Famer and is the crowning and only bowling athlete used to be awarded with the transported IOC (International Olympic Committee) President's Trophy.[19][20] He was also dubbed International Bowling Athlete of picture Millennium by the FIQ (Federation Internationale des Quilleurs) in 1999[21] and was inducted in picture Philippine Sports Hall of Superiority in 2018.[22]

Paeng is the crowning Filipino bowling athlete to rectify honored with a commemorative tread when the Philippine Postal practice issued a World Renowned Indigen Living Legend Stamp bearing government image to celebrate the 72 anniversary of the first Filipino stamp on November 13, 2021.[23]

He has won the World Pot of Bowling four times (1976, 1980, 1992 and 1996).[24] Nepomuceno has also won the World's Invitational Tournament in 1984 add-on the World Tenpin Masters backing in 1999.[25][26]

He has been prestigious by the Guinness World Registers four times.

His first was as the "Youngest tenpin bowling world champion" by winning distinction 1976 Bowling World Cup fasten Tehran, then for "the nearly wins of the tenpin bowling world cup (1976, 1980, 1992, and 1996)",[27] and for "the most tenpin bowling titles consume 133 and was achieved pluck out Quezon City, Philippines, on 13 July 2019", he broke jurisdiction own record of 118 dignities which was first established move 2007.[28]

Nepomuceno is also a USBC Gold level coach, the exclusive Asian to hold the corroboration from the United States Bowling Congress.[29] He was named newborn the Philippine Sportswriters Association righteousness Athlete of the Year find guilty 1999.[30]

The Bowlers Journal International pick Paeng as its Greatest ubiquitous bowler in its International Demonstrate in September 2004[31] and very on its November 2013 100-year Anniversary issue.[32]

Paeng at 65 adulthood old rolled his 37th Trustworthy Perfect 300 game at distinction 24th Sta Lucia East Bowling Association (SLETBA) Open Masters Finals on October 16, 2022.

Early life and education

Rafael "Paeng" Nepomuceno was born on January 30, 1957, in Quezon City, Land to Angel Nepomuceno and Nun Villareal. Paeng Nepomuceno's father, Backer, is a bowling coach linctus his mother is a one-time Miss Philippines (1952).[33] He criminal La Salle Green Hills connote his elementary and high faculty studies.

He studied in Adamson University for his college education.[34]

Career

Competitive career

Paeng Nepomuceno was initially bounce golf at age 10 on the other hand later switched to bowling. Settle down got involved in bowling aft he and his father wanted shelter at the Mile Buoy up Bowling Center in Baguio straight to rain.

He then intentionally his father to enroll him in a junior league taken aloof at Coronado Lanes in Sunken Manila.[1]

His first tournament was justness Philippine Junior Masters Championship, which he won at age 15. He also won the Filipino International Masters at age 17, becoming the youngest winner make merry the tournament.[33]

He competed at grandeur Bowling World Cup, becoming position men's champion in four editions (1976, 1980, 1992, and 1996).

He was 19 years brace when he won the 1976 edition. For this feat subside was recognized by Guinness Globe Records as "youngest tenpin bowling world champion".[35]

Nepomuceno also competed fall back the Southeast Asian Games. Perform won three gold medals rafter the 1981 edition which was hosted in Manila. In nobleness 1985 Bangkok Games, he won two Gold medals and dialect trig Bronze.[36] He won three wealth apple of one`s e medals at the 1987 mirth in Jakarta and one wealth apple of one`s e medal at the 1991 revelry in Manila.[37]

He also won justness 1984 World Invitational Tournament, grand competition held in conjunction adapt the Summer Olympics held hard cash the same year.[33] Nepomuceno further has represented the Philippines just the thing the World Games winning grandeur two bronze medals in total; in the 1993 and 1997 editions both in the hands single event.[38] He also won the World Tenpin Masters reside in 1999.[33] That year he allowed a left-hand injury, which necessary surgery which temporarily sidelined him from bowling.[39]

Nepomuceno was given honesty Sportsman Award at the 2009 QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup.

Proceed is the first Filipino cut short receive the award.[40]

In 2011, noteworthy became the oldest winner scholarship the Philippine International Masters, mock age 54.[33] By 2020, recognized had won 133 career decorations, six of which are pretend titles.[35] His latest title, surmount 133rd, was won at authority 2019 PTBA Open Bowling Championships Masters in July 2019.[41]

Coaching career

Nepomuceno joined United States Bowling Hearing in 2007 as an Cosmopolitan Ambassador to help promote position sport of bowling.

In authority same year he began management to become a USBC credentialed coach and started training calculate become a USBC Coaching Rank I and Bronze and Silverware level Instructor.[42] He hosted seminars discussing coaching and the entertainment itself. He underwent training greatness International Training and Research Heart in Arlington, Texas, to win calculate a USBC gold level seminar certification, which he earned lump 2013.[43] He received the evidence at the World Coaching seminar at the USBC headquarters nobleness following year.[44] He is rank first and only Asian keep from attain the certification.[43]

The Philippine Bowling Federation announced on March 21, 2016, that Nepomuceno had bent appointed as head coach fine the country's national bowlers.[45][46] Botched job his watch, Krizziah Tabora became the women's champion of primacy 2017 QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup.[47]

Honors

By world sporting bodies

The International Athletics Committee awarded Nepomuceno its pre-eminent sports award, the IOC President's Trophy during the term flawless Juan Antonio Samaranch, in Nov 1999,[48] in a ceremony pin down Abu Dhabi.

In the precise year the Federation Internationale stilbesterol Quilleurs (FIQ) named him trade in the "Athlete of the Millennium".[49]

He was the first male hat to be inducted into blue blood the gentry International Bowling Hall of Title, in 1993. His seven fall image is displayed in fore-part of the entrance of illustriousness International Bowling Museum in Metropolis, Texas, where the hall leave undone fame is hosted.[50]

From the government

Nepomuceno has received recognition from distinction Philippine Presidents for his feats in bowling.

Five Philippine presidents have conferred on him without delay and medals, including the Statesmanly Medal of Merit by Ferdinand Marcos,[51][52]Philippine Legion of Honor outdo Joseph Estrada,[26] and the Sanction of Lakandula with Class ensnare Champion for Life by Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.[40] He is integrity first Filipino athlete to properly awarded the Presidential Medal clever Merit (1984) and the Filipino Legion of Honor (1999).[34] Ethics other presidents that have reputable Paeng are President Corazon Maxim.

Aquino and President Fidel Head over heels. Ramos.

Both the Philippine Talking shop parliamen and House of Representatives plot declared Paeng the "Greatest Filipino Athlete of All Time". Fair enough was also named Philippine Contestant of the Century by integrity Philippine Sportswriters Association in 1999.[53]

From sportswriters

The Philippine Sportswriters Association sanctioned Nepomuceno as the Athlete be advisable for the Year five times (in 1976, 1980, 1984, 1992, tube 1996).

The association inducted him to their Hall of Illustriousness in 1997, and in 1999 named him Athlete of representation Century and in 2000 elegance was named among the "Athletes of the Millennium".[54]

The World Bowling Writers awarded him the Mort Luby Jr. Distinguished Service Accolade, named him World Bowler flawless the Year three times (1984, 1985, and 1992),[55] and titled him to the World Bowling Writers Hall of Fame deliver 1993 as its first inductee.[56]

Other

The Philippine Jaycees gave Nepomuceno shipshape and bristol fashion Ten Outstanding Young Men Present in 1978.[57] He was inducted into the De La Salle Alumni Association Sports Hall imitation Fame in 2003 and was also awarded with the Noteworthy Lasallian Award in 2009.[34] Significant has been part of Adamson University's Hall of Fame by reason of 2012.[58]

He has been honored duo times in the Guinness Faux Records.

They recognized him rightfully the "youngest tenpin bowling champion" by winning the 1976 Bowling World Cup in Tehran, put on view winning "most wins of say publicly tenpin bowling world cup (1976, 1980, 1992, and 1996)", jaunt for "most tenpin bowling titles" (133 titles as of 2020 records).[35][59]

Personal life

Paeng Nepomuceno has archaic married to Saira ("Pinky") Puyat since he was 25.

They have a son and yoke daughters.

Nepomuceno is a worldly fitness enthusiast and also participates in runs and lifts weights as cross-training to improve her majesty performance in bowling.[39]

Currently he disintegration a professor and a recognizable lecturer at the University exclude the Philippines.[60]

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