Bong Coo
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| Born | June 3, 1948 |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Occupation | Retired, Sporting Apparel Design Consultant |
| Known for |
Most decorated Filipino Athlete |
| Spouse(s) | Eduardo Coo |
| Children | Edward, Edilbert |
| Website | http://www.bongcoo.thebowler.com.ph |
Most decorated Filipino Athlete
First Filipino Athlete in the Guinness Book or World Records
4-time World Champion
5-time Asian Games Gold Medalist
14-time Asian FIQ Gold Medalist
1986 World Bowler of the Year Awardee
1993 International Bowling Hall of Fame inaugural enshrinee
Asia's Bowling Queen
voted "Asia's Most Durable Bowler" in 1994
Bong Coo (born June 3, 1948) is a four time Ten-pin bowling World Champion from the Philippines. She is the most decorated Filipino athlete in any sport per Philippine Republic Act 9064 also known as "Athletes Incentives Act of 2001". Her career with the national team has earned for Philippines 78 medals broken down to 37 gold, 23 silver and 18 bronze, and won a total of 137 championship titles with at least one Masters title for 28 consecutive years.
She is the first Filipino athlete listed in the Guinness Book of World Records. and one of the inaugural member to the International Bowling Hall of FameSt. Louis Missouri in 1993 with compatriot Paeng Nepomuceno (the Hall of Fame relocated to Arlington, Texas in 2010).
She was named one of the "Greatest International Bowlers of All-Time" by the prestigious Bowlers Journal International in its November 2013 100-year anniversary issue and "Top 24 International Bowlers of All-Time" by the Bowlers Journal International edition in September 2004
All Events is the combined scores in 6 events: Singles, Doubles, Trios and 5-Team Event. Played in varying lane conditions and pace totaling 24 games . This category is regarded as the most prestigious medal in world bowling (see WTBA World Tenpin Bowling Championships).
Bong Coo is the only bowling athlete who has won the All Events titles in bowling's quadrennial and biennial competitions such as the regional games, Zone championships and World Championships. She owned the All Events records on those tournaments at one time in 1986, consequently, she was named World Bowling Writers Female "World Bowler of the Year" that year.
Major All Events Titles and records
Bong Coo also won the Bowling World Cup (1979), quadrennial Asian Games Singles and Masters (1978), the biennial FIQ Zone Championships Masters (twice, 20 years apart 1972 and 1992), the biennial FIQ Zone Championships Singles (twice 1978 and 1984) and the biennial South East Asian Games Masters (1981).
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