Rocío del Pilar Restrepo Lugo (born November 21, 1987) is a

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n ten-pin bowler who now resides in the United States. She bowls professionally on the

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(PWBA) Tour, and also internationally as a member of Team Colombia.

Background

Restrepo graduated from Wichita State University in 2010 with a degree in Communications and Broadcast Journalism.

Amateur bowling career

At age 15, Restrepo was the youngest bowler to win a medal at the World Championships, receiving a silver medal at the 2003 WTBA World Tenpin Bowling Championship in

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. A member of the Colombian national youth team (2002-2008) and Colombian national team (since 2003), Restrepo was a five-time Colombian national champion. Restrepo bowled at Wichita State University, and was a member of their 2007 and 2009 championship teams at the Intercollegiate Team Championships. She was the 2013 USBC Women's Championships all-events champion and the 2016 USBC Women's Championships Diamond Team champion. In addition to participating in team wins at various PABCON and WTBA events, Restrepo won the individual gold medal in the Women's Masters division at the 2016 Pan American Bowling Confederation (PABCON) Champion of Champions tournament in Puebla, Mexico. In 2017, Restrepo won the gold medal in the team competition at The World Games 2017 in

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, Poland.

Professional bowling career

Restrepo has bowled on the PWBA Tour since its rebirth in 2015. She currently owns four PWBA Tour titles, including two victories in the 2016 season.

PWBA Tour wins

#2016 PWBA Greater Detroit Open (

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) #2016 PWBA St. Petersburg-Clearwater Open ( Seminole, Florida) #2017 QubicaAMF PWBA Sonoma County Open ( Rohnert Park, California) #2018 BowlerX.com PWBA Twin Cities Open (

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References

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