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| Bowling at the 2015 Pan American Games | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Qualification
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| Singles | men | women |
| Doubles | men | women |
The men's doubles competition of the bowling events at the 2015 Pan American Games was held on July 22 and 23 at Planet Bowl (Pan Am Bowling Centre), due to naming rights the venue was known as the latter for the duration of the games.[1][2][3]
Canadian pair François Lavoie and Dan MacLelland went onto secure the gold medal, with Lavoie scoring a perfect game in the fifth round, the first in Pan American Games history.[4][5]
Schedule
All times are Eastern Standard Time (UTC-3).
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| July 22, 2015 | 10:05 | 1–6 Games |
| July 23, 2015 | 15:05 | 7–12 Games |
Qualification
A total of 14 countries qualified two bowlers each through various events. This is summarized below.
| Event | Vacancies | Qualified | Bowlers per NOC |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation | 1 |  Canada
|
2 | 2 |
| South American Games | 4 |  Colombia Venezuela Argentina Brazil
|
2 | 8 |
| Pan American Sports Festival | 7 |  United States Mexico Costa Rica Puerto Rico Dominican Republic Panama Aruba
|
2 | 14 |
| Central American and Caribbean Games | 2 |  El Salvador Guatemala
|
2 | 4 |
| TOTAL | 28 | |||
Medalists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's doubles | Canada François Lavoie Dan MacLelland |
Colombia Jaime González Manuel Otalora |
United States Devin Bidwell Tommy Jones |
Results
| Rank | Nation | Athlete | Total | Grand Total[6] | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Canada |
François Lavoie Dan MacLelland |
2677 2930 |
5607 | |
|
Colombia |
Jaime González Manuel Otalora |
2574 2715 |
5289 | |
|
United States |
Devin Bidwell Tommy Jones |
2521 2682 |
5203 | |
| 4 | Mexico |
Alejandro Cruz Mario Quintero |
2601 2580 |
5181 | |
| 5 | Venezuela |
Amleto Monacelli Ildemaro Ruiz |
2662 2500 |
5162 | |
| 6 | Costa Rica |
Rodolfo Madriz James Stanley |
2543 2507 |
5050 | |
| 7 | Dominican Republic |
Manuel Fernandez Alex Prats |
2446 2527 |
4973 | |
| 8 | Puerto Rico |
Cristian Azcona Jean Pérez |
2446 2519 |
4965 | |
| 9 | Brazil |
Charles Robini Marcelo Suartz |
2397 2529 |
4926 | |
| 10 | El Salvador |
Julio Acosta Giancarlo Mateucchi |
2262 2467 |
4729 | |
| 11 | Panama |
Juan Narvaez Carlos Olmos |
2286 2423 |
4709 | |
| 12 | Guatemala |
Armando Batres José Morales |
2245 2310 |
4555 | |
| 13 | Aruba |
Bryan Helmeyer Jason Odor |
2263 2238 |
4501 | |
| 14 | Argentina |
Ricardo Dalla Rosa Ruben Favero |
2187 2176 |
4363 |
References
- ^ "Pan Am Bowling Centre". toronto2015.org. TO2015. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
- ^ "Competition Schedule" (PDF). toronto2015.org. TO2015. 18 August 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
- ^ "Planet Bowl chosen as Pan Am Games' bowling venue". Etobicoke Guardian. Toronto, Canada. 4 December 2013. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
- ^ Bitton, Tyler (23 July 2015). "Francois Lavoie rolls perfect game to lift Canada to bowling gold". www.cbc.ca/sports/. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC). Retrieved 8 January 2022.
- ^ "Francois Lavoie, Dan MacLelland shatter five records to cruise to Men's Doubles gold medal". www.bowlingdigital.com/. Bowling Digital. 24 July 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
Lavoie ended the 300 game jinx ended when he fired the first 300 game in Pan American Games history in the fifth game
- ^ "Men's doubles Bowling final results" (PDF). TO2015. 22 July 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 October 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
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