Amleto Monacelli was born on 27 August 1961 and is a Venezuelan professional bowler and a member of the Professional Bowlers Association.
18 Facts About Amleto Monacelli
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Amleto Monacelli has amassed 20 titles on the PBA Tour, making him one of only 17 players in history to accumulate at least 20 victories.
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Amleto Monacelli was the first international player to earn PBA Player of the Year honors, and the first to be inducted into the PBA Hall of Fame.
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Amleto Monacelli is a member of the USBC Hall of Fame.
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Amleto Monacelli's style typified that of the modernizing game of bowling, as he was one of the first bowlers to successfully use the powerful cranker-style release.
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Amleto Monacelli repeated as Player of the Year in 1990, a year in which he won the George Young High Average award.
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Amleto Monacelli won his 20th PBA title in January 2016, at the site of his first, in Japan's Tokyo Port Bowl for the DHC PBA Japan Invitational.
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Amleto Monacelli has won over $2.7 million on the PBA Tour, making him one of only ten PBA bowlers in history to surpass $2 million in career earnings.
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Amleto Monacelli was inducted into the USBC Hall of Fame in 2012.
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Amleto Monacelli is the manager of the Las Vegas High Rollers PBA Elite League team, which won the Elias Cup championship in 2024.
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Amleto Monacelli was selected as the 2012 PBA Senior Rookie of the Year, becoming the first international player to earn the award.
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Amleto Monacelli went on to win eight more PBA50 Tour titles through the 2019 season, including a repeat win in the 2013 Senior US Open and another major win at the 2015 USBC Senior Masters.
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Amleto Monacelli won his fourth PBA50 major title at the PBA50 National Championship on August 17,2016.
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On June 9,2019, Amleto Monacelli won the USBC Senior Masters for a second time, earning his fifth PBA50 Tour major overall.
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On July 5,2021, Amleto Monacelli won his tenth PBA50 Tour title at the PBA50 Odessa Open.
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On September 13,2021, Amleto Monacelli won the USBC Super Senior Classic, an event for players age 60 and older.
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The son of Italian and Hispanic parents, Amleto Monacelli speaks fluent Italian, Spanish, and English.
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Amleto Monacelli was an accomplished soccer player in his teen years, but increased his participation in bowling when his parents took ownership of a bowling center in Venezuela.