1. Rafael "Paeng" Villareal Nepomuceno was born on January 30,1957 and is a Filipino bowler and coach who is a six time World bowling champion.
40 Facts About Paeng Nepomuceno
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Paeng Nepomuceno is a World Bowling Hall of Famer and is the first and only bowling athlete to be awarded with the prestigious IOC President's Trophy.
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Paeng Nepomuceno was named International Bowling Athlete of the Millennium by the FIQ in 1999 and was inducted in the Philippine Sports Hall of Fame in 2018.
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Paeng Nepomuceno has won the World Cup of Bowling four times.
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Paeng Nepomuceno has won the World's Invitational Tournament in 1984 and the World Tenpin Masters championship in 1999.
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Paeng Nepomuceno has been honored by the Guinness World Records four times.
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Paeng Nepomuceno is a USBC Gold level coach, the only Asian to hold the certification from the United States Bowling Congress.
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Paeng Nepomuceno was named by the Philippine Sportswriters Association the Athlete of the Year in 1999.
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Rafael "Paeng" Nepomuceno was born on January 30,1957, in Quezon City, Philippines to Angel Nepomuceno and Teresa Villareal.
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Paeng Nepomuceno's father, Angel, is a bowling coach while his mother is a former Miss Philippines.
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Paeng Nepomuceno attended La Salle Green Hills for his elementary and high school studies.
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Paeng Nepomuceno studied in Adamson University for his college education.
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Paeng Nepomuceno was initially into golf at age 10 but later switched to bowling.
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Paeng Nepomuceno got involved in bowling after he and his father sought shelter at the Mile High Bowling Center in Baguio due to rain.
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Paeng Nepomuceno then asked his father to enroll him in a junior league held at Coronado Lanes in Metro Manila.
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Paeng Nepomuceno won the Philippine International Masters at age 17, becoming the youngest winner of the tournament.
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Paeng Nepomuceno competed at the Bowling World Cup, becoming the men's champion in four editions.
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Paeng Nepomuceno was 19 years old when he won the 1976 edition.
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Paeng Nepomuceno won three gold medals in the 1981 edition which was hosted in Manila.
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Paeng Nepomuceno won three gold medals at the 1987 games in Jakarta and one gold medal at the 1991 games in Manila.
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Paeng Nepomuceno won the 1984 World Invitational Tournament, a competition held in conjunction with the Summer Olympics held in the same year.
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Paeng Nepomuceno has represented the Philippines in the World Games winning the two bronze medals in total; in the 1993 and 1997 editions both in the men's single event.
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Paeng Nepomuceno was given the Sportsman Award at the 2009 QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup.
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Paeng Nepomuceno is the first Filipino to receive the award.
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Paeng Nepomuceno joined United States Bowling Congress in 2007 as an International Ambassador to help promote the sport of bowling.
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Paeng Nepomuceno hosted seminars discussing coaching and the sport itself.
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Paeng Nepomuceno underwent training the International Training and Research Center in Arlington, Texas, to attain a USBC gold level coaching certification, which he earned by 2013.
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Paeng Nepomuceno received the certification at the World Coaching conference at the USBC headquarters the following year.
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Paeng Nepomuceno is the first and only Asian to attain the certification.
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The Philippine Bowling Federation announced on March 21,2016, that Paeng Nepomuceno had been appointed as head coach of the country's national bowlers.
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Paeng Nepomuceno was the first male bowler to be inducted into the International Bowling Hall of Fame, in 1993.
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Paeng Nepomuceno has received recognition from the Philippine Presidents for his feats in bowling.
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Paeng Nepomuceno is the first Filipino athlete to be awarded the Presidential Medal of Merit and the Philippine Legion of Honor.
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The other presidents that have honored Paeng are President Corazon C Aquino and President Fidel V Ramos.
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Paeng Nepomuceno was named Philippine Athlete of the Century by the Philippine Sportswriters Association in 1999.
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Paeng Nepomuceno was inducted into the De La Salle Alumni Association Sports Hall of Fame in 2003 and was awarded with the Distinguished Lasallian Award in 2009.
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Paeng Nepomuceno has been part of Adamson University's Hall of Fame since 2012.
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Paeng Nepomuceno has been honored four times in the Guinness World Records.
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Paeng Nepomuceno has been married to Saira Puyat since he was 25.
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Paeng Nepomuceno is a physical fitness enthusiast and participates in runs and lifts weights as cross-training to improve his performance in bowling.