In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Villareal and the surname or paternal family name is Nepomuceno.
Paeng Nepomuceno
Paeng Nepomuceno in 2008
Personal information
Full name
Rafael Villareal Nepomuceno
Nickname
Paeng
Born
(1957-01-30) January 30, 1957 (age 67) Quezon City, Philippines
Alma mater
La Salle Green Hills Adamson University
Occupation(s)
Bowling player and coach
Years active
1970–present
Spouse
Saira Puyat
Website
www.paengbowling.com
Sport
Country
Philippines
Sport
Bowling
Coached by
Angel Nepomuceno[1]
Achievements and titles
World finals
1976 Bowling World Cup: Champion
1980 Bowling World Cup: Champion
1992 Bowling World Cup: Champion
1996 Bowling World Cup: Champion
1999 World Tenpin Masters: Champion
1984 Worlds Invitational Tournament: Champion
Medal record
Representing Philippines
Men's Bowling
Event
1st
2nd
3rd
World Bowling Championships
–
3
1
World Games
–
–
2
Asian Games
1
1
–
Asian Championships[2]
6
–
1
Federal Territory[2]
5
–
–
Southeast Asian Games
9
5
5
Total
21
9
9
World Tenpin Bowling Championships
1991 Singapore
Team[3]
1991 Singapore
Doubles[4]
1987 Helsinki
Singles[5]
1983 Caracas
Trios[6]
World Games
1997 Lahti
Singles
1993 Hague
Singles
Asian Games
2002 Busan
Doubles
1994 Hiroshima
Team of five
Asian Championships
Taiwan 1998
All Events[7]
Taiwan 1998
Masters
Guam 1994
Masters[8]
Singapore 1984
All Events
Manila 1982
Doubles
Manila 1982
All Events
Jakarta 1976
Masters[9]
Southeast Asian Games
Jakarta 1997
Singles [10]
1993 Singapore
Trio[11]
1993 Singapore
Masters[11]
1993 Singapore
All-around[11]
1991 Manila
Singles[12]
1991 Manila
All-around[12]
1987 Indonesia
Singles
1987 Indonesia
Doubles
1987 Indonesia
All Events
1987 Indonesia
Team
1985 Bangkok
Doubles[2]
1985 Bangkok
All Events[2]
1983 Singapore
Singles
1983 Singapore
Team
1983 Singapore
All Events
1983 Singapore
Masters
1981 Manila
Doubles
1981 Manila
Trios
1981 Manila
All Events
Paeng Nepomuceno with his Guinness World Records[13]Nepomuceno being honored Six times by Five Philippine Presidents with the Presidential Medal of Merit in 1984, Philippine Legion of Honor in 1999, Order of Lakandula in 2008 and Presidential Citations in 1988, 1992 and 1996.[14]Nepomuceno being awarded the IOC ( International Olympic Committee) Presidents Trophy in 1999 in Abu Dhabi, UAE.[15]Nepomuceno at the Entrance of the International Bowling Hall of Fame and Museum, Arlington, Texas in 2010.[16]Nepomuceno's induction to the Philippine Sports Hall of Fame in 2019.Nepomuceno receives his World Bowling Hall of Fame plaque from Bernard Gibbons in a ceremony in Johannesburg, South Africa 1993.[17]Nepomuceno was honored with a World Renowned Filipino Living Legend commemorative Stamp by Philippine Postal Corporation on November 13, 2021.
Rafael "Paeng" Villareal Nepomuceno (born January 30, 1957, in Quezon City) is a Filipino bowler and coach who is a six time World bowling champion.[18] He is a World Bowling Hall of Famer and is the first and only bowling athlete to be awarded with the prestigious IOC (International Olympic Committee) President's Trophy.[19][20] He was also named International Bowling Athlete of the Millennium by the FIQ (Federation Internationale des Quilleurs) in 1999[21] and was inducted in the Philippine Sports Hall of Fame in 2018.[22]
Paeng is the first Filipino bowling athlete to be honored with a commemorative stamp when the Philippine Postal corporation issued a World Renowned Filipino Living Legend Stamp bearing his image to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the first Philippine stamp on November 13, 2021.[23]
He has won the World Cup of Bowling four times (1976, 1980, 1992 and 1996).[24] Nepomuceno has also won the World's Invitational Tournament in 1984 and the World Tenpin Masters championship in 1999.[25][26]
He has been honored by the Guinness World Records four times. His first was as the "Youngest tenpin bowling world champion" by winning the 1976 Bowling World Cup in Tehran, then for "the most wins of the tenpin bowling world cup (1976, 1980, 1992, and 1996)",[27] and for "the most tenpin bowling titles of 133 and was achieved in Quezon City, Philippines, on 13 July 2019", he broke his own record of 118 titles which was first established in 2007.[28]
Nepomuceno is also a USBC Gold level coach, the only Asian to hold the certification from the United States Bowling Congress.[29] He was named by the Philippine Sportswriters Association the Athlete of the Year in 1999.[30]
The Bowlers Journal International picked Paeng as its Greatest international bowler in its International Edition in September 2004[31] and also on its November 2013 100-year Anniversary issue.[32]
Paeng at 65 years old rolled his 37th Sanctioned Perfect 300 game at the 24th Sta Lucia East Bowling Association (SLETBA) Open Masters Finals on October 16, 2022.
^Ortiga, Kara (3 February 2017). "Paeng Nepomuceno". Equire. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
^ abcdPaeng Nepomuceno on top of the World Cup. Mirror Weekly Magazine. January 13, 1997.
^"HIS-WOR-WCH-DIS-MENS-Team5 – EBF | European Bowling Federation". etbf.eu.
^"HIS-WOR-WCH-DIS-MENS-Doubles – ETBF | European Tenpin Bowling Federation".
^"HIS-WOR-WCH-DIS-MENS-Singles – ETBF | European Tenpin Bowling Federation".
^"HIS-WOR-WCH-DIS-MENS-Trios – EBF | European Bowling Federation". etbf.eu.
^"abf-online.org - brought to you by ASIAN BOWLING FEDERATION - 26thatbc-2.htm". www.abf-online.org.
^Thomas Koh (10 July 1994). "Paeng captures Masters crown". The Straits Times. p. 32. Filipino southpaw ends 18-year wait to register second victory in Guam. History came round full circle for Filipino Paeng Nepomuceno, who won the men's Masters title at the Asian FIQ bowling championships at the Central Lanes yesterday.
^Brian Miller (9 November 1980). "Paeng shooting for third W-Cup title". New Nation. p. 28. In 1976, he made the Filipino team for the Asian FIQ championships in Jakarta... he walked away with the individual gold medal."That victory made me the best in Asia. I had achieved my goal."
^"SEA Games Tenpin Bowling Championships Past Winners". www.abf-online.org. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
^ abc"SEA Games Philippine Medallists [sic] since 1991 : 17th SEA Games - Singapore 1993" (PDF). Philippine Olympic Committee. September 2004. p. 28. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 January 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
^ ab"SEA Games Philippine Medallists [sic] since 1991 : 16th SEA Games - Manila 1991" (PDF). Philippine Olympic Committee. September 2004. p. 35. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 January 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
^"Guinness Book of World Records honors Paeng for 4th time". Manila Bulletin. 2020-11-21. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
^Chua, Paolo (August 25, 2021). "10 Filipino Celebrities Who Have Received the Presidential Medal of Merit". Esquiremag.ph. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
^"Search for issuances". issuances-library.senate.gov.ph. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
^"Paeng Nepomuceno visits new International Bowling Campus". www.bowlingdigital.com. 2015-06-02. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
^"The Filipino Phenom". International Bowling Museum & Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
^"Paeng: Proud to be Pinoy". The Philippine STAR.
^"Senate Resolution No. 42, s. 2000 | Senate of the Philippines Legislative Library". Archived from the original on 2021-10-20. Retrieved 2021-10-18.
^"IBMA | Bowling Museum & Hall of Fame".
^"Memorandum Order No. 468, s. 1998 | Senate of the Philippines Legislative Library".
^"Diay, Paeng, Coo lead new batch of inductees into PH Sports Hall of Fame".
^"Paeng Nepomuceno honored with commemorative stamp". ABS-CBN News. 13 November 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
^"Bowling World Cup Winners".
^Castillejo, Dyan (10 July 2013). "Paeng Nepomuceno makes history anew". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
^"PHNO: Sports Beat". www.newsflash.org.
^"Most wins of the tenpin bowling world cup". guinnessworldrecords.com. Guinness World Records.
^"Most tenpin bowling titles". guinnessworldrecords.com. Guinness World Records. 13 July 2019.
^"Paeng is certified gold-level coach - Manila Standard". Manila Standard. Archived from the original on 2018-01-02.
^PSA Athlete of the Year amazonaws.com [dead link]
^Bowlers Journal September 2004 issue Luby Publishing
^Bowlers Journal November 2013 issue Luby Publishing
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