Maria Bulanova
Maria Bulanova (born October 13, 1998) is a right-handed ten-pin bowler from Moscow, Russia, and is considered one of the top players on the Federation of Bowling of Russia. The youngest holder of the highest Russian's bowling sports rank - Master of sports of Russia of the international class. Russian national team (youth & adult) member since 2012. Champion of Russia 2013-2015, the first in Russian history individual[1] and team[2] gold winner in international youth championships. Fifteen time prize winner of European youth championships (3 gold, 6 silver and 6 bronze). Winner of European Champions Cup 2015. The first Russian athlete to win a Gold medal in an international adult championship.[3] She is a member of team Alliance (Nizhniy Novgorod, Russia) and a member of the Brunswick pro staff.
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Born | Maria Bulanova October 13, 1998 |
Occupation | Ten-pin bowler |
Years active | 2005–present |
In September 2013, Bulanova became the youngest player ever to win a European Bowling Tour title, at age 14.[4][5][6]
In March 2016 she broke the record over 6 games in singles of European Youth Championships by a score of 1470.[7][8]
She is currently studying at Vanderbilt University (class 2020) in Nashville, TN. Representing the Vanderbilt Commodores as a part of their Women’s Bowling Team - National Collegiate Athletic Association's National Bowling Championships 2018.[9][10][11] 2 times First-team All-American (2017,[12] 2019[13]) and Second-team All-American 2018.[14] The National Rookie of the Year 2017.[12] The Division I Player of the Year 2019.[15][13][16] Bulanova included in Russian bowling Hall of fame since 2014[17] and was awarded the Female Amateur Athlete of the Year 2019 honoree of Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame.[18][19]
Personal stats
- Throws: Right
- Hometown: Moscow, Russia
- 300 games: 3
- Highest 3-game series: 809
- Highest 6-game series: 1483
Titles and awards
- Multiple winner and prizewinner of Russian Youth Championships and Youth Cups 2006-2014 (singles, doubles, teams in different age categories)
- 13th International Youth Tournament Jeff de Bruges – third place (2010)
- Winner of 16th JIC Sinjoor International Youth Tournament (2011)
- Best junior player of Central Federal District of Russia 2011
- Vice champion of Moscow Region 2011
- Vice champion of Russia 2012 (singles, teams)
- Top-8 in masters on European Youth Championships 2012
- Finalist of masters event on World Youth Championships 2012
- 4-time prizewinner on European Youth Championships 2013 (1 silver and 3 bronze medals)[20]
- Vice champion of Russia 2013 (doubles, trios)
- Winner of RedExpress Russian Open 2013 (12th step of European Bowling Tour)[4][5][6][21]
- Champion of Russia 2013[22][23]
- Champion of European Youth Championship 2014 in singles[1][24] and team events, silver in all events[2][25]
- Champion of Russia on Russian Team Championships 2014 in all women events - doubles, trios, teams and individual all event[26]
- 3rd place on 5th Russian Open 2014 (13th step of EBT)[27]
- 3rd qualified, 6th finished on European Champions Cup 2014
- 4th place and special prize for best women result (299) in one game on 50th Bowling World Cup 2014.[28]
- Champion of Russia 2014.[29] Bowled her 1st 300 game in the championship final
- Winner of 2nd Hurghada Open [30]
- 4-time prizewinner on European Youth Championships 2015 (1 silver and 3 bronze medals)[31][32]
- Champion of Russia on Russian Championships 2015 in all women events - singles, doubles, trios, teams and all events. Rolled the lone women's 300.[33]
- Winner of European Champions Cup 2015[3]
- 3rd place on 51st Bowling World Cup 2015[34]
- Champion of European Youth Championship 2016 in singles, silver in all events, teams and masters.[8][35]
- Owner of the European Tenpin Bowling Federation's record over 6 games in Singles of European Youth Championships by a score of 1470.[7]
- Vice-champion on European Champions Cup 2016 [36]
- Southland Bowling League Bowler of the Month for December 2016 [37]
- In the season 2016–2017 was named first-team All-American and the national Rookie of the Year [12]
- In the season 2017–2018 was named second-team All-American[14]
- National Collegiate Athletic Association Bowling National Champion 2018[9][10][11]
- Southland Bowling League Bowler of the Month for October 2018 [38]
- Southland Bowling League Bowler of the Month for February 2019 [39]
- In the season 2018–2019 was named Southland Bowling League Player of the Year and All-Conference First Team[40][41]
- In the season 2018–2019 was named the Division I Player of the Year and first-team All-American[15][13][16]
- In 2019 was awarded the Female Amateur Athlete of the Year 2019 honoree of Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame[18][19]
- Southland Bowling League Bowler of the Month for January 2020 [42]
References
- "Bulanova continues to impress with singles gold". Talktenpin.net. 2014. Archived from the original on 30 June 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
- "Bulanova key to Russian gold". Talktenpin.net. 2014. Archived from the original on 30 June 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
- "Joonas Jähi, Maria Bulanova shoot big games to win 38th European Champions Cup". Bowlingdigital.com. 2015. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
- "14-year-old Russian becomes the youngest player ever to win a European Bowling Tour title". Bowlingdigital.com. 2013. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
- "Youngest Player To Ever Win EBT Stop Bowled With Brunswick". BRUNSWICK. 2013. Archived from the original on 26 April 2014. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
- "Ein Teenager gewinnt die Russian Open 2013". Deutsche bowling union. 2013. Archived from the original on 27 April 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
- "EYC 2016 in Reykjavik, Iceland". ETBF by Kim Thorsgaard Jensen. 2016. Archived from the original on 28 March 2016. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
- "Maria Bulanova, Patrik Sörensen win gold medals in Singles". Bowlingdigital.com. 2016. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
- "Bowling claims 2018 NCAA title". Retrieved 2018-04-14.
- "Vanderbilt BOwling Upends McKendree for 2018 NCAA Championship". Retrieved 2018-04-14.
- "Vanderbilt claims 2018 NCAA bowling title". Retrieved 2018-04-14.
- "Poss, Bulanova are All-Americans". Archived from the original on 2017-04-15. Retrieved 2017-04-12.
- "2018-19 NTCA PRESS RELEASE" (PDF). Retrieved 2019-04-19.
- "Bulanova, Quah are All-Americans". Retrieved 2018-04-11.
- "Vanderbilt's Maria Bulanova was named the Division I Player of the Year". Retrieved 2019-04-11.
- "Maria Bulanova was named the Division I Player of the Year at the NCAA's annual Awards Dinner Wednesday night". Retrieved 2019-04-19.
- "Russian Bowling Hall of Fame".
- "Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame Honors Inductees and Award Recipients at 2019 Induction Ceremony". Retrieved 2019-06-15.
- "Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame". Retrieved 2019-06-15.
- "EYC 2013 - European Youth Championships". Talktenpin.net. 2013. Archived from the original on 26 April 2014. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
- "Youngest Player To Ever Win EBT Stop Bowled With Brunswick". Brunswick. 2013. Archived from the original on 26 April 2014. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
- "Vladimir Sverchkov, Maria Bulanova emerge as 2013 Russian National Champions". Bowlingdigital.com. 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
- "2013 Russian National Champions". Brunswick. 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
- "Markus Bergendorff, Maria Bulanova emerge as Singles champions". Bowlingdigital.com. 2014. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
- "Brunswick Staffer Wins Two Gold And One Silver At The European Youth Championships". Brunswick. 2014. Archived from the original on 12 October 2014. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
- "Bulanova, Parshukov emerge as All Events champions at Russian Team Championship 2014". Bowlingdigital.com. 2014. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
- "Russian becomes the third woman in 2014 to win a European Bowling Tour title". Bowlingdigital.com. 2014. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
- "16-year-old Maria Bulanova of Russia - a player who had become arguably the tournament's greatest story". Bowlersjournal. 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
- "Maria Bulanova, Alexey Fedin sweep the titles for Nizny Novgorod in Russian Championships". Bowlingdigital.com. 2014. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
- "Pavel Sobolev, Maria Bulanova capture the titles in 2nd Hurghada Open". bowlingdigital.com. 2015. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
- "EYC 2015 - European Youth Championships, Singles and All events". bowlingdigital.com. 2015. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
- "EYC 2015 - European Youth Championships, Masters event". bowlingdigital.com. 2015. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
- "Maria Bulanova, Alexey Parshukov dominate Russian Championships 2015". Bowlingdigital.com. 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
- "51st QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup". Bowlingdigital.com. 2015. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
- "Ahokas, Bulanova earn silver". Bowlingdigital.com. 2016. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
- "European Champions Cup 2016". Bowlingdigital.com. 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
- "Southland Conference - Maria Bulanova Named Southland Bowler of the Month". Retrieved 2017-01-15.
- "VANDERBILT'S MARIA BULANOVA CAPTURES BOWLER OF THE MONTH HONORS". Retrieved 2018-11-08.
- "Vanderbilt's Maria Bulanova is the Southland Conference's Bowler of the Month for February". Retrieved 2019-03-07.
- "Vanderbilt's Maria Bulanova is the 2019 Southland Bowling League Bowler of the Year". Retrieved 2019-03-21.
- "The Southland Bowling League has announced the first-ever Southland Bowling All-Conference teams". Retrieved 2019-04-02.
- "Vanderbilt's Maria Bulanova is the Southland Bowler of the Month for January". Retrieved 2020-02-06.
External links
- Profile on Brunswick pro staff page
- Facebook page
- Vanderbilt Women's Bowling page
Sources
- http://www.bowlwithbrunswick.com/pros/maria-bulanova
- http://russianbowling.ru
- http://www.bowling.ru
- http://www.bowlingdigital.com
- http://talktenpin.co.uk
- https://web.archive.org/web/20170921123325/http://rusbowling.com/
- https://web.archive.org/web/20140427045258/http://bowlingnn.ru/
- http://www.bowlersjournal.com
- https://vucommodores.com/sports/wbowl/
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