Bowling competitions at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto were held from July 22 to 25 at the Planet Bowl (Pan Am Bowling Centre), due to naming rights the venue was known as the latter for the duration of the games. A total of four events were contested (two each for men and women).
| Bowling at the 2015 Pan American Games | |
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Bowling pictogram for the games | |
| Venue | Pan Am Bowling Centre |
| Dates | July 22–25 |
| No. of events | 4 (2 men, 2 women) |
| Competitors | 56 from 15 nations |
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During the men's doubles event Canadian bowler François Lavoie scored a perfect game in the fifth round, the first in Pan American Games history.
Competition schedule
The following is the competition schedule for the bowling competitions:
| Q | Qualifications | ¼ | Quarterfinals | ½ | Semifinals | F | Final |
| Event↓/Date → | Wed 22 | Thu 23 | Fri 24 | Sat 25 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | Q | ¼ | ½ | F | ||
| Women's singles | Q | ¼ | ½ | F | ||
| Men's doubles | Q | F | ||||
| Women's doubles | Q | F | ||||
Medal table
* Host nation (Canada)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 2 | Colombia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Canada* | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Brazil | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Venezuela | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Dominican Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (6 entries) | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | |
Medalists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | Marcelo Suartz Brazil | Amleto Monacelli Venezuela | Dan MacLelland Canada | |||
| Devin Bidwell United States | ||||||
| Men's doubles | Canada François Lavoie Dan MacLelland | Colombia Jaime González Manuel Otalora | United States Devin Bidwell Tommy Jones | |||
| Women's singles | Shannon Pluhowsky United States | Aumi Guerra Dominican Republic | Liz Johnson United States | |||
| Rocio Restrepo Colombia | ||||||
| Women's doubles | Colombia Clara Guerrero Rocio Restrepo | United States Liz Johnson Shannon Pluhowsky | Venezuela Patricia de Faria Karen Marcano | |||
Participation
A total of 15 countries have qualified athletes. The number of athletes a nation has entered is in parentheses beside the name of the country.
- Argentina (4)
- Aruba (4)
- Brazil (4)
- Canada (4)
- Chile (2)
- Colombia (4)
- Costa Rica (4)
- Dominican Republic (4)
- El Salvador (4)
- Guatemala (4)
- Mexico (4)
- Panama (2)
- Puerto Rico (4)
- United States (4)
- Venezuela (4)
Qualification
A total of 56 bowlers will qualify to compete at the Games. Each country is allowed to enter a maximum of two male and two female athletes. Each gender has a quota of 14 nations (28 bowlers) for a total of 56 athletes.
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