Oliver "Ollie" Opeda Ongtawco[2] (born June 25, 1941; died June 8, 2020[3]) was a Filipino bowler who represented the Philippines in international tournaments from the 1970s to the 1980s. He was the gold medalist of the men's single event of the 1979 FIQ WTBA World Tenpin Bowling Championships held at the Celebrity Sports Plaza in Quezon City out-besting Rogelio Felice of Venezuela. [4] He also clinched the silver medal in the 1983 edition of the same event in Caracas, Venezuela in the trio event with Paeng Nepomuceno and Rauel Reformado and was also a participant of 1975 World Cup in Makati.[3]
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| Full name | Oliver Opeda Ongtawco | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Ollie | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | June 25, 1941 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | June 8, 2020 (aged 78) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years active | 1970s–1980s | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Philippines | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Bowling | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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He was named 1979 Philippine Sportswriters Association Bowler of the Year.[2]
Ongtawco studied at the Colegio de San Juan de Letran.[2]
He died on June 8, 2020, at age 78 due to a heart attack.[4]
Coaching career
editOllie served as national team coach.[5] He received government incentives both as player and coach.[6]
References
edit- ^ "12th SEA GAMES". BUSINESS TIMES. 3 June 1983. p. 3.
Trios Silver Medal 1. Sonny Sugatan, Dionisio Averilla, Oliver Ongtawaco
- ^ a b c "World Bowling Champ Ongtawco Pumanaw" [World Bowling Champ Ongtawco dies]. Tonite (in Filipino). June 9, 2020. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
- ^ a b "PH bowling mourns passing of 1979 world champion Ollie Ongtawco". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. June 9, 2020. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
- ^ a b "Bowling world champion Oliver Ongtawco dies". Rappler. June 9, 2020. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
- ^ Brian Miller (1 November 1984). "Philippines aiming for the golds". BUSINESS TIMES. p. 9.
- ^ June Navarro (Jan 2, 2011). "P10.7M for top coaches". Philippine Daily Inquirer.