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 and team 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. She is a member of team Alliance (Nizhniy Novgorod, Russia) and a member of the Brunswick pro staff.

In September 2013, Bulanova became the youngest player ever to win a European Bowling Tour title, at age 14.

In March 2016 she broke the record over 6 games in singles of European Youth Championships by a score of 1470.

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. 2 times First-team All-American (2017, 2019) and Second-team All-American 2018. The National Rookie of the Year 2017 . The Division I Player of the Year 2019 . Bulanova included in Russian bowling Hall of fame since 2014 and was awarded the Female Amateur Athlete of the Year 2019 honoree of Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame.

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)
• Vice champion of Russia 2013 (doubles, trios)
• Winner of RedExpress Russian Open 2013 (12th step of European Bowling Tour)
• Champion of Russia 2013
• Champion of European Youth Championship 2014 in singles and team events, silver in all events
• Champion of Russia on Russian Team Championships 2014 in all women events - doubles, trios, teams and individual all event
• 3rd place on 5th Russian Open 2014 (13th step of EBT)
• 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.
• Champion of Russia 2014. Bowled her 1st 300 game in the championship final
• Winner of 2nd Hurghada Open
• 4-time prizewinner on European Youth Championships 2015 (1 silver and 3 bronze medals)
• Champion of Russia on Russian Championships 2015 in all women events - singles, doubles, trios, teams and all events. Rolled the lone women's 300.
• Winner of European Champions Cup 2015
• 3rd place on 51st Bowling World Cup 2015
• Champion of European Youth Championship 2016 in singles, silver in all events, teams and masters.
• Owner of the European Tenpin Bowling Federation's record over 6 games in Singles of European Youth Championships by a score of 1470.
• Vice-champion on European Champions Cup 2016
• Southland Bowling League Bowler of the Month for December 2016
• In the season 2016–2017 was named first-team All-American and the national Rookie of the Year
• In the season 2017–2018 was named second-team All-American
• National Collegiate Athletic Association Bowling National Champion 2018
• Southland Bowling League Bowler of the Month for October 2018
• Southland Bowling League Bowler of the Month for February 2019
• In the season 2018–2019 was named Southland Bowling League Player of the Year and All-Conference First Team
• In the season 2018–2019 was named the Division I Player of the Year and first-team All-American
• In 2019 was awarded the Female Amateur Athlete of the Year 2019 honoree of Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame
• Southland Bowling League Bowler of the Month for January 2020

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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