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词条 Cathy Townsend
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  1. Early life and education

  2. Career

  3. Awards and honors

  4. References

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Cathy Townsend (born June 8, 1937) was a Canadian ten-pin bowler. Townsend became one of the first Canadian women to win gold at the World Bowling American Zone Championships in 1974. The following year, she was the first woman of Canada to win the QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup. Townsend was inducted into the Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 1977 and the Canadian Tenpin Federation Hall of Fame in 1994.

Early life and education

On June 8, 1937, Townsend was born in Campbellton, New Brunswick. She began her bowling career in 1963.[1]

Career

In 1967, Townsend participated in the WTBA World Tenpin Bowling Championships but did not medal.[2] From 1969 to 1971, she won silver at the Tournament of the Americas.[1] In 1974, Townsend won gold in the doubles event at the Fédération Internationale des Quilleurs American Zone Championships alongside Joanne Walker Keefe. She became one of the first Canadian women to receive a gold medal in this championship.[4] At the same competition, Townsend won silver in the four-woman and bronze in the five-woman events.[1]

The following year, Townsend participated in the 1975 World Tenpin Bowling Championships[3] and became the first woman of Canada to win the QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup.[4] After the World Cup, Townsend withdrew from competition due to an arm injury. She returned to bowling in the summer of 1976.[5] After returning to bowling, she won gold at the 1976 Tournament of the Americas in the all-events and mixed four competitions. [1] In 1981, Townsend won bronze in the five-woman event at the Pan American Bowling Confederation Championships.[6] Outside of bowling, Townsend was a stenographer.[7]

Awards and honors

Townsend was inducted into the Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 1977[1] and the Canadian Tenpin Federation Hall of Fame in 1994.[8]

References

1. ^{{cite web|title=CATHY TOWNSEND|url=http://www.sportshall.ca/stories.html?proID=184|website=Canada's Sports Hall of Fame|accessdate=29 April 2018}}
2. ^{{cite web|title=HIS-WOR-WCH-LIST-1967-C|url=http://etbf.eu/his-wor-wch-list-1967-c/|website=European Tenpin Bowling Federation|accessdate=29 April 2018|page=2}}
3. ^{{cite web|title=HIS-WOR-WCH-LIST-1975-C|url=http://etbf.eu/his-wor-wch-list-1975-c/|website=European Tenpin Bowling Federation|accessdate=29 April 2018|page=3}}
4. ^{{cite web|title=Archives World Cup-Medal Winners|url=http://gotenpinbowling.ca/EN/archives-world-cup-results/|website=Canadian Tenpin Federation|accessdate=29 April 2018}}
5. ^{{cite news|last1=Penton|first1=Bruce|title=Townsend's back — with luggage in tow|work=Brandon Sun|date=3 September 1977|page=6}}
6. ^{{cite web|title=Adult Team Canada|url=http://gotenpinbowling.ca/EN/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Archives-FIQ-PABCON-Adult-2012-to-1977.pdf|website=Canadian Tenpin Federation |accessdate=29 April 2018|page=3}}
7. ^{{cite news|title=Cathy Townsend Captures World Cup Bowling Tourney|work=The Kingston Daily Freeman|date=30 November 1975|page=30}}
8. ^{{cite web |title=1994-Cathy-Townsend |url=http://gotenpinbowling.ca/EN/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/1994-Cathy-Townsend.pdf |website=Canadian Tenpin Federation|accessdate=29 April 2018}}
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