Japanese Bowling Players - Ritsuko Nakayama, Mika Sakai, Nachimi Itakura, Aino Kinj, Hiromi Matsunaga, Hiroko Shimizu, Aki Nawa, y Ka Sasaki (Paperback)

Chapters: Ritsuko Nakayama, Mika Sakai, Nachimi Itakura, Aino Kinj, Hiromi Matsunaga, Hiroko Shimizu, Aki Nawa, Y ka Sasaki, Y ki Akiyoshi, Miki Nishimura, Akiko Tanigawa. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 29. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Ritsuko Nakayama Nakayama Ritsuko), born on October 12, 1942, is a former professional bowler. She was born in Kusatsu, Gunma, Japan. She later moved to Kagoshima which is her parents' hometown. Nakayama became a member of the Japan Professional Bowling Association in 1969, representing Tokyo Tower Bowling Center. During her professional bowling career, Nakayama accumulated 33 wins. She attained the number-one rank among JPBA female bowlers in 1969 (avg. 197.6) and 1970 (avg. 199.2), and was ranked among the top-three from 1969 to 1973. 8/21/1970 - Nakayama's 10th frame, 12th ball. The result would be a strike, and a 300-game on Japanese national television.On August 21, 1970, Nakayama rolled a perfect 300 game on Japanese national television, becoming the first woman ever to perform the feat in any television market. (It took nearly 27 years before Michelle Feldman rolled the first American television 300-game in 1997.) She rolled the game during a tournament match, aired on the bowling show Ladies Challenge Bowl (October 1969 to March 1975, ) at Fuch Star Lanes. By the end of 1970, she earned the Japan Professional Sports Award for outstanding achievement. Because of her 300-game, Nakayama became very famous in Japan. In 1970, she appeared in a shampoo commercial, and also had a song written about her, titled Sawayaka Ritsuko-san (). She was a guest judge for the 20th NHK Khaku Uta Gassen (1970), as well as a guest presenter for the 13th Japan Record Awards (1971). Nakayama also held a female world's record for a three-game series of 824 (2...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=2228797