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Bong Coo

Bong Coo
Bong Coo in 1998
Commissioner of the Philippine Sports Commission
Incumbent
Assumed office
2022
Personal details
Political partyAksyon Demokratiko
Sports career
Full nameOlivia G. Coo
NicknameBong
Born (1948-06-03) June 3, 1948 (age 76)
Manila, Philippines
Alma materSt Scholastica's College
Philippine Women's University
Occupation(s)Athlete (formerly), Coach, sports administrator, sporting apparel design consultant
Years active1973–2000 as athlete
SpouseEduardo Coo
Websitewww.thebowler.ph
Country Philippines
SportBowling
Sports achievements and titles
World finals
Regional finals
Medal record
Representing  Philippines
Women's Bowling
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World Bowling Championships 3 2 –
World Games – – 1
Asian Games 5 1 3
Asian Championships 14 6 5
Asian Invitational Championships 7 6 5
Southeast Asian Games 8 8 4
Total 37 23 18
World Tenpin Bowling Championships
Gold medal – first place 1979 Manila Doubles[1]
Gold medal – first place 1979 Manila All Events[2]
Silver medal – second place 1979 Manila Trios[3]
Gold medal – first place 1983 Caracas All Events[4]
Silver medal – second place 1983 Caracas Trios[5]
World Games
Bronze medal – third place London 1985 Doubles[6]
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1978 Bangkok Singles
Gold medal – first place 1978 Bangkok Masters
Gold medal – first place 1978 Bangkok Team
Silver medal – second place 1978 Bangkok Trios
Bronze medal – third place 1978 Bangkok Doubles
Gold medal – first place 1986 Seoul All Events
Gold medal – first place 1986 Seoul Team
Bronze medal – third place 1986 Seoul Singles
Bronze medal – third place 1986 Seoul Masters
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 1970 Singapore Team[7]
Silver medal – second place 1970 Singapore Individual
Gold medal – first place 1972 Malaysia Team
Gold medal – first place 1972 Malaysia Trios
Gold medal – first place 1972 Malaysia Doubles
Gold medal – first place 1972 Malaysia All Events
Gold medal – first place 1972 Malaysia Masters
Gold medal – first place 1974 Japan Team
Bronze medal – third place 1974 Japan Doubles
Gold medal – first place 1976 Indonesia Team
Silver medal – second place 1976 Indonesia Individual Event
Gold medal – first place 1978 Thailand Singles
Silver medal – second place 1978 Thailand Team
Silver medal – second place 1978 Thailand Individual Event
Gold medal – first place 1984 Singapore Singles[8]
Silver medal – second place 1984 Singapore Doubles[9]
Bronze medal – third place 1984 Singapore All Events
Gold medal – first place 1986 Malaysia Doubles
Gold medal – first place 1986 Malaysia All Events
Silver medal – second place 1986 Malaysia Singles
Bronze medal – third place 1986 Malaysia Trios
Gold medal – first place 1992 Australia Doubles[10]
Gold medal – first place 1992 Australia Masters[11]
Southeast Asian Games
Gold medal – first place Manila 1981 Masters
Gold medal – first place Manila 1981 All Events
Gold medal – first place Manila 1981 Doubles
Gold medal – first place Manila 1981 Trios
Silver medal – second place Manila 1981 Singles
Silver medal – second place Manila 1981 Team
Gold medal – first place Singapore 1983 Team
Gold medal – first place Singapore 1983 All Events
Silver medal – second place Singapore 1983 Singles
Silver medal – second place Singapore 1983 Trios
Silver medal – second place Singapore 1983 Masters
Bronze medal – third place Singapore 1983 Doubles
Gold medal – first place Bangkok 1985 Team
Bronze medal – third place Bangkok 1985 Grand Finals
Gold medal – first place Indonesia 1987 Trios
Silver medal – second place Indonesia 1987 Masters
Bronze medal – third place Indonesia 1987 Team
Silver medal – second place Manila 1991 Doubles
Silver medal – second place Manila 1991 Team[12]
Bong Coo on a 2022 stamp of the Philippines

Olivia "Bong" Coo[13] (born June 3, 1948) is a Filipino sports administrator and retired professional bowler. She is regarded as the most decorated Filipino athlete.[14] As a member of the Philippine national team, she has amassed a total of 78 medals won in regional and world competitions, 37 of which were gold medals.[15] She is a 4-time world champion[16] and a World Bowling Hall of Fame[17] and Philippine Sports Hall of Fame member.[18]

She is also the first Filipino athlete to make it to the Guinness Book of World Records twice.[19] She has won a total of 137 championship titles with at least one Masters title for 28 consecutive years.[20]

Bong Coo's induction to the Philippine Sports Hall of Fame in 2019.

In February 2022, the Philippine Postal Corporation honored her on a stamp as part of the Outstanding Filipinos Living Legends series in honor of the agency's 75th anniversary of its inaugural stamp.[21]

She was named one of the "Greatest International Bowlers of All-Time" by the prestigious Bowlers Journal International in its November 2013 100-year anniversary issue[22] and "Top 24 International Bowlers of All-Time" by the Bowlers Journal International edition in September 2004.[23]

On July 20, 2022, President Bongbong Marcos appointed Coo to serve as a commissioner of the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC).[24][25] She then previously served as the Officer-in-Charge of PSC.[26]

  1. ^ "World Championships Medal History for Doubles".
  2. ^ "World Championships Medal History for All Events" (PDF).
  3. ^ "World Championships Medal History for Trios".
  4. ^ Multiple sources:
    • AFP; Reuter (31 October 1983). "Filipina Bong's golden record". The Straits Times. p. 27. Filipina Bong's golden record (Venezuela), Sun. Bong Coo, of the Philippines, yesterday won the women's all-event gold medal at the FIQ World Bowling Championships here with a record 4,806 pinfalls over 24 games. The silver medal went to Sweden's Lena Sulkanen (4,791) and the bronze to another Swedish bowler{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
    • "World Championships Medal History for All Events".
  5. ^ "World Championships Medal History for Trios" (PDF).
  6. ^ "1985 World Games Results".
  7. ^ John Fitch (10 December 1971). "Bong Coo shines for PI". New Nation. p. 24.
  8. ^ Alfonso Chan (6 November 1984). "Bong Coo's golden Asian record strike". Singapore Monitor - 2nd Edition. p. 27. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  9. ^ Brian Miller (7 November 1984). "Third gold medal for Philippines". BUSINESS TIMES. p. 18.
  10. ^ Thomas Koh (25 August 1992). "Bong's alchemy makes it a gold for Philippines". The Straits Times. p. 31. Thomas Koh reports on the Asian FIQ Bowling Championships in Perth Filipina wins a record 13th medal with women's doubles success FILIPINA Bong Coo produced a magical display of bowling at the Falrlanes Craigie Bowl in partnering Cathy Solis
  11. ^ Mort Luby, Jr. (October 1992). "The Bong Show". Luby Publishing. "World Champion Bong Coo has a message for everybody who thought her career was over. The Filipina showed she was still a force by winning the Masters in Australia.
  12. ^ "Southeast Asian Games Results". ABF-Online. Asian Bowling Federation. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  13. ^ "Coo Immortalized In PHLPost Stamp". Manila Standard Sports. Manila Standard. 23 February 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
  14. ^ "Press Release - Cayetano, Pia: Empowered Women: Raising the Bar". Legacy.senate.gov.ph. Retrieved 2022-08-28.
  15. ^ Multiple sources:
  16. ^ Multiple sources:
  17. ^ World Bowling Hall of Fame The History Makers Three global stars are the first enshrinees into the WBW's new Hall of Fame. Luby Publishing. September 1993.
  18. ^ "Diay, Paeng, Coo lead new batch of inductees into PH Sports Hall of Fame".
  19. ^ Rosa Lopez De D'Amico, Maryam Koushkie Jahromi, Maria Luisa M. Guinto (2021). Women and Sport in Asia. Routledge. ISBN 9780367675837.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  20. ^ John Grasso, Eric R. Hartman (7 Aug 2014). Historical Dictionary of Bowling. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 88.
  21. ^ Multiple sources:
  22. ^ Bowlers Journal November 2013 issue Luby Publishing
  23. ^ Bowlers Journal September 2004 issue Luby Publishing
  24. ^ Galvez, Daphne (20 July 2022). "Bowling icon Bong Coo appointed PSC commissioner". Inquirer. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  25. ^ Micaller, Bea (July 19, 2022). "Bowling legend Bong Coo appointed new PSC commissioner". GMA News Online. Retrieved July 21, 2022.
  26. ^ Petralvez, Bong (15 August 2022). "Coo takes over as PSC officer-in-charge". Malaya Business Insight. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
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