Paeng Nepomuceno

Rafael "Paeng" Nepomuceno (born January 30, 1957 in Quezon City) is a six time World bowling champion Filipino bowler and coach. He is a World Bowling Hall of Famer.
He has won the World Cup of Bowling four times (1976, 1980, 1992 and 1996). Nepomuceno has also won the World's Invitational Tournament in 1984 and the World Tenpin Masters championship in 1999.
He has been honored by the Guinness World Records four times and has three unbroken records. His records recognizes him as the "youngest tenpin bowling champion" by winning the 1976 Bowling World Cup (BWC) in Tehran, for winning "world titles in three decades" (1976, 1980, 1992, and 1996 BWC titles), and for winning the most career titles in bowling (133 titles as of the 2020 edition of Guinness).
Nepomuceno is also a USBC Gold level coach, the only Asian to hold the certification from the United States Bowling Congress. He was named by the Philippine Sportswriters Association the Athlete of the Century in 1999.
Early life and education.
Rafael "Paeng" Nepomuceno was born on January 30, 1957 in Quezon City, Philippines to Angel Nepomuceno and Teresa Villareal. Paeng Nepomuceno's father, Angel, is a bowling coach while his mother is a former Miss Philippines (1952). He attended La Salle Green Hills for his elementary and high school studies. He studied in Adamson University for his college education. 
Career.
Competitive career.
Paeng Nepomuceno was initially into golf at age 10 but later switched to bowling. He got involved in bowling after he and his father sought shelter at the Mile High Bowling Center in Baguio due to rain. He then asked his father to enroll him in a junior league held at Coronado Lanes in Metro Manila.
His first tournament was the Philippine Junior Masters Championship, which he won at age 15. He also won the Philippine International Masters at age 17, becoming the youngest winner of the tournament. 
He competed at the Bowling World Cup, becoming the men's champion in four editions (1976, 1980, 1992, and 1996). He was 19 years old when he won the 1976 edition. For this feat he was recognized by Guinness World Records as the youngest bowling champion.