Juanita Chambers
American bridge player
Juanita Chambers (1956–2016)[ 1] was a professional American bridge player[ 2] from Schenectady, New York .[ 3] She was world champion three times.
Born Juanita Tah in Ponca City, Oklahoma , to an Apache father.[ 4] She married Neil Chambers in 1983. She also competed as Juanita Skelton.
Chambers died on July 29, 2016, in Dallas at age 60.[ 1]
Bridge accomplishments
Awards
Wins
Venice Cup (1) 1987 [ 5]
World Mixed Pairs Championship (1) 1990
World Olympiad Women's Teams Championship (1) 1996
North American Bridge Championships (18)
Keohane North American Swiss Teams (1) 1990 [ 6]
Machlin Women's Swiss Teams (4) 1987, 1991, 1994, 1996 [ 7]
Sternberg Women's Board-a-Match Teams (2) 1991, 1993 [ 8]
Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match (3) 1984, 1989, 1992 [ 9]
Rockwell Mixed Pairs (1) 1979 [ 10]
Wagar Women's Knockout Teams (6) 1985, 1989, 1992, 1995, 2000, 2001 [ 11]
Whitehead Women's Pairs (1) 1995 [ 12]
Runners-up
Notes
^ a b "Juanita Chambers 1956-2016" (PDF) . American Contract Bridge League. July 31, 2016. p. 1. Retrieved August 1, 2016 .
^ Bridge academy of Dallas biography
^ Francis, Henry G.; Truscott, Alan F. ; Francis, Dorthy A., eds. (1994). The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge (5th ed.). Memphis, TN: American Contract Bridge League . p. 590. ISBN 0-943855-48-9 . LCCN 96188639 .
^ "A long road back to bridge" (PDF) . American Contract Bridge League. March 22, 2015. p. 1. Retrieved July 30, 2016 .
^ World Team Championship Winners
^ "Keohane Swiss Teams Winners" (PDF) . American Contract Bridge League. December 6, 2013. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 21, 2014. Retrieved July 30, 2016 .
^ a b "Machlin Swiss Previous Winners" (PDF) . American Contract Bridge League. March 29, 2014. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 21, 2014. Retrieved July 30, 2016 .
^ "Women's BAM Winners" . ACBL. July 30, 2016. Retrieved July 30, 2016 .
^ "Mixed BAM Previous Winners" (PDF) . American Contract Bridge League. July 24, 2014. p. 14. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 21, 2014. Retrieved July 30, 2016 .
^ a b "Rockwell Mixed Pairs Previous Winners" . ACBL. July 30, 2016. Retrieved July 30, 2016 .
^ a b "Wagar Previous Winners" . ACBL. July 30, 2016. Retrieved July 30, 2016 .
^ "Whitehead Previous Winners" . ACBL. July 30, 2016. Retrieved July 30, 2016 .
^ "Smith Women's Pairs Previous Winners" (PDF) . American Contract Bridge League. November 29, 2013. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 21, 2014. Retrieved July 30, 2016 .
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