Juanita Chambers
{{Short description|American bridge player}}
Juanita Chambers (1956–2016) was a professional American bridge player[http://www.bridgeacademyofnorthdallas.com/moreaboutjuanita.html Bridge academy of Dallas biography] from Schenectady, New York.{{OEB|5|590}} She was world champion three times.
Born Juanita Tah in Ponca City, Oklahoma, to an Apache father.{{cite news
| title = A long road back to bridge
| author =
| publisher = American Contract Bridge League
| url = http://cdn.acbl.org/nabc/2015/01/bulletins/db10.pdf
| page = 1
| date = March 22, 2015
| accessdate = July 30, 2016}} She married Neil Chambers in 1983. She also competed as Juanita Skelton.
Chambers died on July 29, 2016, in Dallas at age 60.{{cite news
| title = Juanita Chambers 1956-2016
| author =
| publisher = American Contract Bridge League
| url = http://cdn.acbl.org/nabc/2016/02/bulletins/db10.pdf
| page = 1
| date = July 31, 2016
| accessdate = August 1, 2016}}
Bridge accomplishments
=Awards=
- Fishbein Trophy (1) 1992
=Wins=
- Venice Cup (1) 1987 [http://www.worldbridge.org/world-team-championships.aspx World Team Championship Winners]
- 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 {{cite news
|title=Keohane Swiss Teams Winners
|publisher=American Contract Bridge League
|url=http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2013/03/bulletins/db8.pdf
|page=4
|date=December 6, 2013
|accessdate=July 30, 2016
|url-status=dead
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141021163719/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2013/03/bulletins/db8.pdf
|archivedate=October 21, 2014
}}
- Machlin Women's Swiss Teams (4) 1987, 1991, 1994, 1996 {{cite news
|title=Machlin Swiss Previous Winners
|publisher=American Contract Bridge League
|url=http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2014/01/bulletins/db9.pdf
|page=10
|date=March 29, 2014
|accessdate=July 30, 2016
|url-status=dead
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141021163816/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2014/01/bulletins/db9.pdf
|archivedate=October 21, 2014
}}
- Sternberg Women's Board-a-Match Teams (2) 1991, 1993 {{cite web
| title = Women's BAM Winners
| author =
| publisher = ACBL
| url = https://web3.acbl.org/nabcwinners?event=Marsha+May+Sternberg+Womens+BAM+Teams
| date = July 30, 2016
| accessdate = July 30, 2016 }}
- Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match (3) 1984, 1989, 1992 {{cite news
|title=Mixed BAM Previous Winners
|publisher=American Contract Bridge League
|url=http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2014/02/bulletins/db7.pdf
|page=14
|date=July 24, 2014
|accessdate=July 30, 2016
|url-status=dead
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141021163650/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2014/02/bulletins/db7.pdf
|archivedate=October 21, 2014
}}
- Rockwell Mixed Pairs (1) 1979 {{cite web
| title = Rockwell Mixed Pairs Previous Winners
| author =
| publisher = ACBL
| url = https://web3.acbl.org/nabcwinners?event=Rockwell+Mixed+Pairs
| date = July 30, 2016
| accessdate = July 30, 2016 }}
- Wagar Women's Knockout Teams (6) 1985, 1989, 1992, 1995, 2000, 2001 {{cite web
| title = Wagar Previous Winners
| author =
| publisher = ACBL
| url = https://web3.acbl.org/nabcwinners?event=Wagar+Womens+Knockout+Teams
| date = July 30, 2016
| accessdate = July 30, 2016 }}
- Whitehead Women's Pairs (1) 1995 {{cite web
| title = Whitehead Previous Winners
| author =
| publisher = ACBL
| url = https://web3.acbl.org/nabcwinners?event=Whitehead+Womens+Pairs
| date = July 30, 2016
| accessdate = July 30, 2016 }}
=Runners-up=
- North American Bridge Championships (9)
- Machlin Women's Swiss Teams (2) 2000, 2016 {{cite news
|title=Machlin Swiss Previous Winners
|publisher=American Contract Bridge League
|url=http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2014/01/bulletins/db9.pdf
|page=10
|date=March 29, 2014
|accessdate=July 30, 2016
|url-status=dead
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141021163816/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2014/01/bulletins/db9.pdf
|archivedate=October 21, 2014
}}
- Rockwell Mixed Pairs (1) 1987 {{cite web
| title = Rockwell Mixed Pairs Previous Winners
| author =
| publisher = ACBL
| url = https://web3.acbl.org/nabcwinners?event=Rockwell+Mixed+Pairs
| date = July 30, 2016
| accessdate = July 30, 2016 }}
|title=Smith Women's Pairs Previous Winners
|publisher=American Contract Bridge League
|url=http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2013/03/bulletins/db1.pdf
|page=7
|date=November 29, 2013
|accessdate=July 30, 2016
|url-status=dead
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141021045907/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2013/03/bulletins/db1.pdf
|archivedate=October 21, 2014
}}
- Wagar Women's Knockout Teams (4) 1986, 1990, 1997, 1998 {{cite web
| title = Wagar Previous Winners
| author =
| publisher = ACBL
| url = https://web3.acbl.org/nabcwinners?event=Wagar+Womens+Knockout+Teams
| date = July 30, 2016
| accessdate = July 30, 2016 }}
Notes
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External links
- {{WBF}}
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Category:American contract bridge players
Category:Sportspeople from Schenectady, New York
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