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Jason Belmonte is an Australian professional bowler who participates in the PBA tour of the United States and world tours. Jason Belmonte is well known for being one of the first bowlers to gain media attention for using the two-handed “paddle” style of bowling his shot. So far, he has won 14 PBA titles in his career.
Early life and childhood
Jason Belmonte was born on July 29, 1983 in Orange, New South Wales, Australia. His parents are Aldo Belmonte and Marisa Belmonte. His current age is 40 years.
Likewise, he is of Australian nationality and his ethnic origin is currently unknown. His father opened the Orange Ten Pin Bowl when Jason was a child. As a result, he started playing with a ball at 18 months. That is the reason why he bowls with his two hands. At first he was too small to wear a traditional style.
Jason Belmonte – Professional Life
Jason Belmonte managed to win the European Bowling Tour title that was held in Greece. He also won the Tenpin Masters world championship in 2007. In September 2010, he managed to win the Korea Cup title.
At the age of seventeen, he became the first Australian junior to play 300 games overseas. He also won five gold medals at the 2000 National Junior Championships.
Caption: Jason Belmonte with his 19th PBA title, Source: wiki celeb
In 2001, he was honored with the Orange Junior Sportsperson of the Year award and also won the 2002 Senior Award.
Belmonte had an impressive season in 2014. He won the first tournament of the 2014 PBA season, the Barbasol Tournament of Champions in Allen Park, Michigan. On February 12, 2017, he won his 13th PBA title. On February 26, he defeated Michael Tang to win his 14th PBA title.
Likewise, he won his 17th PBA title on February 25, 2018 and won the Mark Roth/Marshall Holman PBA Doubles Championship with partner Bill O’Neill. He was also ranked number one in the 2018 PBA Tour Finals.
On February 10, 2019, he received his 19th PBA title and also his 10th major in the PBA Tournament of Champions. Likewise, on April 28, 2019, he won the PBA DHC Japan Invitational 2019 held in Tokyo. He also qualified as the third qualifier for the stepladder final. On February 23, 2020, he received his 23rd PBA Tour title and also claimed his 12th major at the US Open in Lincoln, Nebraska. Similarly, he won his 24th PBA Tour title on March 15 and clinched his 13th major at the 2020 PBA World Championship.
Jason Belmonte – Brand Endorsements
Tenpin Bowling Australia (TBA) has selected Jason Belmonte as brand ambassador for the sport’s key engagement programs.
Awards
Since joining the professional circuit and being named rookie of the year in the 2008/09 season, he has always been determined to improve as a player each year. With every title and accolade he achieves, he focuses even more on moving forward and never being happy with where he is.
He felt very fortunate to win titles on all 5 continents, both as an amateur and as a professional. His three most valuable trophies are his first regular circuit trophy, his first major trophy and the World Cup. Bowling has taken him all over the world, he has seen things that some only read about and he has met incredible people.
Jason Belmonte – Net worth 2023
Jason has estimated a huge amount of money from his profession. He has an estimated net worth of $600,000. So far, Jason has earned career earnings of $1,495,436 from his total salary. He earns around $200,000 a year from prize money and winnings.
Personal life
Talking about Jason’s personal life, he is a married man. He had married his long-time girlfriend, Kimberly Shapter, after having a long affair in 2007. Currently, they live happily as husband and wife.
Subtitle: Jason Belmonte captured along with his family (Source: Instagram)
The couple is lucky to have three children, Aria, Hugo and Sylvie. The romantic couple’s first daughter, Aria, was born in 2009 and was joined by a son, Hugo, in 2012. Likewise, the couple became parents for the third time in 2016 with the birth of Sylvie.
Body measurements
Jason is a handsome boy with a great personality. He has a height of 5 feet 10 inches, which is around 1.77 m and his weight is still under review. Likewise, he has black hair and brown eyes.
Caption: Jason with the USBC Masters 2013 trophy, Source: 11thframe
Social media
Jason Belmonte is active on social media. He has a huge fan following on social sites. Likewise, he has more than 1 million followers on Facebook, but so far he has not been authorized. He has even amassed over 127,000 followers on Instagram. Similarly, there are 41.1 thousand followers on Twitter.
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