Juanita Chambers
American bridge player
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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.
Bridge accomplishments
Awards
- Fishbein Trophy (1) 1992
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
- North American Bridge Championships (9)
- Machlin Women's Swiss Teams (2) 2000, 2016 [7]
- Rockwell Mixed Pairs (1) 1987 [10]
- Smith Life Master Women's Pairs (1) 1995 [13]
- Wagar Women's Knockout Teams (4) 1986, 1990, 1997, 1998 [11]
