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15th WTBA World Championship 2003
September 9 - 20, 2002
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Previous Championships
No. Year  City  Country Women Men Total No. of Countries
1 1954  Helsinki  Finland 0 58 58 7
2 1955  Essen  Germany 0 55 55 6
3 1958  Halsingborg  Sweden 0 99 99 10
4 1960  Hamburg  Germany 0 102 102 14
5 1963  Mexico City  Mexico 45 132 177 19
6 1967  Malmo  Sweden 80 144 224 17
7 1971  Milwaukee  USA 103 268 371 31
8 1975  Tolworth  England 152 271 423 29
9 1979  Manila  Philippines 146 175 321 28
10 1983  Caracas  Venezuela 175 286 461 34
11 1987  Helsinki  Finland 196 230 426 36
12 1991  Singapore City  Singapore 196 280 476 46
13 1995  Reno, Navada  USA 253 358 611 60
14 1999  Abu Dhabi  UAE 255 346 601 67
Past Winners
14th Abu Dhabi, UAE - 1999
Men Women
Event Medal  Country/Bowler Score Event Medal  Country/Bowler Score
Singles Gold  Belgium 1379 Singles Gold  USA 1405
Silver  Germany 1374 Silver  Germany 1326
Bronze  Netherlands 1349  Malaysia
Doubles Gold  Sweden 2716 Doubles Gold  Australia 2595
Silver  Colombia 2699 Silver  Malaysia 2573
 Finland Bronze  Australia 2544
Trios Gold  Finland 4088 Trios Gold  Korea 3782
Silver  Norway 3961 Silver  Japan 3778
Bronze  Qatar 3925 Bronze  USA 3691
Team Gold  Sweden 6514 Team Gold  Korea 6183
Silver  USA 6431 Silver  Colombia 6087
Bronze  Germany 6362 Bronze  USA 6017
All
Events
Gold  Norway 5635 All
Events
Gold  Australia 5229
Silver  Mexico 5330 Silver  Malaysia 5181
Bronze  Sweden 5320 Bronze  Germany 5044
Masters Gold  Ahmed Shaheen QAT Masters Gold  Ann-Maree Putney AUS
Silver  Gery Verbruggen BEL Silver  Andrea Mirschel GER
Bronze  Ari Halmi FIN Bronze  Kirsten Penny ENG
13th Reno, Navada, USA - 1995
Men Women
Event Medal  Country/Bowler Score Event Medal  Country/Bowler Score
Singles Gold  Canada 1364 Singles Gold  Canada 1318
Silver  Canada 1356 Silver  USA 1295
Bronze  Chinese Taipei 1347 Bronze  Hong Kong 1288
Doubles Gold  Sweden 2702 Doubles Gold  Thailand 2489
Silver  Australia 2627 Silver  Finland 2450
Bronze  Venezuela 2622 Bronze  Singapore 2405
Trios Gold  Netherlands 3954 Trios Gold  Australia 3626
Silver  Netherlands 3889 Silver  Malaysia 3606
Bronze  Sweden 3851 Bronze  Chinese Taipei 3594
Team Gold  Netherlands 6282 Team Gold  Finland 5974
Silver  Sweden 6257 Silver  Sweden 5914
Bronze  France 6177 Bronze  France 5900
All
Events
Gold  Netherlands 5496 All
Events
Gold  Finland 4916
Silver  Norway 5237 Silver  Australia 4908
Bronze  UAE 5218 Bronze  Sweden 4838
Masters Gold  Yang Chen-Ming TPE Masters Gold  Celia Flores MEX
Silver  Raymond Jansson SWE Silver  Asa Larsson SWE
Bronze  Chris Barnes USA Bronze  Luz Adriana Leal COL
12th Singapore City, Singapore - 1991
Men Women
Event Medal  Country/Bowler Score Event Medal  Country/Bowler Score
Singles Gold  Chinese Taipei 1327 Singles Gold  West Germany 1272
Silver  Mexico 1310 Silver  USA 1243
Bronze  Korea 1277 Bronze  Finland 1234
Doubles Gold  USA 2532 Doubles Gold  Japan 2438
Silver  Japan 2526 Silver  Canada 2420
Bronze  Philippines 2470 Bronze  USA 2392
Trios Gold  USA 3880 Trios Gold  Canada 3563
Silver  Chinese Taipei 3701 Silver  Sweden 3531
Bronze  Finland 3689 Bronze  Sweden 3495
Team Gold  Chinese Taipei 6021 Team Gold  Korea 5850
Silver  Philippines 6011 Silver  Finland 5784
Bronze  Netherlands 5968 Bronze  Japan 5731
All
Events
Gold  Chinese Taipei 5048 All
Events
Gold  Denmark 4821
Silver  Finland 4978 Silver  Canada 4810
Bronze  Korea 4939 Bronze  Japan 4782
Masters Gold  Mika J Koivunieni FIN Masters Gold  Catherine Willis CAN
Silver  Temu A Raatikainen FIN Silver  Lisa Kwan MAS
Bronze  Tomas Leandersson NOR Bronze  Marie Ortiz PUR
11th Helsinki, Finland - 1987
Men Women
Event Medal  Country/Bowler Score Event Medal  Country/Bowler Score
Singles Gold  France 1332 Singles Gold  Mexico 1259
Silver  Philippines 1307 Silver  Korea 1258
Bronze  USA 1301 Bronze  USA 1247
Doubles Gold  Sweden 2638 Doubles Gold  USA 2566
Silver  Singapore 2529 Silver  Sweden 2486
Bronze  USA 2523 Bronze  Austria 2414
Trios Gold  USA 3873 Trios Gold  USA 3603
Silver  Finland 3795 Silver  Sweden 3578
Bronze  Netherlands 3741 Bronze  USA 3570
Team Gold  Sweden 6272 Team Gold  USA 6011
Silver  Finland 6196 Silver  Sweden 5946
Bronze  Netherlands 6055 Bronze  Australia 5884
All
Events
Gold  USA 5261 All
Events
Gold  USA 4894
Silver  Sweden 5138 Silver  Mexico 4842
Bronze  Finland 5110 Bronze  Sweden 4809
Masters Gold  Roger Pieters BEL Masters Gold  Anette Hagre SWE
Silver  Rick Steelsmith USA Silver  Mayumi Hayashi JPN
Bronze  Tom Hahl FIN Bronze  Carol Gianotti AUS
10th Caracas, Venezuela - 1983
Men Women
Event Medal  Country/Bowler Score Event Medal  Country/Bowler Score
Singles Gold  Colombia 1357 Singles Gold  Sweden 1293
Silver  Puerto Rico 1314 Silver  Sweden 1279
Bronze  Japan 1309 Bronze  Sweden 1269
Doubles Gold  Australia 2515 Doubles Gold  Denmark 2409
 Great Britain Silver  Finland 2367
Bronze  F.R. Germany 2514 Bronze  Great Britain 2363
Trios Gold  Sweden 3399 Trios Gold  F.R. Germany 3532
Silver  Philippines 3897 Silver  USA 3479
Bronze  USA 3879  Philippines
Team Gold  Finland 6355 Team Gold  Sweden 5866
Silver  USA 6285 Silver  Japan 5772
Bronze  Sweden 6235 Bronze  USA 5649
All
Events
Gold  Sweden 5242 All
Events
Gold  Philippines 4806
Silver  Netherlands 5146 Silver  Sweden 4791
Bronze  USA 5142 Bronze  Sweden 4755
Masters Gold  Tony Cariello USA Masters Gold  Cathy Almeida USA
Silver  Mats Karlsson SWE Silver  Lena Sulkanen SWE
Bronze  Ron Allenby CAN Bronze  Kumiko Inatsu JPN
Medal Statistics
Pos  Country Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  USA 29 19 22 70
2  Sweden 18 21 15 54
3  Finland 13 19 11 43
4  Mexico 7 9 10 26
5  Australia 8 7 9 24
6  Germany 5 7 8 20
7  Japan 4 7 5 16
8  Philippines 6 5 2 13
9  Netherlands 3 2 5 10
10  Canada 4 4 2 10
11  Venezuela 1 3 7 11
12  Great Britain 5 1 3 9
13  Korea 3 3 2 8
14  Chinese Taipei 4 1 2 7
15  Malaysia 1 5 1 7
16  France 1 1 4 6
17  Belgium 2 3 0 5
18  Puerto Rica 3 1 1 5
19  Norway 1 3 1 5
20  Colombia 1 2 1 4
21  Singapore 0 2 1 3
22  Thailand 1 0 1 2
23  Denmark 2 0 0 2
24  Hong Kong 0 0 2 2
25  Qatar 1 0 1 2
26  Austria 0 0 1 1
27  Italy 0 0 1 1
28  UAE 0 0 1 1
Results and Statistics compiled from the History of Championships 1954 - 1999 CD published by European Bowling Federation (License: 1999-01-023)
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